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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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Growth of non-phototrophic microorganisms using solar energy through mineral photocatalysis
Anhuai Lu,Yan Li,Song Jin,Song Jin,Xin Wang,Xiao-Lei Wu,Cuiping Zeng,Hongrui Ding,Ruixia Hao,Ming Lv,Changqiu Wang,Yue-Qin Tang,Hailiang Dong,Hailiang Dong +13 more
TL;DR: Results from this study provide evidence for a newly identified, but possibly long-existing pathway, in which the metabolisms and growth of non-phototrophic bacteria can be stimulated by solar light through photocatalysis of semiconducting minerals.
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Tertiary treatment of a municipal wastewater toward pharmaceuticals removal by chemical and electrochemical advanced oxidation processes.
Francisca C. Moreira,J. Soler,M.F. Alpendurada,Rui A.R. Boaventura,Enric Brillas,Vítor J.P. Vilar +5 more
TL;DR: This study focuses on the degradation of pharmaceuticals from a municipal wastewater after secondary treatment by applying various advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and electrochemical AOPs like UVC, H2O2/UVC, anodic oxidation (AO), AO with electrogenerated H 2O2, AO-H2O 2/ UVC and photoelectro-Fenton (PEF) using either UVC radiation ( PEF-UVC) or U
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Synthesis, modification, and photo/photoelectrocatalytic degradation applications of TiO2 nanotube arrays: a review
Ge Mingzheng,Chunyan Cao,Jianying Huang,Li Shuhui,Songnan Zhang,Shu Deng,Qing-Song Li,Zhang Keqin,Yuekun Lai +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors comprehensively review the recent progress of TiO2 nanotube arrays on the synthesis processes, forming mechanism, and modification used to improve the photoelectric properties.
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Homogeneous and heterogeneous AOPs for rapid degradation of Triton X-100 in aqueous media via UV light, nano titania hydrogen peroxide and potassium persulfate.
TL;DR: Investigation of degradation of Triton X-100 as a widely used and resistive surfactant in aqueous media was studied via some homogeneous and heterogeneous AOPs and increasing in temperature is an effective factor for lowering the energy cost of the preferred process of UV/S2O8 and UV/TiO2 processes.
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Bacteria and fungi inactivation using Fe3+/sunlight, H2O2/sunlight and near neutral photo-Fenton: A comparative study
TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness of three solar treatments, namely Fe3+/sunlight, H2O2/Sunlight, and solar photo-Fenton at near neutral pH, for the inactivation of Fusarium solani and Escherichia coli in water was evaluated.
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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.