John Byrne

TL;DR: In this paper, the development of different strategies to modify TiO2 for the utilization of visible light, including non metal and/or metal doping, dye sensitization and coupling semiconductors are discussed.

TL;DR: Various examples of advanced TiO2 composites have been discussed in relation to their visible light induced photoconversion efficiency, dynamics of electron-hole separation, and decomposition of organic and inorganic pollutants, which suggest the critical need for further development of these types of materials for energy conversion and environmental remediation purposes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the photocatalytic efficiency of the immobilised TiO2 powder was compared using the degradation of phenol in aqueous solution as a standard test system.

TL;DR: The photocatalytic and photolytic inactivation rates of Escherichia coli using immobilised nanoparticle TiO2 films were found to be significantly lower in surface water samples in comparison to distilled water, and the presence of nitrate and sulphate anions spiked into distilled water resulted in a decrease in the rate of photocatalyst disinfection.

TL;DR: TiO 2 electrodes prepared by the electrophoretic immobilisation of TiO 2 powder were tested for their photocatalytic bactericidal efficiency and bacterial recovery did not occur up to 48 h after disinfection.