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A critical review on application of photocatalysis for toxicity reduction of real wastewaters

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In this paper, a review of recent studies concerned with photocatalytic detoxification of real industrial and municipal wastewater were assembled and critically discussed, such issues as challenges for application of photocatalyst-based wastewater detoxification, feasibility of various toxicity tests, reuse of photocATalysts, cost estimation, etc.
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This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2020-06-10 and is currently open access. It has received 407 citations till now.

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Review on heterogeneous photocatalytic disinfection of waterborne, airborne, and foodborne viruses: Can we win against pathogenic viruses?

TL;DR: Given the appealing merits of heterogeneous photocatalytic disinfection of viruses, there is no doubt that this technology will be an impressively active research field and a source of comfort and confidence to humans in battling against viruses.
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Critical review of advanced oxidation processes in organic wastewater treatment.

TL;DR: The main direction in the future of AOPs are the modification of catalysts and the optimization of operating parameters, with the challenges focusing on industrial applications.
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Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen in Ultrapure Water, Municipal and Pharmaceutical Industry Wastewaters Using a TiO2/UV-LED System

TL;DR: In this article, the degradation and mineralization of ibuprofen (IBU) were investigated using Ultraviolet (UV) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in TiO 2 photocatalysis.
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Metal-based catalysts for persulfate and peroxymonosulfate activation in heterogeneous ways: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the up-to-date research progresses on various heterogeneous metal-based catalysts for persulfate and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation, including single metal and mixed metal catalysts.
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Nanotechnology in Wastewater Management: A New Paradigm Towards Wastewater Treatment.

TL;DR: The techniques being developed for wastewater treatment using nanotechnology based on adsorption and biosorption, nanofiltration, photocatalysis, disinfection and sensing technology are reviewed and the fate of the nanomaterials in wastewater treatment is highlighted.
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Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting

TL;DR: This critical review shows the basis of photocatalytic water splitting and experimental points, and surveys heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting into H2 and O2, and H2 or O2 evolution from an aqueous solution containing a sacrificial reagent.
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Recent Developments in Photocatalytic Water Treatment Technology: A Review

TL;DR: For the first time, a multi-variables optimization approach is described to determine the optimum operation parameters so as to enhance process performance and photooxidation efficiency in the photocatalytic water treatment process.
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Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide

TL;DR: In this paper, photo-induced superhydrophilicity was used on the surface of a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) for photocatalytic activity towards environmentally hazardous compounds.
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An overview of semiconductor photocatalysis

TL;DR: An overview of the field of semiconductor photocatalysis can be found in this paper, where a brief examination of its roots, achievements and possible future is presented, and the semiconductor titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) features predominantly in past and present work.
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Heterogeneous photocatalysis: fundamentals and applications to the removal of various types of aqueous pollutants

TL;DR: In this article, the basic fundamental principles are described as well as the influence of the main parameters governing the kinetics (mass of catalyst, wavelength, initial concentration, temperature and radiant flux).
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