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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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E. coli inactivation by visible light irradiation using a Fe–Cd/TiO2 photocatalyst: Statistical analysis and optimization of operating parameters
TL;DR: In this article, the antibacterial effect of a Fe and Cd co-doped TiO2 (Fe-Cd/TiO2) visible light sensitive photocatalyst was optimized by varying operating parameters and using a response surface methodology to evaluate the experimental data.
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Photoelectrocatalysis of Cefotaxime Using Nanostructured TiO2 Photoanode: Identification of the Degradation Products and Determination of the Toxicity Level
Vijay V. Kondalkar,Sawanta S. Mali,Rahul M. Mane,Padma B. Dandge,Sipra Choudhury,Chang Kook Hong,Pramod S. Patil,Shivajirao R. Patil,Jin Hyeok Kim,Popatrao N. Bhosale +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a microwave-assisted dip-coating (MWDC) technique was used to construct nanostructured TiO2 thin films for photoelectrocatalytic degradation of antibiotic cefotaxime (CFX).
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Synergy effect between photocatalysis and heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalysis on Ti-doped LaFeO3 perovskite for high efficiency light-assisted water treatment
TL;DR: In this paper, a Ti-substituted LaFeO3 dual catalyst was proposed to act simultaneously as a reusable photo-Fenton solid catalyst and a photocatalyst in water treatment.
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Cobalt-doped BiVO 4 (Co-BiVO 4 ) as a visible-light-driven photocatalyst for the degradation of malachite green and inactivation of harmful microorganisms in wastewater
TL;DR: In this article, a visible-light-responsive photocatalytic semiconductor, Co-doped BiVO4, was synthesized using a microwave hydrothermal method.
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Degradation of carbendazim in water via photo-Fenton in Raceway Pond Reactor: assessment of acute toxicity and transformation products
Elizângela Pinheiro da Costa,Sue Ellen Costa Bottrel,Maria Clara V.M. Starling,Mônica Maria Diniz Leão,Camila C. Amorim +4 more
TL;DR: Results suggest that both solar photo-Fenton and artificially irradiated systems are promising routes for carbendazim degradation.
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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.