Nowadays there is a continuously increasing attention for the treatment of recalcitrant
compounds present in water and wastewater due to their toxicity on both human health and …

Nanotechnology has revolutionized almost all the fields of science and technology,
particularly the food packaging industry. Accordingly, some nanoparticles can be used in …

Metal-free photocatalysts have attracted growing concern in recent years. In this work, a new
class of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) modified porous graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) is …

A high recombination rate and low charge collection are the main limiting factors of copper
oxides (cupric and cuprous oxide) for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. In …

Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) are not efficiently removed in wastewater
treatment plants and are released into surface waters resulting in toxin accumulation. The …

Ozonation and different advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) such as photocatalytic
ozonation, photocatalytic oxidation and non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) have …

The presence of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants at low concentration levels in the
surface and ground water has caused a potential threat to the marine and human lives. The …

The significance of transformation products of pharmaceuticals resulting from the parent
compounds during natural and technical photolytic processes and advanced oxidation …

Heterogeneous photocatalysis using the semiconductor titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has proven
to be a promising treatment technology for water purification. The effectiveness of this …

Pharmaceutical concentrations in waterways have now gradually increased to alarming
levels, posing a threat to the environment and human health. The heterogeneous Fenton …