Recent developments in the use of metal oxides for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants in water—a review

T Velempini, E Prabakaran, K Pillay - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, metal oxide semiconductors have been explored as photocatalysts for the
degradation of organic contaminants in water/wastewater. The uniqueness of these oxide …

Step-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts for solar energy, water splitting, CO2 conversion, and bacterial inactivation: a review

V Hasija, A Kumar, A Sudhaik, P Raizada… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Solar radiation is a sustainable, unlimited source of energy for electricity and chemical
reactions, yet the conversion efficiency of actual processes is limited and controlled by …

Construction of hierarchical ZnIn2S4@ PCN-224 heterojunction for boosting photocatalytic performance in hydrogen production and degradation of tetracycline …

P Jin, L Wang, X Ma, R Lian, J Huang, H She… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a typical member of sulfide family, ZnIn 2 S 4 bears impressive activity in photocatalysis.
Nonetheless, egregious recombination of photo-excited electron and hole pairs confines its …

Metal oxides and metal organic frameworks for the photocatalytic degradation: A review

S Gautam, H Agrawal, M Thakur, A Akbari… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, materials not only are essential for important applications in human life, also
have a vital role in the chemical industries. From the past decade, metal-organic frame …

Degradation of toxic agrochemicals and pharmaceutical pollutants: Effective and alternative approaches toward photocatalysis

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging concern regarding the remediation of environmental pollution has expanded
tremendously in recent years. Pharmaceutical industries and agricultural sectors release an …

Piezoelectric materials for catalytic/photocatalytic removal of pollutants: Recent advances and outlook

Z Liang, CF Yan, S Rtimi, J Bandara - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
The accumulation of various contaminants in air, soil and water is threatening the natural
environment. The remediation of the environmental contaminations is today an urge. Among …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging contaminants of high concern and their enzyme-assisted biodegradation–a review

M Bilal, M Adeel, T Rasheed, Y Zhao… - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
The widespread occurrence and adverse environmental and health-related impacts of
various types of emerging contaminants (ECs) have become an issue of high concern. With …

Classification and catalytic mechanisms of heterojunction photocatalysts and the application of titanium dioxide (TiO2)-based heterojunctions in environmental …

Y Zhao, X Linghu, Y Shu, J Zhang, Z Chen, Y Wu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution owing to modernization and industrialization causes severe harm to
all the biodiversity on the earth. Therefore, for environmental remediation, nanosized TiO 2 …

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 …

Heterostructural TiO2/Ti3C2Tx (MXene) for photocatalytic degradation of antiepileptic drug carbamazepine

A Shahzad, K Rasool, M Nawaz, W Miran… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
A simple hydrothermal treatment process was used for the fabrication of a Ti 3 C 2 T x
(MXene) nanosheet-based hybrid photocatalyst. The chemical composition of the MXene …