An overview on limitations of TiO2-based particles for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and the corresponding countermeasures

H Dong, G Zeng, L Tang, C Fan, C Zhang, X He, Y He - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
The pollutants classified as “persistent organic pollutants (POPs)”, are being subject to high
concern among the scientific community due to their persistence in the environment. TiO 2 …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water and wastewater: a review of treatment processes and use of photocatalyst immobilized on functionalized carbon …

AO Oluwole, EO Omotola, OS Olatunji - BMC chemistry, 2020 - Springer
The presence of emerging contaminants such as pharmaceutical and personal care
products in many aqueous matrices have been reported. One of such matrix is streams of …

Carbonaceous-TiO2 nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants: A review

NR Khalid, A Majid, MB Tahir, NA Niaz, S Khalid - Ceramics International, 2017 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysis is one of most appealing and attractive technologies, which
has been directly utilized to harvest solar energy for energy and environmental applications …

Efficient degradation of tetracycline by heterogeneous electro-Fenton process using Cu-doped Fe@ Fe2O3: Mechanism and degradation pathway

T Luo, H Feng, L Tang, Y Lu, W Tang, S Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The degradation of tetracycline (TC) in aqueous environment has been studied by a novel
heterogeneous electro-Fenton (HEEF) process using Cu-doped Fe@ Fe 2 O 3 core–shell …

Carbonaceous nanomaterials for the enhancement of TiO2 photocatalysis

R Leary, A Westwood - Carbon, 2011 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysis has important applications such as achieving sustainable
energy generation and treating environmental pollution. TiO2 has been the most widely …

Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide

O Carp, CL Huisman, A Reller - Progress in solid state chemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar irradiation to supply energy or to initiate chemical reactions is already
an established idea. If a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO2) is …

Inorganic engineered nanoparticles in drinking water treatment: a critical review

K Simeonidis, S Mourdikoudis, E Kaprara… - … : Water Research & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review summarizes the recent research in the field of inorganic engineered
nanoparticle development with direct or potential interest for drinking water treatment. The …

Photoreactive TiO2/Carbon Nanotube Composites: Synthesis and Reactivity

Y Yao, G Li, S Ciston, RM Lueptow… - Environmental science & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Electron− hole recombination limits the efficiency of TiO2 photocatalysis. We have
investigated the efficacy with which anatase/carbon nanotube (CNT) composite materials …

Preparation of titanium dioxide photocatalyst loaded onto activated carbon support using chemical vapor deposition: A review paper

GL Puma, A Bono, D Krishnaiah, JG Collin - Journal of hazardous Materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Various methods to prepare and characterize TiO2 photocatalyst loaded onto activated
carbon (AC) support have been developed over the last decade. This photocatalyst has …

Recent developments in environmental photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: the case of titanium dioxide nanoparticles—a review

MM Mahlambi, CJ Ngila… - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of both organic and inorganic pollutants in water due to industrial, agricultural,
and domestic activities has led to the global need for the development of new, improved …