Browsing Articles - Science ITS by Author "Pillai, Suresh C."
Now showing items 1-20 of 36
-
2D Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production /
Ganguly, Priyanka; Harb, Moussab; Cao, Zhen; Cavallo, Luigi; Breen, Ailish; Dervin, Saoirse; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.; Pillai, Suresh C. (American Chemical Society, 2019)The photocatalytic water splitting technique is a promising alternative to produce hydrogen using a facile and proficient method. In the current Review, recent progress made in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction ... -
2D nanostructures for water purification: graphene and beyond
Dervin, Saoirse; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.; Pillai, Suresh C. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016) -
Advances in catalytic/photocatalytic bacterial inactivation by nano Ag and Cu coated surfaces and medical devices /
Rtimi, Sami; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.; Pillai, Suresh C.; Kiwia, John (Elsevier, 19 July 20)The design, synthesis, fundamentals and evaluation of 2D/3D antimicrobial surfaces are addressed in detail in the current review. Recent advances in the antimicrobial mechanism, kinetics and properties of Ag, Cu and Ag-Cu ... -
Antifungal properties of nanosized ZnS particles synthesised by sonochemical precipitation
Suyana, P.; Kumar, S. Nishanth; Kumar, B. S. Dileep; Nair, Balagopal N.; Pillai, Suresh C.; Mohamed, A. Peer; Warrier, K. G. K.; Hareesh, U. S. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014)Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) nanoparticles, synthesised by sono-chemical route employing zinc chloride and sodium sulphide, displayed significant anti-fungal property against the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans (MTCC 227) at a ... -
Antimicrobial properties of vertically aligned nano-tubular copper
Razeeb, Kafil M.; Podporska-Carroll, Joanna; Jamal, Mamun; Hassan, Maksudul; Nolan, Michael; McCormack, Declan E.; Quilty, Brid; Newcomb, Simon B.; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2014)In this work, the antimicrobial properties of vertically aligned nano-tubular Cu arrays (NT-Cu) fabricated via a template-based electrodeposition approach were investigated. The NT-Cu display good bactericidal activity ... -
Black TiO2 Nanomaterials: A Review of Recent Advances /
Ullattil, Sanjay Gopal; Narendranath, Soumya B.; Pillai, Suresh C.; Periyata, Pradeepan (Elsevier, 2018-02-02)Recently reported black TiO2 nanomaterials are the unequivocally accepted sun light harvesters which facilitate the maximum solar energy absorption from ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR) region of the solar spectrum due ... -
Cu-Doped TiO2: Visible Light Assisted Photocatalytic Antimicrobial Activity /
Mathew, Snehamol; Ganguly, Priyanka; Rhatigan, Stephen; Kumaravel, Vignesh; Byrne, Ciara; Hinder, Steven J.; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Pillai, Suresh C. (MDPI, 2018-10-26)Surface contamination by microbes is a major public health concern. A damp environment is one of potential sources for microbe proliferation. Smart photocatalytic coatings on building surfaces using semiconductors like ... -
CuNPs decorated molecular imprinted polymer on MWCNT for the electrochemical detection of L-DOPA /
Nair, Archana S.; Pillai, Suresh C.; Hinder, Steven J.; Mathew, Beena; Sooraj, M. P. (Elsevier, 2018)A novel synthesis of copper nanoparticle (CuNPs) is carried out by the reduction of ethylene diamine Cu complexes using sodiumborohydride as reducing agent. The synthesized copper nanoparticle is grafted with molecular ... -
Economic and Environmental Analysis of SmallScale Anaerobic Digestion Plants on Irish Dairy Farms /
O’Connor, Sean; Ehimen, Ehiaze; Pillai, Suresh C.; Lyons, Gary; Bartlett, John (MDPI, 2020)The European Union’s (EU) climate and energy package requires all EU countries to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% by 2020. Based on current trends, Ireland is on track to miss this target with a projected ... -
Effect of Cu doping on the anatase-to-rutile phase transition in TiO2 photocatalysts: theory and experiments /
