Review on methylene blue: Its properties, uses, toxicity and photodegradation

I Khan, K Saeed, I Zekker, B Zhang, AH Hendi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The unavailability of clean drinking water is one of the significant health issues in modern
times. Industrial dyes are one of the dominant chemicals that make water unfit for drinking …

Improving wastewater treatment by triboelectric-photo/electric coupling effect

F Dong, Z Pang, S Yang, Q Lin, S Song, C Li, X Ma… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ability to meet higher effluent quality requirements and the reduction of energy
consumption are the biggest challenges in wastewater treatment worldwide. A large …

Historical development and prospect of intimately coupling photocatalysis and biological technology for pollutant treatment in sewage: A review

K Liu, J Chen, F Sun, Y Liu, M Tang, Y Yang - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Through the synergistic effect of photocatalysis and biodegradation, intimately coupling
photocatalysis and biological (ICPB) technology could improve the removal rate and …

A dual S-scheme g-C3N4/Fe3O4/Bi2WO6/Bi2S3 heterojunction for improved photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue: Proposed mechanism, and stability …

AA Okab, AI Alwared - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, the dual S-scheme heterojunction (gC 3 N 4/Fe 3 O 4/Bi 2 WO 6/Bi 2 S
3) was constructed with high superparamagnetic properties using an in-situ growth …

Cellulose tailored semiconductors for advanced photocatalysis

J Qiu, M Li, M Ding, J Yao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, organic-inorganic composites have aroused considerable attention due to
their tunable properties, where cellulose tailored semiconductors for artificial photocatalysis …

Intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation for effective simultaneous removal of sulfamethoxazole and COD from synthetic domestic wastewater

Q Liu, J Hou, J Wu, L Miao, G You, Y Ao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The inefficiency of conventional biological treatment for removing sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is
posing potential risks to ecological environments. In this study, an intimately coupled …

Electrochemical oxidation of azo dyes degradation by RuO2–IrO2–TiO2 electrode with biodegradation Aeromonas hydrophila AR1 and its degradation pathway: An …

S Abilaji, J Narenkumar, B Das, S Suresh… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Azo dyes are the most varied class of synthetic chemicals with non-degradable
characteristics. They are complex compounds made up of many different parts. It was …

Simultaneous coupling of photocatalytic and biological processes: A promising synergistic alternative for enhancing decontamination of recalcitrant compounds in …

C Zhang, Y Li, H Shen, D Shuai - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Decontamination of water polluted with recalcitrant chemicals, such as phenolic and
aromatic substances, for which conventional wastewater treatment processes are largely not …

Degradation of organic pollutants by intimately coupling photocatalytic materials with microbes: a review

W Zuo, L Zhang, Z Zhang, S Tang, Y Sun… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
With the rapid development of industry and agriculture, large amounts of organic pollutants
have been released into the environment. Consequently, the degradation of refractory …

Chlorine dioxide bleaching wastewater degradation in intimately coupled photocatalysis and functional bacteria: the roles of adsorption, photocatalysis, and …

Y Liang, MG Abdoulaye, C Zhou, B Xiao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chlorine dioxide (ClO 2) bleaching wastewater from bagasse brings a threat to human
health. The intimate coupling of photocatalysis and biodegradation (ICPB) as a prospective …