Progress and challenges in photocatalytic disinfection of waterborne viruses: a review to fill current knowledge gaps

C Zhang, Y Li, D Shuai, Y Shen, D Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Achieving efficient disinfection of waterborne pathogens with minimized harmful disinfection
byproducts demands a facile, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly technology …

Advances in photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria: development of photocatalysts and mechanisms

W Wang, G Huang, CY Jimmy, PK Wong - Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis has attracted worldwide attention due to its potential in solar energy
conversion. As a “green” advanced oxidation technology, it has been extensively used for …

Photocatalytic ozonation of wastewater: a review

AC Mecha, MN Chollom - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Industrialization is inducing water pollution by pharmaceuticals, fertilizers and cosmetics.
Many emerging pollutants are non-biodegradable, toxic and recalcitrant to conventional …

A comprehensive review on the use of second generation TiO2 photocatalysts: Microorganism inactivation

CSU Demirel, NC Birben, M Bekbolet - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic disinfection practices have been applied for decades and attract current
interest along with the developments in synthesis of novel photocatalysts. A survey based …

Photocatalytic valorization of glycerol to hydrogen: Optimization of operating parameters by artificial neural network

MRK Estahbanati, M Feilizadeh, MC Iliuta - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Glycerol is a considerable by-product of biodiesel production from biomass. Photocatalytic
glycerol valorization to hydrogen is an attractive approach from the sustainable development …

Thermal-sprayed photocatalytic coatings for biocidal applications: A review

Y Liu, J Huang, X Feng, H Li - Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 2021 - Springer
There have been ever-growing demands for disinfection of water and air in recent years.
Efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective methods of disinfection for pathogens are vital to the …

Nontoxic Carbon Quantum Dots/g‐C3N4 for Efficient Photocatalytic Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus under Visible Light

C Tang, C Liu, Y Han, Q Guo, W Ouyang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread use of antibiotics has caused the rapid emergence of antibiotic‐resistant
bacterial strains and antibiotic resistance genes in the past few decades. Photocatalytic …

Photocatalytic inactivation of viral particles of human norovirus by Cu-doped TiO2 non-woven fabric under UVA-LED wavelengths

EW Moon, HW Lee, JH Rok, JH Ha - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-doped TiO 2 photocatalysis are recognized as effective materials for eliminating
human norovirus (HuNoVs). In recent years, the airborne transmission of viral particles of …

Metronidazole adsorption by bio-synthesized silver-zinc ferrite nanoadsorbent in presence of chitosan from aqueous media: response surface methodology

S Rajabi, Z Derakhshan, M Hashemi, M Feilizadeh… - Applied Water …, 2024 - Springer
A novel magnetic biocomposite adsorbent, denoted as AgZnFe2O4@ Ch, was utilized for
the degradation of Metronidazole (MNZ) from water. Various analytical techniques, including …

Visible-light-driven, water-surface-floating antimicrobials developed from graphitic carbon nitride and expanded perlite for water disinfection

C Zhang, Y Li, D Shuai, W Zhang, L Niu, L Wang… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Waterborne pathogens, especially bacteria and viruses, pose significant health risks to the
public, calling for the development of a sustainable, efficient, and robust disinfection strategy …