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Volatile organic compounds in indoor environment and photocatalytic oxidation: state of the art.
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The concentrations and emission rates of commonly occurring VOCs in indoor air are presented, the effective catalyst systems, under UV and visible light, are discussed and the kinetics of photocatalytic oxidation is also presented.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2007-07-01. It has received 618 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Indoor air quality & Volatile organic compound.read more
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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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Photocatalysis. A multi-faceted concept for green chemistry
TL;DR: Photocatalysis (by semiconductors, molecules and ions) is used in such diverse applications as water hydrolysis for producing hydrogen as fuel, organic synthesis and the recovery of polluted effluents.
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Photocatalytic purification of volatile organic compounds in indoor air: A literature review
Jinhan Mo,Yinping Zhang,Qiujian Xu,Jennifer Joaquin Lamson,Jennifer Joaquin Lamson,Rongyi Zhao +5 more
TL;DR: 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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Photocatalytic construction and building materials: From fundamentals to applications
Jun Chen,Chi Sun Poon +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the basic reaction mechanisms on photocatalyst surface under the irradiation of ultraviolet and their corresponding applications in building and construction materials are reviewed and the problems faced in practical applications and the trends for future development are also discussed.
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Adsorptive remediation of environmental pollutants using novel graphene-based nanomaterials
TL;DR: Graphene oxide and graphene are new carbonaceous nanomaterials as discussed by the authors and have a large theoretical specific surface area and graphene oxide has functional groups, indicating their potential for the adsorption processes.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides
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Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide
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The design and development of highly reactive titanium oxide photocatalysts operating under visible light irradiation
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TL;DR: In this paper, the preparation of highly reactive titanium oxide photocatalysts and the clarification of the active sites as well as the detection of the reaction intermediates at the molecular level are discussed.
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Photocatalytic oxidation for indoor air purification: a literature review
Juan Zhao,Xudong Yang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a literature review of using photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) to destruct volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air is presented, and the dependence of reaction rate on some key influencing factors (moisture, light intensity, initial contaminant concentration) has been studied, and kinetic models have been developed to aid the optimal reactor design.
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