An overview of photocatalytic degradation: photocatalysts, mechanisms, and development of photocatalytic membrane

WS Koe, JW Lee, WC Chong, YL Pang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Photocatalysis is an ecofriendly technique that emerged as a promising alternative for the
degradation of many organic pollutants. The weaknesses of the present photocatalytic …

Impact of water matrix on the removal of micropollutants by advanced oxidation technologies

ARL Ribeiro, NFF Moreira, GL Puma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Micropollutants (MPs) in the aquatic compartments are originated from many sources and
particularly from the effluents of urban wastewater treatment plants (UWWTPs). Advanced …

Preparation and characterizations of TiO2/ZnO nanohybrid and its application in photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline in wastewater

SZ Heris, M Etemadi, SB Mousavi… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotics (TC) in an aqueous solution, using the TiO 2
nanoparticles, ZnO microparticles, and TiO 2/ZnO composite under the UV lamp in a …

Visible light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline over TiO2

S Wu, H Hu, Y Lin, J Zhang, YH Hu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
TiO 2 is widely exploited as a photocatalyst to degrade antibiotic residues in water under UV
irradiation, but it is inefficient for visible light photocatalysis due to its large band gap. Herein …

Photocatalytic removal of tetracycline by a Z-scheme heterojunction of bismuth oxyiodide/exfoliated g-C3N4: performance, mechanism, and degradation pathway

H Liu, W Huo, TC Zhang, L Ouyang, S Yuan - Materials Today Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, once being released into the environment, become recalcitrant organic
pollutants, which pose a potential risk to ecological balance and human health. In this study …

Adsorptive and photocatalytic removal of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in water by metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

Y Pi, X Li, Q Xia, J Wu, Y Li, J Xiao, Z Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Adsorptive removal and photocatalytic degradation of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
in water have been emerged as energy-and cost-effective technologies. Both have attracted …

Simultaneously efficient adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline by Fe-based MOFs

D Wang, F Jia, H Wang, F Chen, Y Fang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, Fe-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted increasing attention
and been widely used. To date, however, it is unknown whether they can be employed to …

Decontamination of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants using carbon-dots as robust materials

RB González-González, A Sharma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is a critical issue that requires proper measures to maintain
environmental health in a sustainable and effective manner. The growing persistence of …

Heterogeneous photodegradation of industrial dyes: An insight to different mechanisms and rate affecting parameters

I Khan, K Saeed, N Ali, I Khan, B Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The removal of wastes through solar-induced technologies is gaining extensive momentum
over the last few years. Photocatalytic (PC) removal of dyes and other waste products from …

Innovative RGO-bridged S-scheme CuFe2O4@ Ag2S heterojunction for efficient Sun-light-driven photocatalytic disintegration of Ciprofloxacin

M Azqandi, K Nateq, F Golrizkhatami, N Nasseh… - Carbon, 2025 - Elsevier
Antibiotics contamination in water bodies poses a significant threat to public health and the
environment, necessitating advanced methods for their removal from wastewater. In …