Singlet oxygen: Properties, generation, detection, and environmental applications

Y Wang, Y Lin, S He, S Wu, C Yang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Singlet oxygen (1 O 2) is molecular oxygen in the excited state with high energy
and electrophilic properties. It is widely found in nature, and its important role is gradually …

Advances in photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy

A Anas, J Sobhanan, KM Sulfiya, C Jasmin… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT)
combine light and photosensitizers to treat cancers and microbial infections, respectively. In …

Regrowth of bacteria after light-based disinfection—what we know and where we go from here

M Wang, M Ateia, D Awfa, C Yoshimura - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Regrowth of bacteria after water/wastewater disinfection is a serious risk to public health,
particularly when such pathogens carry antibiotic resistance genes. Despite increasing …

A systematic review of clay-based photocatalysts for emergent micropollutants removal and microbial inactivation from aqueous media: Status and limitations

A Heidari, A Shahbazi, TM Aminabhavi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic or natural substances that are emitted from nonpoint and point sources and end up
in aquatic habitats at low concentrations are referred to as emerging micropollutants (EMPs) …

Fluorocarbon-driven photosensitizer assembly decodes energy conversion pathway for suppressing breast tumor

H Mei, X Zhang, S Cai, X Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Guo… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite enlarging the clinical applicability of organic photosensitizers in photodynamic
therapy (PDT), current nanoencapsulation technology prefers to improve photothermal …

The application of mineral kaolinite for environment decontamination: A review

M Chen, T Yang, J Han, Y Zhang, L Zhao, J Zhao, R Li… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kaolinite clay mineral with a layered silicate structure is an abundant resource in China. Due
to its advantages of excellent stability, high specific surface area and environmental …

Antibiotic resistomes and their chemical residues in aquatic environments in Africa

A Ogunlaja, OO Ogunlaja, OD Olukanni, GO Taylor… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aquatic environment is a hotspot for the transfer of antibiotic resistance to humans and
animals. Several reviews have put together research efforts on the presence and distribution …

Solar-active clay-TiO2 nanocomposites prepared via biomass assisted synthesis: Efficient removal of ampicillin, sulfamethoxazole and artemether from water

MO Alfred, MO Omorogie, O Bodede, R Moodley… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
New solar-active nanocomposites free from toxic reagents or precious metals were
developed. They were prepared from natural kaolinite clay, Na 2 WO 4, titania, and biomass …

Tuning ZnO/GO pn heterostructure with carbon interlayer supported on clay for visible-light catalysis: Removal of steroid estrogens from water

AA Bayode, EM Vieira, R Moodley, S Akpotu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the efficiency of a new visible-light pn ZnO/GO heterostructured
composite catalyst supported on clay with carbon interlayer. This photocatalyst was …

Target-oriented functionalization: Turning carbon nitride into a round-the-clock antimicrobial photocatalyst in water disinfection

F Hou, W Wei, Y Li, Z Guo, X Zhang, J Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high-efficient and continuous disinfection of water by photocatalysis is still a challenging
issue. Herein, a target-oriented functionalization was molecularly engineered to turn carbon …