Byrne, Ciara; Moran, Lorraine; Hermosilla, Daphne; Blanco, Ángeles; Rhatigan, Stephen; Hinder, Steven; Ganguly, Priyanka; Nolan, Michael; Merayo, Noemí; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2019-01-22)This paper shows that incorporation of Cu inhibits the anatase to rutile phase transition at temperatures above 500 °C. The control sample, with 0% Cu contained 34.3% anatase at 600 °C and transitioned to 100% rutile ... -
An effective method for the preparation of high temperature stable anatase TiO2 photocatalysts
Fagan, Rachel.; Synnott, Damian W.; McCormack, Declan E.; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2016)tAn efficient, rapid and straightforward method for the preparation of nitrogen and fluorine (N, F) codopedhigh temperature stable anatase using a microwave pre-treatment is reported. Using a single source,ammonium fluoride ... -
Face Masks and Respirators in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Current Materials, Advances and Future Perspectives /
O'Dowd, Kris; Nair, Keerthi M.; Forouzandeh, Parnia; Mathew, Snehamol; Grant, Jamie; Moran, Ruth; Bartlett, John; Bird, Jerry; Pillai, Suresh C. (MDPI, 2020)The outbreak of COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the globe, greatly affecting how humans as a whole interact, work and go about their daily life. One of the key pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is ... -
Face masks and respirators in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: an overview of the standards and testing methods /
Forouzandeh, Parnia; O'Dowd, Kris; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2020-09-19)This shortage has resulted in an increase in production of PPE to meet the demand, and as a result, several substandard equipment has entered the market. With face masks and respirators now beginning to see widespread use ... -
Heterogeneous Fenton catalysts: A review of recent advances /
Thomas, Nishanth; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2020)Heterogeneous Fenton catalysts are emerging as excellent materials for applications related to water purification. In this review, recent trends in the synthesis and application of heterogeneous Fenton catalysts for the ... -
Highly efficient F, Cu doped TiO2 anti-bacterial visible light active photocatalytic coatings to combat hospital-acquired infections
Leyland, Nigel S.; Podporska-Carroll, Joanna; Browne, John; Hinder, Steven J.; Quilty, Brid; Pillai, Suresh C. (Nature, 2016)Bacterial infections are a major threat to the health of patients in healthcare facilities including hospitals. One of the major causes of patient morbidity is infection with Staphylococcus aureus. One of the the most ... -
Improved high temperature stability of Anatase TiO2 Photocatalysts by N, F, P co-doping
Fagan, Rachel; McCormack, Declan E.; Hinder, Steven J.; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2016) -
Improved high temperature stability of anatase TiO2 photocatalysts by N,F,P co-doping
Fagan, Rachel; McCormack, Declan E.; Hinder, Steve; Pillai, Suresh C. (Elsevier, 2016) -
In vitro pulmonary toxicity of thermally processed titania nanotubes /
Dervin, Saoirse; Panaitescu, Eugen; Menon, Latika; Hinder, Steven; Pillai, Suresh C.; Garvey, Mary (Springer, 2020)he current study examined the in vitro pulmonary toxicity of titania nanotubes induced by the morphological and crystalline changes associated with post-synthetic thermal processing. A549 lung carcinoma cells were exposed ... -
Indium-Doped TiO2 Photocatalysts with High-Temperature Anatase Stability /
Kumaravel, Vignesh; Rhatigan, Stephen; Mathew, Snehamol; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Hinder, Steven J.; Sharma, Preetam K.; Singh, Anukriti; Byrne, J. Anthony; Harrison, John; Pillai, Suresh C. (American Chemical Society, 2019)The thermal stability of anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a prerequisite to fabricate photocatalyst coated indoor building materials for use in antimicrobial and self-cleaning applications under normal room light ... -
Mo doped TiO2 : impact on oxygen vacancies, anatase phase stability and photocatalytic activity /
Kumaravel, Vignesh; Rhatigan, Stephen; Mathew, Snehamol; Michel, Marie Clara; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Hinder, Steven J.; Gascó, Antonio; Ruiz-Palomar, César; Hermosilla, Daphne; Pillai, Suresh C. (IOP Publishing, 2020)This work outlines an experimental and theoretical investigation of the effect of molybdenum (Mo) doping on the oxygen vacancy formation and photocatalytic activity of TiO2. Analytical techniques such as x-ray diffraction ...