Photocatalytic membrane in water purification: is it stepping closer to be driven by visible light?

Y Shi, J Huang, G Zeng, W Cheng, J Hu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic membranes (PMs), coupling of membrane filtration and photocatalysis in a
single unit, have exhibited a great potential for use in energy-efficient water purification and …

Immobilization of zinc oxide-based photocatalysts for organic pollutant degradation: A review

AT Le, TDH Le, KY Cheong, SY Pung - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immobilization of ZnO-based photocatalyst on supportive substrates has gained attention
expeditiously in the last decade in the field of organic pollutant removal. In this review …

Immobilized photocatalysts with varied macroscopical supports of different morphologies: a review

S Sun, M Li, Y Xue, H Yang - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Immobilized photocatalysts provide an efficient, sustainable, and environmentally-friendly
approach for water purification. This study reviews the immobilized photocatalysts based on …

TiO2/Polyethersulphone films for photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen in aqueous solution

MO Chijioke-Okere, ZAM Hir, CE Ogukwe… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, TiO 2-polyethersulfone films with different TiO 2 loadings, prepared by the
phase inversion method were tested as photocatalysts for degradation of acetaminophen in …

Polymer blending and nanophotocatalyst loading synergy in visible light‐driven photocatalytic PES/SPSf mixed matrix membranes

SA Zikalala, NN Gumbi, J Li, BB Mamba… - Journal of Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The synergy of polymer blending and loading photocatalytic titania–amorphous carbon
nanotubes (TiO2–aCNT) in tailoring the morphological, surface, and optoelectrical …

PVDF/ZnO composite films for photocatalysis: A comparative study of solution mixing and melt blending methods

C Dossin Zanrosso, D Piazza… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous photocatalysis represents a solution for several environmental problems.
However, achieving photocatalyst separation from reaction media on a large scale remains …

Innovative and cost-efficient BiOI immobilization technique on ceramic paper—total coverage and high photocatalytic activity

Z Kása, E Orbán, Z Pap, I Ábrahám, K Magyari, S Garg… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present work, visible light active bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) was immobilized on a
commercial, non-conductive support (an Al2O3 based ceramic paper) using a novel two …

Solution mixing preparation of PVDF/ZnO polymeric composite films engineered for heterogeneous photocatalysis

C Dossin Zanrosso, D Piazza… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the efforts of the scientific community, carrying out photocatalyst immobilization so
that industrial application of photocatalysis becomes economically feasible is still a …

Decoration of alumina hollow fibers with zinc oxide: improvement of the photocatalytic system for methylene blue degradation

TSE Sousa, EP Ferreira, PA Vieira… - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solutions and under
visible light was investigated with dispersed and supported zinc oxide (ZnO) as catalysts …

Polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate/titanium dioxide composite films: Green synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic assessment

LA Schwendler, MA Lansarin - Journal of Polymer Research, 2023 - Springer
Although the immobilization of photocatalysts on polymeric substrates has been widely
studied, it has not yet achieved industrial scale. The replacement of petrochemical polymers …