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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:
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Evaluating the photodegradation of Carbamazepine in a sequential batch photoreactor system: Impacts of effluent organic matter and inorganic ions
TL;DR: In this article, the photodegradation performance of a sequential batch annular slurry photoreactor (SB-ASP) system for the removal of pharmaceutical Carbamazepine (CBZ) compound from secondary municipal wastewater was investigated.
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Iron oxide nanoparticles supported on diamond nanoparticles as efficient and stable catalyst for the visible light assisted Fenton reaction
Juan C. Espinosa,Juan C. Espinosa,Cristina Catalá,Cristina Catalá,Sergio Navalón,Belén Ferrer,Belén Ferrer,Mercedes Alvaro,Hermenegildo García,Hermenegildo García +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the photo-assisted Fenton reaction promoted by Feox/D3 was investigated on the surface of modified diamond nanoparticles (D3) and the results showed that Feox NPs are spontaneously oxidized under ambient conditions, exhibiting a good dispersion of small oxidized Feox nPs (2.2´±´0.5´nm) on D3.
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Phototreatment of Water by Organic Photosensitizers and Comparison with Inorganic Semiconductors
TL;DR: In this paper, a review collects the various attempts carried out for phototreatment of water using organic photosensitizers, and some reports of semiconductors (especially TiO2) used in photocatalytic treatment of water are also mentioned.
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Performance analysis of ultraviolet water disinfection reactors using computational fluid dynamics simulation
TL;DR: In this paper, motion trajectories of micro-organism particles in various UV water disinfection reactors with different shapes, sizes and lamp arrangements were simulated in the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software: FLUENT.
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TiO2-based Nanomaterials with Photocatalytic Properties for the Advanced Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds from Water. A Literature Survey
Malina Raileanu,Maria Crisan,Ines Niţoi,Adelina Ianculescu,Petruţa Oancea,Dorel Crisan,Ligia Todan +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the level of knowledge in the synthesis of TiO2-based nanopowders and their application in the advanced degradation of aromatic nitrocompounds was analyzed.
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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
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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.