Challenges and prospects of advanced oxidation water treatment processes using catalytic nanomaterials

BC Hodges, EL Cates, JH Kim - Nature nanotechnology, 2018‏ - nature.com
Centralized water treatment has dominated in developed urban areas over the past century,
although increasing challenges with this model demand a shift to a more decentralized …

Sunlight-mediated inactivation of health-relevant microorganisms in water: a review of mechanisms and modeling approaches

KL Nelson, AB Boehm, RJ Davies-Colley… - … Science: Processes & …, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Health-relevant microorganisms present in natural surface waters and engineered treatment
systems that are exposed to sunlight can be inactivated by a complex set of interacting …

The technology horizon for photocatalytic water treatment: sunrise or sunset?

SK Loeb, PJJ Alvarez, JA Brame, EL Cates, W Choi… - 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Advanced oxidation processes via semiconductor photocatalysis for water treatment have
been the subject of extensive research over the past three decades, producing many …

Oxidation processes in water treatment: are we on track?

U Von Gunten - Environmental science & technology, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Chemical oxidants have been applied in water treatment for more than a century, first as
disinfectants and later to abate inorganic and organic contaminants. The challenge of …

Technology assessment of solar disinfection for drinking water treatment

I Jeon, EC Ryberg, PJJ Alvarez, JH Kim - Nature Sustainability, 2022‏ - nature.com
Poor access to safe drinking water is a major sustainability issue for a third of the world's
population, especially for those living in rural areas. Solar disinfection could be the choice of …

Edge-functionalized g-C3N4 nanosheets as a highly efficient metal-free photocatalyst for safe drinking water

Z Teng, N Yang, H Lv, S Wang, M Hu, C Wang, D Wang… - Chem, 2019‏ - cell.com
Solar water disinfection catalyzed by metal-free photocatalyst has emerged as a promising
approach for clean water production. By using the edge-functionalized graphitic carbon …

Carbon nitride based photocatalysts for solar photocatalytic disinfection, can we go further?

W Wang, C Zhou, Y Yang, G Zeng, C Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Microbial contamination in wastewater systems is a global problem and has attracted more
and more attention. Therefore, a high-performance and environmentally friendly inactivation …

Photonic crystal-assisted visible light activated TiO2 photocatalysis

V Likodimos - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Photonic crystals have been established as unique periodic structures to promote photon
capture and control over light-matter interactions. Their application in semiconductor, mainly …

Single Ag atom engineered 3D-MnO2 porous hollow microspheres for rapid photothermocatalytic inactivation of E. coli under solar light

D **a, H Liu, B Xu, Y Wang, Y Liao, Y Huang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Atomic level Ag loaded MnO 2 porous hollow microspheres (Ag/MnO 2 PHMs) were
prepared by redox precipitation method, and utilized for E. coli inactivation under solar light …

Water disinfection in rural areas demands unconventional solar technologies

C Chu, EC Ryberg, SK Loeb, MJ Suh… - Accounts of chemical …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Conspectus Providing access to safe drinking water is a prerequisite for protecting public
health. Vast improvements in drinking water quality have been witnessed during the last …