Advanced Multifunctional Materials (2023)

This review summarizes mainly the activity of our labs. We established more than one laboratory for materials synthesis, characterization, and applications. Our laboratories provide the synthesis of several nanoparticles including metal oxide nanoparticles (e.g., Fe3O4, ZnO, ZrOSO4, MoO3-x, CuO, AgFeO2, Co3O4, SiO2, and CuFeO2), metallic nanoparticles (Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt), carbon-based nanomaterials (graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and carbon dots (CDs)), biopolymers (cellulose, nanocellulose, TOCNF, alginate, and chitosan), organic polymers (conjugated polymers, covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), and intrinsic microporous polymers), and hybrid materials e.g. metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). These materials were applied for energy, environmental, and biomedicine applications. They were applied in several fields such as environmental-based technologies (e.g., water remediation, air purification, gas storage), energy (production of hydrogen, dimethyl ether, solar cells, and supercapacitors), and biomedical sectors (sensing/biosensing, cancer therapy, and drug delivery). They can act as efficient adsorbents and catalysts to remove emerging contaminants such as metals, dyes, drugs, antibiotics, pesticides, and oils in water via adsorption. They can be also used as catalysts for catalytic degradation, reduction, and oxidation of organic pollutants. They can be used as filters for air purification by removing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and particulate matter (PMs). They can be used for hydrogen production via water splitting, alcohol oxidation, and hydrolysis of NaBH4. Biomedical applications such as antibacterial, drug delivery, and biosensing were also involved.