Design and optimization of TiO2-based photocatalysts for efficient removal of pharmaceutical pollutants in water: Recent developments and challenges

N Ahmadpour, M Nowrouzi, VM Avargani… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of pharmaceutical compounds as emerging organic pollutants in water bodies
has raised considerable concerns regarding their environmental impacts and potential …

Recent progress of applied TiO2 photoelectrocatalysis for the degradation of organic pollutants in wastewaters

E Brillas, S Garcia-Segura - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) is a promising powerful electrochemical advanced oxidation
process (EAOP) that combines photocatalysis and electrolysis. Upon light irradiation over a …

Observable removal of pharmaceutical residues by highly porous photoactive cellulose acetate@ MIL-MOF film

HE Emam, M El-Shahat, RM Abdelhameed - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical products are used tremendously worldwide and subsequently released into
wastewater even at very low concentration caused serious environmental problem due to …

Modified TiO2 For Environmental Photocatalytic Applications: A Review

R Daghrir, P Drogui, D Robert - Industrial & Engineering …, 2013 - ACS Publications
This paper summarizes recent research dealing with development of titanium dioxide (TiO2)
used for environmental applications. TiO2 plays the most important role owing to its …

Advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment: formation of hydroxyl radical and application

JL Wang, LJ Xu - Critical reviews in environmental science and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), defined as those technologies that utilize the
hydroxyl radical (· OH) for oxidation, have received increasing attention in the research and …

Nano-based adsorbent and photocatalyst use for pharmaceutical contaminant removal during indirect potable water reuse

SK Fanourakis, J Peña-Bahamonde, PC Bandara… - NPJ Clean …, 2020 - nature.com
Increasing human activity, including commercial and noncommercial use of
pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and agricultural products, has introduced new …

Metal-free activation of H2O2 by g-C3N4 under visible light irradiation for the degradation of organic pollutants

Y Cui, Z Ding, P Liu, M Antonietti, X Fu… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconducting carbon nitride materials were successfully prepared via a thermal poly-
condensation of dicyandiamide as a precursor at> 500° C. The resulting materials were …

Rapid synthesis of Ag/AgCl@ ZIF-8 as a highly efficient photocatalyst for degradation of acetaminophen under visible light

G Fan, X Zheng, J Luo, H Peng, H Lin, M Bao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of acetaminophen (ACT) used for painkillers has attracted great attention in
the world, which have potentially adverse effects on aquatic lives and human beings …

Titanium dioxide photocatalysis for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment

D Kanakaraju, BD Glass, M Oelgemöller - Environmental chemistry letters, 2014 - Springer
Heterogeneous photocatalysis using the semiconductor titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has proven
to be a promising treatment technology for water purification. The effectiveness of this …

Recent progress in photocatalytic degradation of chlorinated phenols and reduction of heavy metal ions in water by TiO2-based catalysts

A Shoneye, J Sen Chang… - International Materials …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Among the various semiconductor photocatalysts reported so far, TiO2 is still the most
promising material for real applications because of its excellent chemical and thermal …