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Decontamination and disinfection of water by solar photocatalysis: Recent overview and trends
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In this article, the authors reviewed the use of sunlight to produce the OH radicals by TiO2 photocatalysis and photo-Fenton process and summarized most of the research carried out related to solar photocatalytic degradation of water contaminants and how it could significantly contribute to the treatment of persistent toxic compounds.About:
This article is published in Catalysis Today.The article was published on 2009-09-15. It has received 2541 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photocatalysis & Water treatment.read more
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Solar photo-Fenton for water disinfection: An investigation of the competitive role of model organic matter for oxidative species
E. Ortega-Gómez,M.M. Ballesteros Martín,M.M. Ballesteros Martín,B. Esteban García,J.A. Sánchez Pérez,P. Fernández Ibáñez +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the competitive effect of resorcinol on photo-Fenton reaction at neutral pH between an organic compound and a microorganism (Enterococcus faecalis) was investigated.
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Novel Z-scheme MoS2/Bi2WO6 heterojunction with highly enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation
TL;DR: In this article, a novel Z-scheme MoS2/Bi2WO6 (MB) heterostructured hierarchical flower-like microspheres were successfully prepared via an in-situ growth method on exfoliated MoS 2 nanosheets.
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Recyclable Fenton-like catalyst based on zeolite Y supported ultrafine, highly-dispersed Fe2O3 nanoparticles for removal of organics under mild conditions
Xuanyu Yang,Xiaowei Cheng,Ahmed A. Elzatahry,Jinyang Chen,Abdulaziz Ali Alghamdi,Yonghui Deng,Yonghui Deng +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a versatile wet impregnation method was employed to conveniently and controllably deposit Fe2O3 nanoparticles on zeolites including commercial Y, mordenite and ZSM-5 with the similar framework Si/Al ratios and crystal sizes, respectively.
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Waste sourced bio-based substances for solar-driven wastewater remediation: Photodegradation of emerging pollutants
J. Gomis,A. Bianco Prevot,Enzo Montoneri,Mónica C. Gonzalez,Ana M. Amat,Daniel O. Mártire,Antonio Arques,Luciano Carlos +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of soluble bio-based organic substances (SBO) isolated from urban wastes on photochemical wastewater treatments was investigated using a mixture of six emerging pollutants (EPs), namely acetaminophen, caffeine, acetamiprid, clofibric acid, carbamazepine and amoxicillin.
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Solar photocatalysis as disinfection technique: Inactivation of Klebsiella pneumoniae in sewage and investigation of changes in antibiotic resistance profile.
Danae Venieri,Iosifina Gounaki,Maria Bikouvaraki,Vassilios Binas,Vassilios Binas,Apostolos Zachopoulos,George Kiriakidis,George Kiriakidis,Dionissios Mantzavinos +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, photocatalysis with metal-doped titania under artificial and natural sunlight, chlorination and UV-C irradiation were evaluated for their potential to inactivate Klebsiella pneumoniae in real wastewater.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides
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Titanium dioxide photocatalysis
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TL;DR: A review of the current progress in the area of TiO 2 photocatalysis, mainly photocatalytic air purification, sterilization and cancer therapy is discussed in this article.
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TiO2 photocatalysis and related surface phenomena
TL;DR: The field of photocatalysis can be traced back more than 80 years to early observations of the chalking of titania-based paints and to studies of the darkening of metal oxides in contact with organic compounds in sunlight as discussed by the authors.