From cigarette filters to photocatalysts: Self-carbon-doped ZnO for effective water remediation
     
Yazarlar (3)
Yasemin Aytaç
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ümit Nazlı TÜRKTEN Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dila Kaya
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of Molecular Structure (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 0022-2860 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 12-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 1334 / 1 / 141764–0 DOI 10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.141764
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.141764
Özet
A simple strategy was presented to convert a possibly problematic and harmful solid waste into a sustainable and feasible value-added product. In this regard, novel self-carbon-doped ZnO (C-ZnO) photocatalysts containing both unground cigarette filters (CF) and ground cigarette filters (CFG) as carbon sources and templates were successfully synthesized for the first time. A series of C-ZnO photocatalysts containing three different amounts of CF and CFG were obtained by a facile one-step precipitation method. Comprehensive characterization of C-ZnO photocatalysts was realized via FTIR, Raman, XRD, SEM-EDAX, TGA, BET, and PL analysis techniques. While the grinding process did not affect the structural and crystallite properties of the templates, differences were observed in CF and CFG morphology. The crystallite sizes of C-ZnO photocatalysts differed depending on the CF and CFG amounts used as ...
Anahtar Kelimeler
Carbon-doped ZnO | Cigarette filter | Methylene blue | Photocatalysis | Self-doping