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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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Parabolic trough solar collectors: A general overview of technology, industrial applications, energy market, modeling, and standards
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the state-of-the-art of parabolic trough solar collector technology with a focus on different thermal performance analysis methods and components used in the fabrication of collector together with different construction materials and their properties.
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Disinfection of water and wastewater by UV-A and UV-C irradiation: application of real-time PCR method
TL;DR: Comparing results obtained from both methods, real time PCR proved to be more reliable and accurate, concerning the bacterial detection and enumeration in aquatic samples after the application of UV irradiation.
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Continuous-flow solar UVB disinfection reactor for drinking water.
TL;DR: The design of the reactor is expected to scale linearly, and improvements in process performance can be expected by use of larger CPC geometry, inclusion of better reflective materials, and application in areas with greater ambient solar UV spectral irradiance than the location of the prototype tests.
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Review of the Mechanism and Operational Factors Influencing the Degradation Process of Contaminants in Heterogenous Photocatalysis
TL;DR: A review of the principles and mechanisms involved in the process of heterogenous photocatalysis can be found in this paper, where the goal is to remove persistent organic pollutants as well as a...
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Modelling the photo-Fenton oxidation of the pharmaceutical paracetamol in water including the effect of photon absorption (VRPA)
A. Cabrera Reina,Lucas Santos-Juanes,J.L. García Sánchez,J.L. Casas López,M.I. Maldonado Rubio,G. Li Puma,J.A. Sánchez Pérez +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a new model was proposed for photo-Fenton oxidation of water contaminants including the effect of photon absorption (volumetric rate of photon absorbing, VRPA), effect of the geometry of the reactor and the illuminated volume to total volume ratio (Ri) in reaction system.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides
TL;DR: Film and powders of TiO2-x Nx have revealed an improvement over titanium dioxide (TiO2) under visible light in optical absorption and photocatalytic activity such as photodegradations of methylene blue and gaseous acetaldehyde and hydrophilicity of the film surface.
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Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades
Mark A. Shannon,Paul W. Bohn,Paul W. Bohn,Menachem Elimelech,Menachem Elimelech,John G. Georgiadis,Benito J. Mariñas,Anne M. Mayes,Anne M. Mayes +8 more
TL;DR: Some of the science and technology being developed to improve the disinfection and decontamination of water, as well as efforts to increase water supplies through the safe re-use of wastewater and efficient desalination of sea and brackish water are highlighted.
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Titanium dioxide photocatalysis
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 paper.
Titanium dioxide as photocatalysis
A Fujshima,T N Rao,D K Tryk +2 more
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.