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 …

Impact of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Modification on Its Application to Pollution Treatment—A Review

R Li, T Li, Q Zhou - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
A high-efficiency method to deal with pollutants must be found because environmental
problems are becoming more serious. Photocatalytic oxidation technology as the …

Nb2O5‐Based Photocatalysts

K Su, H Liu, Z Gao, P Fornasiero, F Wang - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis is one potential solution to the energy and environmental crisis and greatly
relies on the development of the catalysts. Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5), a typically nontoxic …

Density Functional Theory Study and Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/N-Doped TiO2 Heterojunctions

W Navarra, I Ritacco, O Sacco… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The beneficial effects on ZnO and TiO2 photocatalytic activity resulting from a suitable
combination of do** and heterojunctions were proposed and investigated by a synergistic …

A brief study on the kinetic aspect of the photodegradation and mineralization of BiOI-Ag3PO4 towards sodium diclofenac

M Mehrali-Afjani, A Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh… - Chemical Physics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bismuth oxyiodide and silver phosphate nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized in-situ and
mechanically mixed to obtain BiOI-Ag 3 PO 4 nano-composite (NC). A body-centered cubic …

TiO2 based Photocatalysis membranes: An efficient strategy for pharmaceutical mineralization

S Kumar, R Sharma, A Gupta, KK Dubey… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the various emerging contaminants, pharmaceuticals (PhACs) seem to have
adverse effects on the quality of water. Even the smallest concentration of PhACs in ground …

A review of the toxicology presence and removal of ketoprofen through adsorption technology

J Georgin, DSP Franco, K da Boit Martinello… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present review was carried out to analyze the works developed using the adsorption
technology to remove the anti-inflammatory ketoprofen (KET). The main factors that inflated …

Unveiling the photocatalytic marvels: Recent advances in solar heterojunctions for environmental remediation and energy harvesting

N Askari, M Jamalzadeh, A Askari, N Liu… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
In the quest for effective solutions to address Environ. Pollut. and meet the escalating energy
demands, heterojunction photocatalysts have emerged as a captivating and versatile …

Pt-based TiO2 photocatalytic systems: A systematic review

A Esrafili, M Salimi, HR Sobhi, M Gholami… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is belived that clean energy and sustainable environment are big issues, which are linked
are considered as great challanges all around the world. TiO 2, which is known for its highly …

A magnetically separable α-NiMoO4/ZnFe2O4/coffee biochar heterojunction photocatalyst for efficient ketoprofen degradation

SK Ray, PAK Reddy, S Yoon, J Shin, K Chon… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel heterostructure ie, ZnFe 2 O 4 nanosphere-decorated α-NiMoO 4
nanorods on coffee biochar (BC), was fabricated via a hydrothermal method. The …