Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

The photocatalytic process in the treatment of polluted water

MA Al-Nuaim, AA Alwasiti, ZY Shnain - Chemical papers, 2023 - Springer
Wastewaters often contain toxic organic pollutants with a possible adverse effect on human
health and aquatic life upon exposure. Persistent organic pollutants such as dyes and …

Present applications of titanium dioxide for the photocatalytic removal of pollutants from water: A review

KP Gopinath, NV Madhav, A Krishnan… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The evolution of modern technology and industrial processes has been accompanied by an
increase in the utilization of chemicals to derive new products. Water bodies are frequently …

ZnO-based heterostructures as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and depollution: a review

P Dhiman, G Rana, A Kumar, G Sharma… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Energy shortage and escalating pollution are major challenges globally. Heterogeneous
photocatalysis is one of the most cost-effective methods for producing renewable energy …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of surface charge on photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using chargeable titania nanoparticles

F Azeez, E Al-Hetlani, M Arafa, Y Abdelmonem… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Herein, a simple approach based on tailoring the surface charge of nanoparticles, NPs,
during the preparation to boost the electrostatic attraction between NPs and the organic …

Biopolymer-supported TiO2 as a sustainable photocatalyst for wastewater treatment: a review

A Balakrishnan, S Appunni, M Chinthala… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
The rising water pollution by pesticides, pharmaceuticals and dyes is a major health issue
calling for advanced remediation methods such as photocatalysis with titanium dioxide …

Recent advances in cellulose supported photocatalysis for pollutant mitigation: A review

A Sudhaik, P Raizada, T Ahamad, SM Alshehri… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent times, green chemistry or “green world” is a new and effective approach for
sustainable environmental remediation. Among all biomaterials, cellulose is a vital material …

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 …

Removal of pharmaceuticals from water by adsorption and advanced oxidation processes: state of the art and trends

F Mansouri, K Chouchene, N Roche, M Ksibi - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceutical products have become a necessary part of life. Several studies have
demonstrated that indirect exposure of humans to pharmaceuticals through the water could …

A review of hydrogen production processes by photocatalytic water splitting–From atomistic catalysis design to optimal reactor engineering

A Gupta, B Likozar, R Jana, WC Chanu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Renewable energy is an essential part of our strategy of decarbonization,
decentralization, as well as digitalization of energy.'–Isabelle Kocher. Current climate, health …