Table 14.
Decomposition rate/degradation efficiency of other nanocomposites.
| Nanocomposite Material | Role of the Nanocomposite | Degraded Material | Decomposition Rate (min−1)/Degradation Efficiency (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black phosphorus quantum dots/Tubular g-C3N4 (BPQDs/TCN) |
Facilitates the charge spatial separation in the photocatalytic process which improves the process efficiency | Oxytetracycline hydrochloride, hexavalent chromium reduction | Oxytetracycline hydrochloride: 0.0276 min−1, Hexavalent chromium: 0.0404 min−1 | [201] |
| CdSe-Ag-WO3-Ag photocatalyst | Strong redox capacity, enhanced optical absorption and accelerated transfer and separation of carriers | Cefazolin (CFZ) | CFZ: 96.32% in 30 min | [243] |
| Sodium titanate nanotubes (Na-TNT) | Photocatalytic degradation of nickel (Ni(II)), methylene blue (MB) | Nickel (Ni(II)), methylene blue (MB) | 90% of Ni(II) ions within the first 15 min. Removed 99.5% of MB |
[202] |
| Fe2O3-PC nanohybrids | Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) | Methylene blue (MB) | Fe2O3: Removed 56% of MB Fe2O3-PC: Removed 75% of MB |
[203] |
| Carbon dots/g-C3N4 (C-CN) heterostructures | Photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SDZ) | Sulfamethoxazole (SDZ) | 0.5C-CN: 62.7% 1C-CN: 75.2% 3C-CN: 92.8% 5C-CN: 85.7% |
[205] |
| AgBr/h-MoO3 composite | Photocatalytic degradation of trimethoprim (TMP) | Trimethoprim (TMP) | TMP: 97% | [206] |
| CN-CGs | Photocatalytic degradation of Total organic carbon (TOC), bisphenol A (BPA) | Total organic carbon (TOC), bisphenol A (BPA) |
BPA: 90% TOC: 80% |
[207] |
| Fe/Fe3C@PC | Photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine (SMT) | Sulfamethazine (SMT) | SMT: 99.2% | [236] |
| N-doped BiVO4 | Photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen (IBP) | Ibuprofen (IBF) | IBP: 90% | [208] |
| Bi/Fe0 | Photocatalytic degradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) | hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) | RDX: The best RDX degradation was achieved using 4%-Bi/Fe0 (atomic ratio) NPs |
[244] |
| PPECu thin film electrode | Photocatalytic degradation of phenol and 2,4-DCP | Phenol, 2,4-DCP | Photocatalytic degradation of phenol and 2,4-DCP activity was 2.52 and 3.85 times higher than g-C3N4 |
[209] |
| FexMo1-xS2 catalysts | Photocatalytic degradation of propranolol | Propranolol | 90% at pH = 4.0 | [210] |
| P-doped porous g-C3N4 | Photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) | Rhodamine B (RhB) | RhB: 99.5% | [211] |
| 1D/2D W18O49/g-C3N4 nanocomposites | Photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen (IBF) | Ibuprofen (IBF) | IBF: 96.3% | [212] |