Review on heterogeneous photocatalytic disinfection of waterborne, airborne, and foodborne viruses: can we win against pathogenic viruses?

A Habibi-Yangjeh, S Asadzadeh-Khaneghah… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial pathogenic contaminations have world widely represented a serious health
hazard to humans. Viruses, as a member of microbial contaminants, seriously threaten …

Photocatalytic membrane reactors for produced water treatment and reuse: Fundamentals, affecting factors, rational design, and evaluation metrics

L Chen, P Xu, H Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment and reuse of produced water (PW), the largest wastewater stream
generated during oil and gas production, provides a promising option to address the …

Photocatalytic degradation of paracetamol and bisphenol A by chitosan supported covalent organic framework thin film with visible light irradiation

B Zhang, F Liu, C Nie, Y Hou, M Tong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) have attracted extensive attention for the
photocatalytic degradation of emerging organic contaminants. The difficulty in separation …

Occurrence, fates and potential treatment approaches for removal of viruses from wastewater: A review with emphasis on SARS-CoV-2

A Bhatt, P Arora, SK Prajapati - Journal of environmental chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The world is combating the emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by
novel coronavirus; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Further …

Recent progress on low-cost ceramic membrane for water and wastewater treatment

SK Hubadillah, MR Jamalludin, MHD Othman… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Great progress in the development of low-cost ceramic membranes from alternative
materials have been achieved recently towards various application especially water and …

Photocatalytic TiO2-Based Nanostructured Materials for Microbial Inactivation

I De Pasquale, C Lo Porto, M Dell'Edera, F Petronella… - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic microorganisms can spread throughout the world population, as the current
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically demonstrated. In this scenario, a protection against …

A review on disinfection methods for inactivation of waterborne viruses

AA Lanrewaju, AM Enitan-Folami, S Sabiu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Water contamination is a global health problem, and the need for safe water is ever-growing
due to the public health implications of unsafe water. Contaminated water could contain …

A review on the potential of photocatalysis in combatting SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

AM Nasir, N Awang, SK Hubadillah, J Jaafar… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic technology offers powerful virus disinfection in wastewater via oxidative
capability with minimum harmful by-products generation. This review paper aims to provide …

Nanophotocatalysts against viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria: recent advances

S Iravani - Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Photocatalysis has attracted great attention because of its direct utilisation of sunlight to
obtain various chemical reactions, causing water splitting, organic pollutant degradation …

Improved disinfection performance towards human adenoviruses using an efficient metal-free heterojunction in a vis-LED photocatalytic membrane reactor: Operation …

C Zhang, Y Li, J Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Waterborne human viruses, with ubiquitous prevalence in aquatic environments, extremely
low infectious doses, and high resistance to common disinfection processes, pose a …