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 …

Emerging pollutants and their removal using visible-light responsive photocatalysis–a comprehensive review

S Ahmed, FSA Khan, NM Mubarak, M Khalid… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging pollutants (EP) are the group of contaminants newly detected in aquatic
environments around the globe. Conventional water purification systems are less efficient in …

A comprehensive review on preparation, functionalization and recent applications of nanofiber membranes in wastewater treatment

EI El-Aswar, H Ramadan, H Elkik, AG Taha - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The direct discharge of significant amounts of polluted water into water bodies causes
adverse ecological and human health effects. This severe deterioration in water quality …

Recent advancement in nanotechnology for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater: sources, toxicity, and remediation technology

S Kumar, S Yadav, N Kataria, AK Chauhan… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The textile, paper and pulp, distillery, and pharmaceutical industries are only a few of the
many sectors that contribute significantly to the contamination of water bodies and their …

Occurrence of organic micropollutants in municipal landfill leachate and its effective treatment by advanced oxidation processes

L Pisharody, A Gopinath, M Malhotra, PV Nidheesh… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Landfilling is the most prominently adopted disposal technique for managing municipal solid
waste across the globe. However, the main drawback associated with this method is the …

Electrospun semiconductor‐based nano‐heterostructures for photocatalytic energy conversion and environmental remediation: opportunities and challenges

N Lu, M Zhang, X Jing, P Zhang, Y Zhu… - Energy & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting solar energy to drive the semiconductor photocatalysis offers a promising tactic
to address ever‐growing challenges of both energy shortage and environmental pollution …

A comprehensive review on micropollutants removal using carbon nanotubes-based adsorbents and membranes

FSA Khan, NM Mubarak, M Khalid, YH Tan… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, steroids, personal care products, and disruptive endocrine substances are
increasingly being used for healthcare objectives and to improve living conditions, resulting …

Recent combinations of electrospinning with photocatalytic technology for treating polluted water

H Lv, Y Liu, Y Bai, H Shi, W Zhou, Y Chen, Y Liu… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dyes, antibiotics, heavy metal ions, and bacteria are important sources of water pollution.
How to solve these issues has become a problem in the fields of science and technology …

Peanut shells-derived biochars prepared from different carbonization processes: comparison of characterization and mechanism of naproxen adsorption in water

F Tomul, Y Arslan, B Kabak, D Trak, E Kendüzler… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous appearance of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ie, naproxen) in water
bodies has raised enormous concerns among general public. Development of promising …

Multi-elemental doped g-C3N4 with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity: insight into naproxen degradation, kinetics, effect of electrolytes, and mechanism

PJ Mafa, ME Malefane, AO Idris, D Liu, J Gui… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The complexity and heterogeneous existence of water pollutants ensures that development
of possible large-scale water remediation technologies encompasses mimicking real water …