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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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Fabrication and structural of gold/cerium nanoparticles on tin disulfide nanostructures and decorated on hyperbranched polyethyleneimine for photocatalysis, reduction, hydrogen production and antifungal activities
TL;DR: In this article, the Au and Ce co-doped SnS2 decoration on hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (Au/Ce/SnS2/HPEI) nanocomposites were prepared via wet/hydrothermal chemical method.
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Nanostructured Photocatalysts : Advanced Functional Materials
Hexing Li,Hiromi Yamashita +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the many novel uses of advanced TiO2 and MOF-based photocatalysts, including new materials such as Bi-W- oxides, metal complexes, and unique porous materials.
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Synthesis of brookite TiO2 nanorods with isolated Co(ii) surface sites and photocatalytic degradation of 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone dye
TL;DR: In this paper, the decomposition of Co2(CO)8 in the presence of ca. 4 nm × 20 nm oleic acid stabilized brookite TiO2 nanorods was performed according to a prior report in the literature in which Co-TiO2 hybrid nanocrystals had been observed.
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Modified microwave method for the synthesis of visible light-responsive TiO2/MWCNTs nanocatalysts
Firas K. Mohamad Alosfur,Firas K. Mohamad Alosfur,Mohammad Hafizuddin Haji Jumali,Shahidan Radiman,Noor J. Ridha,Noor J. Ridha,Mohd Ambar Yarmo,Akrajas Ali Umar +7 more
TL;DR: A modified microwave technique was used to rapidly synthesise a TiO2/MWCNT nanocatalyst with a large surface area to evaluate the photocatalytic activity and degradation of methylene blue dye under irradiation with ultraviolet and visible light.
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Solar Photochemistry for Environmental Remediation - Advanced Oxidation Processes for Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Anabela S. Oliveira,Enrico Mendes Saggioro,Thelma Pavesi,Josino Costa Moreira,Luis F. Vieira Ferreira +4 more
TL;DR: Anabela Sousa Oliveira as discussed by the authors, Enrico Mendes Saggioro, Thelma Pavesi, Josino Costa Moreira, and Luis Filipe Vieira Ferreira
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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.