Journal ArticleDOI
Decontamination and disinfection of water by solar photocatalysis: Recent overview and trends
TLDR
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
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Synthesis of Ag ion-implanted TiO2 thin films for antibacterial application and photocatalytic performance
Xinggang Hou,Huiyan Ma,Feng Liu,Jian-Hua Deng,Yukai Ai,Xinlei Zhao,Dong Mao,Dejun Li,Bin Liao +8 more
TL;DR: Ag ion-implanted TiO2 films with excellent antibacterial efficiency against bacteria and decomposed ability against organic pollutants could be potent bactericidal surface in moist environment.
Journal ArticleDOI
C-doped anatase TiO2: Adsorption kinetics and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and phenol, and correlations with DFT estimations.
Juan Matos,José Ocares-Riquelme,Po S. Poon,Ricmary Montaña,Ximena García,Kilver Campos,Juan C. Hernández-Garrido,Maria M. Titirici +7 more
TL;DR: This work shows an easy and eco-friendly methodology to obtain almost pristine anatase phase of TiO2 by using furfural, a biomass-derived molecule, as a bio-template to study the photocatalytic activity following the degradation of methylene blue and phenol under artificial solar irradiation.
Journal ArticleDOI
A comprehensive review on the use of second generation TiO2 photocatalysts: Microorganism inactivation
TL;DR: Major information is brought on the utilization of second generation TiO2 photocatalysts for inactivation of microorganisms typically using E. coli as the model microorganism and the role of organic matrix either generated during treatment or as a natural component.
Journal ArticleDOI
Sustainable toxic dyes removal with advanced materials for clean water production: A comprehensive review
TL;DR: In this article , a review of the potential adsorbents for dye removal were critically reviewed, focusing on the efficient adsorbent to remediate dye-contaminated water.
Journal ArticleDOI
The preparation of BiOCl photocatalyst and its performance of photodegradation on dyes
Qizhao Wang,Qizhao Wang,Juan Hui,Yujie Huang,Yaming Ding,Yuxia Cai,Shuqun Yin,Zhimin Li,Bitao Su +8 more
TL;DR: The photocatalyst BiOCl was prepared by facile hydrolysis method and employed to study the phase structure, morphology and optical properties via X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy as discussed by the authors.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
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.
Journal ArticleDOI
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.
Journal ArticleDOI
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.
Journal ArticleDOI
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.