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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:
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Latest progress on the key operating parameters affecting the photocatalytic activity of TiO2-based photocatalysts for hydrogen fuel production: A comprehensive review
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art advances in photocatalysis of TiO2-based photocatalysts is presented, and the rational strategies such as doping, composite structure, dyes sensitization, defects engineering, and others that are used in enhancing their activities are described in detail.
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Assessment of solar raceway pond reactors for removal of contaminants of emerging concern by photo-Fenton at circumneutral pH from very different municipal wastewater effluents
P. Soriano-Molina,Patricia Plaza-Bolaños,Arturo Lorenzo,Ana Agüera,J.L. García Sánchez,Sixto Malato,J.A. Sánchez Pérez +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the treatment of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in a systematic study in different municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) of the Mediterranean area, more than 1000 km away, was presented for the first time.
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Combination of coagulation-flocculation and heterogeneous photocatalysis for improving the removal of humic substances in real treated water from Agbô River (Ivory-Coast)
TL;DR: In this article, a coagulation-flocculation and heterogeneous photocatalysis have been applied individually and coupled to evaluate the best process to degrade maximum organic compounds in drinking water.
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Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes for sanitary landfill leachate remediation: Evaluation of operational variables
Francisca C. Moreira,J. Soler,Amélia Fonseca,Isabel Saraiva,Rui A.R. Boaventura,Enric Brillas,Vítor J.P. Vilar +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of various parameters on the performance of electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs) like electro-Fenton (EF), photoelectro-fenton (PEF) and solar PEF (SPEF) was assessed for the treatment of a sanitary landfill leachate previously subjected to biological and coagulation processes.
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Photo-degradation of carbamazepine using TiO2 suspended photocatalysts
TL;DR: In this paper, the best operating conditions for CBZ degradation in solution (99% CBZ removal) were obtained using P90 as photocatalyst at a concentration of 1.5 g/L for 90 min of treatment with a pH of 5.0 and a light intensity of 18.9 W/m 2.
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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.