Review on heterogeneous photocatalytic disinfection of waterborne, airborne, and foodborne viruses: can we win against pathogenic viruses?

A Habibi-Yangjeh, S Asadzadeh-Khaneghah… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial pathogenic contaminations have world widely represented a serious health
hazard to humans. Viruses, as a member of microbial contaminants, seriously threaten …

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in wastewater treatment

Y Deng, R Zhao - Current Pollution Reports, 2015 - Springer
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) were first proposed in the 1980s for drinking water
treatment and later were widely studied for treatment of different wastewaters. During the …

Silver nanoparticles: various methods of synthesis, size affecting factors and their potential applications–a review

AA Yaqoob, K Umar, MNM Ibrahim - Applied Nanoscience, 2020 - Springer
Currently, synthesis of nanoparticles from several noble metals like palladium, tin, copper,
silver and gold etc. has received more attention because of their unique properties as well …

A surface science perspective on TiO2 photocatalysis

MA Henderson - Surface Science Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
The field of surface science provides a unique approach to understanding bulk, surface and
interfacial phenomena occurring during TiO 2 photocatalysis. This review highlights, from a …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials for water disinfection and microbial control: potential applications and implications

Q Li, S Mahendra, DY Lyon, L Brunet, MV Liga, D Li… - Water research, 2008 - Elsevier
The challenge to achieve appropriate disinfection without forming harmful disinfection
byproducts by conventional chemical disinfectants, as well as the growing demand for …

Nanotechnology for environmental remediation: materials and applications

FD Guerra, MF Attia, DC Whitehead, F Alexis - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental remediation relies mainly on using various technologies (eg, adsorption,
absorption, chemical reactions, photocatalysis, and filtration) for the removal of contaminants …

A review on nanomaterials for environmental remediation

MM Khin, AS Nair, VJ Babu, R Murugan… - Energy & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This article gives an overview of the application of nanomaterials in environmental
remediation. In the area of environmental remediation, nanomaterials offer the potential for …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and applications of silver nanoparticles

KMM Abou El-Nour, A Eftaiha, A Al-Warthan… - Arabian journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, nanoparticles of noble metals such as silver exhibited
significantly distinct physical, chemical and biological properties from their bulk counterparts …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide: spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity

HA Foster, IB Ditta, S Varghese, A Steele - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
The photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide are well known and have many applications
including the removal of organic contaminants and production of self-cleaning glass. There …