Solar light driven type-II heterojunction TiO 2 @ZIF-8 nanocomposite for sustainable chlorpyrifos detoxification: physicochemical insights, mineralization pathways and antibacterial performance

2026/01/01 by Subhashree Mohanty, Bibeka Nanda Marai, Sushanta K. Badamali · 1 voice
Energy · Environmental Science · #Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques #Advanced oxidation water treatment #TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5lf00405e

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/04/09 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

TiO 2 @ZIF-8 nanocomposite shows nearly 90% degradation of chlorpyrifos (CP) in 90 min under solar light by exhibiting type-II heterojunction and also shows antibacterial activities against E. coli and S. aureus .

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