Environmental fate of tetracycline antibiotics: degradation pathway mechanisms, challenges, and perspectives

F Ahmad, D Zhu, J Sun - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2021 - Springer
Tetracycline pollution is a growing global threat to aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity due to
its unprecedented use in aquaculture, livestock, and human disease prevention. The influx …

Photocatalytic degradation of some typical antibiotics: Recent advances and future outlooks

X Bai, W Chen, B Wang, T Sun, B Wu… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The existence of antibiotics in the environment can trigger a number of issues by fostering
the widespread development of antimicrobial resistance. Currently, the most popular …

Synthesis and characterization of ternary chitosan–TiO2–ZnO over graphene for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline from pharmaceutical wastewater

H Asadzadeh Patehkhor, M Fattahi… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Various nanocomposites of TiO2–ZnO, TiO2–ZnO/CS, and TiO2–ZnO/CS–Gr with
different molar ratios were synthesized by sol–gel and ultrasound-assisted methods and …

Recent advances in ZnO-based nanostructures for the photocatalytic degradation of hazardous, non-biodegradable medicines

KM Mohamed, JJ Benitto, JJ Vijaya, M Bououdina - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics are pervasive contaminants in aqueous systems that pose an environmental
threat to aquatic life and humans. Typically, antibiotics are developed to counteract bacterial …

Review on the visible light photocatalysis for the decomposition of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides antibiotics in wastewater

S Shurbaji, PT Huong, TM Altahtamouni - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill or prevent bacterial growth. They
are used in different fields, such as the medical field, agriculture, and veterinary. Antibiotics …

Recyclable CoFe2O4 modified BiOCl hierarchical microspheres utilizing photo, photothermal and mechanical energy for organic pollutant degradation

E Lin, R Huang, J Wu, Z Kang, K Ke, N Qin, D Bao - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Taking advantage of multiple energy sources is an effective way to enhance the catalytic
efficiency of a catalytic system. Here, through rational design, we fabricated CoFe 2 O 4 …

Lattice expansion boosting photocatalytic degradation performance of CuCo2S4 with an inherent dipole moment

Y Guo, B Yan, F Deng, P Shao, J Zou, X Luo… - Chinese Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Realizing efficient charge separation and directional transfer is a challenge for single-
component semiconductors. The spatial electric field generated by dipole moment could …

Recent progress in γ-Fe2O3-based catalysts: An overview of the synthesis and applications in environmental remediation

Y Zhou, X Yang, C Gong, F Zhu, J Wang, Y Qi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contaminant and pollutant have become increasingly prominent environmental issues.
Photocatalysis is a promising way to remove various dyes and organic pollutants in waste …

Metal oxide nanostructures (MONs) as photocatalysts for ciprofloxacin degradation

P Pascariu, C Gherasim, A Airinei - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, organic pollutants have become a global problem due to their negative
impact on human health and the environment. Photocatalysis is one of the most promising …

Lawsonia inermis mediated synthesis of ZnO/Fe2O3 nanorods for photocatalysis–biological treatment for the enhanced effluent treatment, antibacterial and …

S Nachimuthu, S Thangavel, K Kannan… - Chemical Physics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The major objective of this report is to inspect the combination of photocatalytic degradation,
with biological treatment of bio enzyme with photocatalysts such as LI-ZnO and LI-ZnO/Fe 2 …