{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["90"],"submitter":["Sekar S"],"pubmed_abstract":["Semiconductor-based photocatalysis is one of the favorable techniques for the wastewater treatment. Herein, we synthesized the activated carbon-decorated cerium dioxide (AC-CeO<sub>2</sub>) nanocomposites via the facile ultrasonication method by using the biomass-derived AC nanoflakes and the sonochemically-synthesized CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles. The AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites exhibited the aggregated morphology with the AC nanoflakes-anchored CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles. Since the hybridization of conductive AC and semiconductive CeO<sub>2</sub> would lead to the increased photocarrier transport and the reduced photocarrier recombination, during the photocatalytic reaction, the AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites showed the enhanced crystal violet dye-degradation efficiency up to 97.9 % within 135 min. The results suggest that the AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites hold promise as a prominent photocatalyst for future green environmental technology."],"journal":["Ultrasonics sonochemistry"],"pagination":["106177"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9520071"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Enhanced photocatalytic crystal-violet degradation performances of sonochemically-synthesized AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites."],"pmcid":["PMC9520071"],"pubmed_authors":["Rabani I","Lee S","Lee SH","Seo YS","Sekar S","Bathula C","Lee JW"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Enhanced photocatalytic crystal-violet degradation performances of sonochemically-synthesized AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites.","description":"Semiconductor-based photocatalysis is one of the favorable techniques for the wastewater treatment. Herein, we synthesized the activated carbon-decorated cerium dioxide (AC-CeO<sub>2</sub>) nanocomposites via the facile ultrasonication method by using the biomass-derived AC nanoflakes and the sonochemically-synthesized CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles. The AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites exhibited the aggregated morphology with the AC nanoflakes-anchored CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles. Since the hybridization of conductive AC and semiconductive CeO<sub>2</sub> would lead to the increased photocarrier transport and the reduced photocarrier recombination, during the photocatalytic reaction, the AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites showed the enhanced crystal violet dye-degradation efficiency up to 97.9 % within 135 min. The results suggest that the AC-CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites hold promise as a prominent photocatalyst for future green environmental technology.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Sep","modification":"2025-04-21T14:36:39.57Z","creation":"2025-04-21T14:36:39.57Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9520071","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36174271"],"doi":["10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106177"]}}