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 …

[HTML][HTML] Why five decades of massive research on heterogeneous photocatalysis, especially on TiO2, has not yet driven to water disinfection and detoxification …

JA Rengifo-Herrera, C Pulgarin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
For fifty years, heterogeneous photocatalysis has been considered as having potential to
remove organic and microbiological pollutants from water under either artificial UV light or …

Mitigating metal-organic framework (MOF) toxicity for biomedical applications

P Wiśniewska, J Haponiuk, MR Saeb, N Rabiee… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a novel class of crystalline porous materials,
consisting of metal ions and organic linkers. These hybrid materials are highly porous and …

[HTML][HTML] Metal oxide nanoparticles: review of synthesis, characterization and biological effects

AM Negrescu, MS Killian, SNV Raghu… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, the progress made in the field of nanotechnology has allowed
researchers to develop and synthesize nanosized materials with unique physicochemical …

α-Fe2O3 as a photocatalytic material: A review

M Mishra, DM Chun - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2015 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis has been attracting much research interest because of its wide applications
in renewable energy and environmental remediation. There are many materials that are …

Photocatalytic membrane in water purification: is it step** closer to be driven by visible light?

Y Shi, J Huang, G Zeng, W Cheng, J Hu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic membranes (PMs), coupling of membrane filtration and photocatalysis in a
single unit, have exhibited a great potential for use in energy-efficient water purification and …

Role of nanotechnology in photocatalysis

MB Tahir, M Sohaib, M Sagir… - Encyclopedia of smart …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
World is facing two major problems, day by day demand of energy and pollution on the
planet increasing with the advancement of human activities. These are real problems not …

Mechanisms of Antibacterial Activity of MgO: Non‐ROS Mediated Toxicity of MgO Nanoparticles Towards Escherichia coli

YH Leung, AMC Ng, X Xu, Z Shen, LA Gethings… - Small, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The toxicity of metal oxide nanomaterials and their antimicrobial activity is attracting
increasing attention. Among these materials, MgO is particularly interesting as a low cost …

Recent developments in photocatalytic water treatment technology: a review

MN Chong, B **, CWK Chow, C Saint - Water research, 2010 - Elsevier
In recent years, semiconductor photocatalytic process has shown a great potential as a low-
cost, environmental friendly and sustainable treatment technology to align with the “zero” …

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 …