References

  1. H. Fida, G. Zhang, S. Guo, A. Naeem, Heterogeneous Fenton degradation of organic dyes in batch and fixed bed using La-Fe montmorillonite as catalyst, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 490 (2017) 859–868.
  2. S.K. Sen, S. Raut, P. Bandyopadhyay, S. Raut, Fungal decolouration and degradation of azo dyes: a review, Fungal Biol. Rev., 30 (2016) 112–133.
  3. G. Jenita Rani, M.A. Jothi Rajan, G. Gnana Kumar, Reduced graphene oxide/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposite as an efficient catalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye, Res. Chem. Intermed., 43 (2017) 2669–2690.
  4. M. Cheng, G. Zeng, D. Huang, C. Lai, P. Xu, C. Zhang, Y. Liu, Hydroxyl radicals based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for remediation of soils contaminated with organic compounds: a review, Chem. Eng. J., 284 (2016) 582–598.
  5. P. Wang, S. Zhan, Y. Xia, S. Ma, Q. Zhou, Y. Li, The fundamental role and mechanism of reduced graphene oxide in rGO/Pt-TiO2 nanocomposite for high-performance photocatalytic water splitting, Appl. Catal., B, 207 (2017) 335–346.
  6. C.B. Ong, A.W. Mohammad, L.Y. Ng, E. Mahmoudi, S. Azizkhani, N.H. Hayati Hairom, Solar photocatalytic and surface enhancement of ZnO/rGO nanocomposite: degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid and dye, Process Saf. Environ. Prot., 112 (2017) 298–307.
  7. M. Azarang, A. Shuhaimi, R. Yousefi, S.P. Jahromi, One-pot sol–gel synthesis of reduced graphene oxide uniformly decorated zinc oxide nanoparticles in starch environment for highly efficient photodegradation of Methylene Blue, RSC Adv., 5 (2015) 21888–21896.
  8. S.Y. Sawant, M.H. Cho, Facile electrochemical assisted synthesis of ZnO/graphene nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic activity, RSC Adv., 5 (2015) 97788–97797.
  9. Y.-C. Pu, H.-Y. Chou, W.-S. Kuo, K.-H. Wei, Y.-J. Hsu, Interfacial charge carrier dynamics of cuprous oxide-reduced graphene oxide (Cu2O-rGO) nanoheterostructures and their related visible-light-driven photocatalysis, Appl. Catal., B, 204 (2017) 21–32.
  10. W. Yang, C. Li, L. Wang, S. Sun, X. Yan, Solvothermal fabrication of activated semi-coke supported TiO2-rGO nanocomposite photocatalysts and application for NO removal under visible light, Appl. Surf. Sci., 353 (2015) 307–316.
  11. Y. Zhao, L. Liu, T. Cui, G. Tong, W. Wu, Enhanced photocatalytic properties of ZnO/reduced graphene oxide sheets (rGO) composites with controllable morphology and composition, Appl. Surf. Sci., 412 (2017) 58–68.
  12. J. Salamon, Y. Sathishkumar, K. Ramachandran, Y.S. Lee, D.J. Yoo, A.R. Kim, G. Gnana Kumar, One-pot synthesis of magnetite nanorods/graphene composites and its catalytic activity toward electrochemical detection of dopamine, Biosens. Bioelectron., 64 (2015) 269–276.
  13. N. Zhang, M.Q. Yang, S. Liu, Y. Sun, Y.J. Xu, Waltzing with the versatile platform of graphene to synthesize composite photocatalysts, Chem. Rev., 115 (2015) 10307–10377.
  14. F.T. Johra, W.-G. Jung, RGO–TiO2–ZnO composites: synthesis, characterization, and application to photocatalysis, Appl. Catal., A, 491 (2015) 52–57.
  15. W. Kang, X. Jimeng, W. Xitao, The effects of ZnO morphology on photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO/RGO nanocomposites, Appl. Surf. Sci., 360 (2016) 270–275.
  16. N. Kumar, A.K. Srivastava, H.S. Patel, B.K. Gupta, G.D. Varma, Facile synthesis of ZnO-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for NO2 gas sensing applications, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2015 (2015) 1912–1923.
  17. E. Mahmoudi, L.Y. Ng, M.M. Ba-Abbad, A.W. Mohammad, Novel nanohybrid polysulfone membrane embedded with silver nanoparticles on graphene oxide nanoplates, Chem. Eng. J., 277 (2015) 1–10.
  18. N.K. Zaman, R. Rohani, A.W. Mohammad, A.M. Isloor, Polyimide-graphene oxide nanofiltration membrane: characterizations and application in enhanced high concentration salt removal, Chem. Eng. Sci., 177 (2018) 218–233.
  19. M. Huang, J. Yu, Q. Hu, W. Su, M. Fan, B. Li, L. Dong, Preparation and enhanced photocatalytic activity of carbon nitride/titania (001 vs 101 facets)/reduced graphene oxide (g-C3N4/TiO2/rGO) hybrids under visible light, Appl. Surf. Sci., 389 (2016) 1084–1093.
  20. M. Vinothkannan, C. Karthikeyan, G. Gnana Kumar, A.R. Kim, D.J. Yoo, One-pot green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/Fe3O4 nanocomposites and its catalytic activity toward methylene blue dye degradation, Spectrochim. Acta, Part A, 136 (2015) 256–264.
  21. H. Wu, S. Lin, C. Chen, W. Liang, X. Liu, H. Yang, A new ZnO/rGO/polyaniline ternary nanocomposite as photocatalyst with improved photocatalytic activity, Mater. Res. Bull., 83 (2016) 434–441.
