The debate on whether photocatalysis can reach full maturity at commercial level as an
effective and economical process for treatment and purification of water and wastewater has …

Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical processes are two key systems in harvesting
sunlight for energy and environmental applications. As both systems are employing …

Iron-catalyzed hydrogen peroxide decomposition for in situ generation of hydroxyl radicals
(HO•) has been extensively developed as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for …

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) constitute important, promising, efficient, and
environmental-friendly methods developed to principally remove persistent organic …

Heterogeneous photocatalysis using semiconductors and renewable solar energy has been
regarded as one of the most promising processes to alleviate, and even solve, both the …

Water is essential for the subsistence of living beings. Although abundant on Earth, with a
volume of about 1400 million km3, almost 97% is constituted by saltwater from oceans or …

In recent years, there has been a tremendous amount of research and development in the
area of photocatalysis (heterogeneous and homogeneous), a process included in a special …

Cu-based Fenton systems have been recognized as a promising suite of technologies for
the treatment of industrial wastewaters due to their high catalytic oxidation capacity. Rapid …

This paper presents an overview of the parabolic-trough collectors that have been built and
marketed during the past century, as well as the prototypes currently under development. It …

Since the early development of this technology in the 1970s, TiO2 constitutes the
archetypical photocatalyst due to its relatively high efficiency, low cost and availability …