Recent advances in nano-semiconductors photocatalysis for degrading organic contaminants and microbial disinfection in wastewater: A comprehensive review

ZH Jabbar, SE Ebrahim - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, many reviews have discussed the applications of semiconductor photocatalysts to
environmental issues. These publications mainly deal with the morphology, design, and …

Advanced photocatalytic disinfection mechanisms and their challenges

Y Ding, G Yang, S Zheng, X Gao, Z **ang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, microbial contamination issues have globally brought out a huge health threat to
human beings and animals. To be specific, microorganisms including bacteria and viruses …

H2O2 production and in situ sterilization over a ZnO/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst

X Geng, L Wang, L Zhang, H Wang, Y Peng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel ZnO/gC 3 N 4 heterojunction catalyst was prepared by a thermal
polycondensation process and has been applied for H 2 O 2 production and in situ …

Efficient and sustainable photocatalytic inactivation of E. coli by an innovative immobilized Ag/TiO2 photocatalyst with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) under visible light

J Jia, S Giannakis, D Li, B Yan, T Lin - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel catalytic system for effective photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli)
was constructed by anchoring Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) on silane coupling agent (SCA) …

Defect engineering of ultrathin 2D nanosheet BiOI/Bi for enhanced photothermal-catalytic synergistic bacteria-killing

S Ma, X Luo, G Ran, Y Li, Z Cao, X Liu, G Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Optical antibacterial agents present great potential in eliminating infectious pathogens. It is
of great significance to construct effective photonic antibacterial agents with outstanding light …

Selective and efficacious photoelectrochemical detection of ciprofloxacin based on the self-assembly of 2D/2D g-C3N4/Ti3C2 composites

C Yuan, Z He, Q Chen, X Wang, C Zhai, M Zhu - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) process has been demonstrated to exert enormous potential in
the fields of analysis, and the rational design of PEC sensors are vital for the practical …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic nanoparticles–from membrane interactions to antimicrobial and antiviral effects

E Parra-Ortiz, M Malmsten - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2022 - Elsevier
As a result of increasing resistance among pathogens against antibiotics and anti-viral
therapeutics, nanomaterials are attracting current interest as antimicrobial agents. Such …

Photocatalytic disinfection of micro-organisms: Mechanisms and applications

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial contamination has globally represented an extreme health risk to human beings.
Bacteria, fungi, algae and viruses being minuscule possess excessive ecological toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] A novel Z-scheme covalent triazine framework/silver phosphate (CTF/Ag3PO4) heterojunction photocatalyst: Improved adsorption, photocatalytic degradation …

O Oyegbeda, SO Akpotu, B Moodley - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to achieve a suitable covalent triazine framework (CTF) photocatalyst, it is
imperative to further improve synthesis conditions of ionothermal trimerization technique …

Fabrication of MoS2@ BL-BiVO4 photoanode with promoted charge separation for photoelectrochemical sewage treatment to simultaneously degrade PPCPs …

Z Zheng, IMC Lo - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are
ubiquitous in sewage posing adverse effects on both ecosystems and human health. Herein …