Recent progress of Ag/TiO2 photocatalyst for wastewater treatment: Doping, co-doping, and green materials functionalization

D Kanakaraju, FD anak Kutiang, YC Lim… - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface modification via doping or functionalization is one of the most commonly applied
approaches for addressing the innate limitations of TiO 2 photocatalysts. Amongst numerous …

Environmental application of nanotechnology: air, soil, and water

RK Ibrahim, M Hayyan, MA AlSaadi, A Hayyan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Global deterioration of water, soil, and atmosphere by the release of toxic chemicals from the
ongoing anthropogenic activities is becoming a serious problem throughout the world. This …

Critical review of photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria: from noble metals-and carbon nanomaterials-TiO2 composites to challenges of water characteristics and …

J He, A Kumar, M Khan, IMC Lo - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This critical review covers ways to improve TiO 2-based photocatalysts, how water
characteristics may affect photocatalytic disinfection, and strategies to tackle the challenges …

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 …

Effect of UV Irradiation and TiO2-Photocatalysis on Airborne Bacteria and Viruses: An Overview

N Bono, F Ponti, C Punta, G Candiani - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Current COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) has put a spotlight on the spread of infectious diseases brought on by …

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 …

Solar light and metal-doped TiO2 to eliminate water-transmitted bacterial pathogens: Photocatalyst characterization and disinfection performance

D Venieri, A Fraggedaki, M Kostadima… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study deals with the inactivation of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
in water by means of heterogeneous photocatalysis under simulated solar irradiation. For …

Current trends in the application of nanomaterials for the removal of emerging micropollutants and pathogens from water

P Kokkinos, D Mantzavinos, D Venieri - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water resources contamination has a worldwide impact and is a cause of global concern.
The need for provision of clean water is becoming more and more demanding …

Adhesion and inactivation of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria on photoreactive TiO2/polymer and Ag–TiO2/polymer nanohybrid films

SP Tallósy, L Janovák, E Nagy, Á Deák, Á Juhász… - Applied Surface …, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to develop photoreactive surface coatings, possessing
antibacterial properties and can be activated under visible light illumination (λ max= 405 nm) …

Study of the E. coli elimination from urban wastewater over photocatalysts based on metallized TiO2

JJ Murcia, EG Ávila-Martínez, H Rojas, JA Navío… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of photocatalysts based on TiO 2 was tested in the elimination of
Escherichia coli (E. coli) from urban wastewater. Firstly, TiO 2 obtained by sol-gel method …