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Photocatalytic purification of volatile organic compounds in indoor air: A literature review

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A review of the status of research on photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) purification of VOCs in indoor air can be found in this paper, where some recommendations are made for future work to evaluate the performance of PCO catalysts, to reduce the generation of harmful intermediates and to design new PCO reactors with integrated UV source and reaction surface.
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This article is published in Atmospheric Environment.The article was published on 2009-05-01. It has received 741 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Air treatment & Indoor air quality.

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Enhanced photocatalytic performance of direct Z-scheme g-C3N4–TiO2 photocatalysts for the decomposition of formaldehyde in air

TL;DR: For the first time, a direct g-C3N4-TiO2 Z-scheme photocatalyst without an electron mediator was prepared by a facile calcination route utilizing affordable P25 and urea as the feedstocks and will provide new insights into the design of high-performance Z-Scheme photoc atalysts for indoor air purification.
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α-Fe2O3 as a photocatalytic material: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the research that has been carried out to overcome these basic limitations and to enhance the photocatalytic activity of α-Fe 2 O 3.
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TiO2 photocatalyst for water treatment applications

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of water treatment technologies, such as biological treatment, coagulation/precipitation techniques, Fenton oxidation treatments, and advanced oxidation techniques, have been assessed to address the worsening clean water shortage.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides

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Efficient photochemical water splitting by a chemically modified n-TiO2.

TL;DR: A chemically modified n-type TiO2 is synthesized by controlled combustion of Ti metal in a natural gas flame and performs water splitting with a total conversion efficiency of 11% and a maximum photoconversion efficiency of 8.35% when illuminated at 40 milliwatts per square centimeter.
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