  22. S. Xu, L. Fu, T.S.H. Pham, A. Yu, F. Han, L. Chen, Preparation of ZnO flower/reduced graphene oxide composite with enhanced photocatalytic performance under sunlight, Ceram. Int., 41 (2015) 4007–4013.
  23. G. Gnana Kumar, K. Justice Babu, K.S. Nahm, Y.J. Hwang, A facile one-pot green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide and its composites for non-enzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensor applications, RSC Adv., 4 (2014) 7944–7951.
  24. F.S. Omar, H. Nay Ming, S.M. Hafiz, L.H. Ngee, Microwave synthesis of zinc oxide/reduced graphene oxide hybrid for adsorption-photocatalysis application, Int. J. Photoenergy, 2014 (2014) 1–8.
  25. V. Kavimani, P.K. Soorya, R. Rajesh, D. Rammasamy, N.B. Selvaraj, T. Yang, B. Prabakaran, S. Jothi, Electrodeposition of r-GO/SiC nano-composites on magnesium and its corrosion behavior in aqueous electrolyte, Appl. Surf. Sci., 424 (2017) 63–71.
  26. J. Hu, H. Li, Q. Wu, Y. Zhao, Q. Jiao, Synthesis of TiO2 nanowire/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites and their photocatalytic performances, Chem. Eng. J., 263 (2015) 144–150.
  27. Y. Wang, J. Liu, L. Liu, D.D. Sun, High-quality reduced graphene oxide-nanocrystalline platinum hybrid materials prepared by simultaneous co-reduction of graphene oxide and chloroplatinic acid, Nanoscale Res. Lett., 6 (2011) 241.
  28. P. Sun, H. Liu, K. Wang, M. Zhong, D. Wu, H. Zhu, Selective ion transport through functionalized graphene membranes based on delicate ion–graphene interactions, J. Phys. Chem. C, 118 (2014) 19396–19401.
  29. B. Bhuyan, B. Paul, D.D. Purkayastha, S.S. Dhar, S. Behera, Facile synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles and studies of their catalytic activity towards ultrasound-assisted degradation of metronidazole, Mater. Lett., 168 (2016) 158–162.
  30. C. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. Su, M. Xu, Z. Yang, Y. Zhang, ZnO nanowire/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for significantly enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine 6G, Physica E, 56 (2014) 251–255.
  31. Y. Peng, J. Ji, D. Chen, Ultrasound assisted synthesis of ZnO/reduced graphene oxide composites with enhanced photocatalytic activity and anti-photocorrosion, Appl. Surf. Sci., 356 (2015) 762–768.
  32. N. Zhang, M.Q. Yang, Z.R. Tang, Y.J. Xu, Toward improving the graphene-semiconductor composite photoactivity via the addition of metal ions as generic interfacial mediator, ACS Nano, 8 (2014) 623–633.
  33. A.A. Khataee, M.B. Kasiri, Photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes in the presence of nanostructured titanium dioxide: influence of the chemical structure of dyes, J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 328 (2010) 8–26.
  34. X.X. Xue, K. Hanna, N. Deng, Fenton-like oxidation of Rhodamine B in the presence of two types of iron (II, III) oxide, J. Hazard. Mater., 166 (2009) 407–414.
  35. A.K. Mittal, C. Venkobachar, Uptake of cationic dyes by sulfonated coal: sorption mechanism, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 35 (1996) 1472–1474.
  36. M. Rauf, S.S. Ashraf, Radiation induced degradation of dyes— an overview, J. Hazard. Mater., 166 (2009) 6–16.
  37. M. Golshan, M. Zare, G. Goudarzi, M. Abtahi, A.A. Babaei, Fe3O4@HAP-enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Acid Red 73 in aqueous suspension: optimization, kinetic, and mechanism studies, Mater. Res. Bull., 91 (2017) 59–67.
  38. T.K. Roy, N.K. Mondal, Photocatalytic degradation of congo red dye on thermally activated zinc oxide, Int. J. Sci. Res. Environ. Sci., 2 (2014) 457–469.
  39. M. Rochkind, S. Pasternak, Y. Paz, Using dyes for evaluating photocatalytic properties: a critical review, Molecules, 20 (2014) 88–110.
  40. A. Elaziouti, B. Ahmed, ZnO-assisted photocatalytic degradation of congo red and benzopurpurine 4B in aqueous solution, J. Chem. Eng. Process Technol., 2 (2011) 1–9.
  41. G. Boczkaj, A. Fernandes, Wastewater treatment by means of advanced oxidation processes at basic pH conditions: a review, Chem. Eng. J., 320 (2017) 608–633.
  42. H.P. Jing, C.C. Wang, Y.W. Zhang, P. Wang, R. Li, Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in ZIF-8, RSC Adv., 4 (2014) 54454–54462.
  43. R. Kitture, S.J. Koppikar, R. Kaul-Ghanekar, S. Kale, Catalyst efficiency, photostability and reusability study of ZnO nanoparticles in visible light for dye degradation, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 72 (2011) 60–66.
  44. N. Zhang, S. Xie, B. Weng, Y.J. Xu, Vertically aligned ZnO-Au@ CdS core-shell nanorod arrays as an all-solid-state vectorial Z-scheme system for photocatalytic application, J. Mater. Chem. A, 4 (2016) 18804–18814.
  45. M.Q. Yang, C. Han, N. Zhang, Y.J. Xu, Precursor chemistry matters in boosting photoredox activity of graphene/semiconductor composites, Nanoscale, 7 (2015) 18062–18070.