Engineering and modeling perspectives on photocatalytic reactors for water treatment

D Wang, MA Mueses, JAC Márquez… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
The debate on whether photocatalysis can reach full maturity at commercial level as an
effective and economical process for treatment and purification of water and wastewater has …

Principles of photocatalysts and their different applications: a review

MA Hassaan, MA El-Nemr, MR Elkatory… - Topics in Current …, 2023 - Springer
Human existence and societal growth are both dependent on the availability of clean and
fresh water. Photocatalysis is a type of artificial photosynthesis that uses environmentally …

Photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin antibiotic by TiO2 nanoparticles immobilized on a glass plate

M Malakootian, A Nasiri… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This research investigated the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by titanium dioxide
nanoparticles immobilized on a glass plate in an aqueous solution. The important point …

Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide: spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity

HA Foster, IB Ditta, S Varghese, A Steele - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
The photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide are well known and have many applications
including the removal of organic contaminants and production of self-cleaning glass. There …

Surface modifications for antifouling membranes

D Rana, T Matsuura - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Fouling is the deposition of retained particles, colloids, macromolecules, salts, etc., at the
membrane surface or inside the pore at the pore wall. Fouling reduces the membrane flux …

Decontamination and disinfection of water by solar photocatalysis: recent overview and trends

S Malato, P Fernández-Ibáñez, MI Maldonado… - Catalysis today, 2009 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a tremendous amount of research and development in the
area of photocatalysis (heterogeneous and homogeneous), a process included in a special …

A review of imperative technologies for wastewater treatment I: oxidation technologies at ambient conditions

PR Gogate, AB Pandit - Advances in environmental research, 2004 - Elsevier
Nowadays, due to the increasing presence of molecules, refractory to the microorganisms in
the wastewater streams, the conventional biological methods cannot be used for complete …

Bismuth titanate based photocatalysts for degradation of persistent organic compounds in wastewater: A comprehensive review on synthesis methods, performance …

GA Kallawar, DP Barai, BA Bhanvase - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Bismuth-based nanocomposites have tremendous applications in wastewater treatment and
air purification. Various bismuth-based nanocomposites have been developed and …

Treatment of hazardous organic and inorganic compounds through aqueous-phase photocatalysis: a review

K Kabra, R Chaudhary… - Industrial & engineering …, 2004 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis has been a widely studied technology since the 1970s. Many investigations
have been carried out with the aim of understanding the fundamental processes and …

Photocatalysis with solar energy at a pilot-plant scale: an overview

S Malato, J Blanco, A Vidal, C Richter - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2002 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are characterized by a common chemical feature: the
capability of exploiting the high reactivity of OH radicals in driving oxidation processes which …