Surface Potential/Wettability and Interface Charge Transfer Engineering of Copper-Oxide (Cu–MOx, M = W, Ti, and Ce) Hybrids for Efficient Wastewater Treatment through Adsorption–Photocatalysis Synergy

A green polyol-reduction approach was employed to load the Cu onto the surface of oxide semiconductors (WO3, TiO2, CeO2) for improved waste water remediation. All the composites exhibited removal e...

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