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 …

Near‐Infrared Light Responsive TiO2 for Efficient Solar Energy Utilization

L Jiang, S Zhou, J Yang, H Wang, H Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
TiO2, as a benchmark in the field of ultraviolet photocatalysis, is one of the most widely used
semiconductor photocatalysts. However, its inherent drawbacks, including wide bandgap …

Ni2+-assisted catalytic one-step synthesis of Bi/BiOCl/Bi2O2CO3 heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

L Wang, H Yin, S Wang, J Wang, S Ai - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Bi/BiOCl/Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 heterojunction was prepared via one-step hydrothermal
process under the synergistic catalysis of Ni 2+, where Bi (NO 3) 3 was employed as Bi …

Promoting body carriers migration of CdS nanocatalyst by N-doping for improved hydrogen production under simulated sunlight irradiation

W Li, F Wang, X Liu, Y Dang, J Li, T Ma… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) has been extensively employed to achieve highly efficient H 2
production under visible-light irradiation due to its features of narrow bandgap and …

[HTML][HTML] A review of nanotechnological applications to detect and control surface water pollution

NHH Hairom, CF Soon, RMSR Mohamed… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface water is extremely susceptible to pollution stemming from human activities, such as
the expansion of urban and suburban areas, industries, cities, and agriculture. In fact …

Visible-light-driven Z-scheme Zn3In2S6/AgBr photocatalyst for boosting simultaneous Cr (VI) reduction and metronidazole oxidation: Kinetics, degradation pathways …

J Sun, Y Hou, Z Yu, L Tu, Y Yan, S Qin, S Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is urgently needed to develop high-performance materials that can synchronously remove
heavy metals and organic pollutants. Herein, the visible-light responsive Zn 3 In 2 S 6/AgBr …

Recent progress on the removal of antibiotic pollutants using photocatalytic oxidation process

Y Chen, J Yang, L Zeng, M Zhu - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the widespread use of medicine in recent years, antibiotics as the emerging
pollutants have been widely detected in the aquatic environment. To address this situation …

Selective removal of antibiotics over MgAl2O4/C3N4/YMnO3 photocatalysts: Performance prediction and mechanism insight

M Li, S Wang, H Gao, Z Yin, C Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A simple polyacrylamide gel method combined with low temperature sintering technology
has been used to synthesize the C–O functional groups grafted MgAl2O4/C3N4/YMnO3 …

[HTML][HTML] Application of TiO2-Based Photocatalysts to Antibiotics Degradation: Cases of Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim and Ciprofloxacin

A Kutuzova, T Dontsova, W Kwapinski - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
The extensive application of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine has led to their
widespread occurrence in a natural aquatic environment. Global health crisis is associated …

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as photocatalysts for the degradation of agricultural pollutants in water

Y Wen, M Feng, P Zhang, HC Zhou… - ACS ES&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasing demand for food due to rapid population growth has exerted unprecedented
pressure on the global agricultural industry. Agrochemicals are widely used to ensure …