Publications by authors named "Rooha Khurram"

This study describes the preparation of graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN), hematite (α-FeO), and their g-CN/α-FeO heterostructure for the photocatalytic removal of methyl orange (MO) under visible light illumination. The facile hydrothermal approach was utilized for the preparation of the nanomaterials. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) were carried out to study the physiochemical and optoelectronic properties of all the synthesized photocatalysts.

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Thus far, the most common cause of death in the world is cancer. It consists of abnormally expanding areas that are threatening to human survival. Hence, the timely detection of cancer is important to expanding the survival rate of patients.

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Photocatalysis and membrane technology in a single unit is an ideal strategy for the development of wastewater treatment systems. In this work, novel GO (x wt%)/TiO-CA hybrid membranes have been synthesized via a facile non-solvent induced phase inversion technique. The strategy aimed to address the following dilemmas: (1) Effective utilization of visible light and minimize e/h recombination; (2) Enhanced separation capability and superior anti-fouling and self-cleaning ability.

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Recently, rising distress over ecological pollution owing to water contamination by coloring effluents primarily due to dyes is of growing concern. The development of semiconductor/magnetic oxide-based nanomaterials has verified to be a potent remediation means for water pollution. In the present article, the fabrication of nanocomposites was carried out by the facile hydrothermal method.

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The leading challenge towards environmental protection is untreated textile dyes. Tailoring photocatalytic materials is one of the sustainable remediation strategies for dye treatment. Hematite (α-FeO), due to its favorable visible light active band gap ( 2.

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The UF membrane with a narrow and uniform pore size distribution and a low tendency to foul has significant applications in wastewater treatment. A major hindrance in the preparation of the UF membrane with these features is the lack of a scalable and economical membrane fabrication method. Herein, we devise a new strategy to prepare a high-quality polyvinylidene fluoride/polymethyl acrylate/cellulose acetate (PVDF/PMMA/CA) blend UF membrane via a combination of the etching mechanism with the traditional Loeb-Sourirajan (L-S) phase inversion method.

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