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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.
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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.

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Micro–Nanocomposites in Environmental Management

TL;DR: Adsorbent and photodegradation composite materials leading to effective water remediation are summarized and predicted, and recent advances in simultaneous adsorption andPhotodegradation micro-nanocomposites are outlined.
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Carbon-sensitized and nitrogen-doped TiO2 for photocatalytic degradation of sulfanilamide under visible-light irradiation

TL;DR: The C/N-TiO2 calcinated at 300 °C (T300) exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity for sulfanilamide (SNM) degradation under irradiation of visible-light-emitting diode (vis-LED) and the acute toxicity of SNM solution could be reduced over prolonged photocatalysis according to the Microtox assay.
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Synergetic photoelectrocatalytic reactors for environmental remediation: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of photo-electrocatalysis and associated novel reactor designs reported in recent years are reviewed and discussed, including various reactor configurations with different illumination sources, photocatalyst utilization modes, and electrodes as well as composite systems incorporating solar cells in addition to microbial and photocatalytic fuel cells.
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Hierarchical ZnO/Cu “corn-like” materials with high photodegradation and antibacterial capability under visible light

TL;DR: A novel hierarchical ZnO/Cu "corn-like" material was successfully synthesized via facile low temperature hydrothermal and photo-deposition methods and displayed high photodegradation and antibacterial capability under the irradiation of visible light.
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Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors (PMRs) in Water Treatment: Configurations and Influencing Factors

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the progress in the configuration and operational parameters of PMRs and discuss the current problems and development prospects of PMR for practical application.
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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

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

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.
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