Biomass-derived activated carbon nanocomposites for cleaner production: a review on aspects of photocatalytic pollutant degradation

K Rasouli, J Rasouli, MS Mohtaram, S Sabbaghi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, water contamination resulting from the disposal of industrial and urban waste
poses a significant threat to marine life and human. Hence, providing an effective treatment …

An overview of photocatalytic degradation: photocatalysts, mechanisms, and development of photocatalytic membrane

WS Koe, JW Lee, WC Chong, YL Pang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Photocatalysis is an ecofriendly technique that emerged as a promising alternative for the
degradation of many organic pollutants. The weaknesses of the present photocatalytic …

Treatment of oily wastewater using photocatalytic membrane reactors: a critical review

O Samuel, MHD Othman, R Kamaludin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater is generated from various sources such as oil/gas exploration (produced
water), oil refining, pharmaceutical, food industries, and household waste. Toxins in oily …

[HTML][HTML] Solar photo-oxidation of recalcitrant industrial wastewater: a review

A Tawfik, MG Alalm, HM Awad, M Islam… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Conventional methods to clean wastewater actually lead to incomplete treatments, calling
for advanced technologies to degrade recalcitrant pollutants. Herein we review solar photo …

Degradation of wastewaters containing organic dyes photocatalysed by zinc oxide: a review

SM Lam, JC Sin, AZ Abdullah… - Desalination and Water …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Organic dyes are one of the largest groups of pollutants discharged into wastewaters from
textile and other industrial processes. Owing to the potential toxicity of the dyes and their …

[HTML][HTML] Activated carbon from biomass sustainable sources

YX Gan - C, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomass wastes are abundant around us. They are renewable and inexpensive. Product
manufacturing from renewable resources has caught increasing interest recently. Activated …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin in aqueous Bi2WO6 dispersions containing nonionic surfactant under visible light irradiation

L Tang, J Wang, G Zeng, Y Liu, Y Deng, Y Zhou… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation is an alternative method to remove pharmaceutical compounds
in water, however it is hard to achieve efficient rate because of the poor solubility of …

Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by immobilization on activated carbon for degradation of pharmaceuticals

MG Alalm, A Tawfik, S Ookawara - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the photocatalytic activity of bare TiO 2 and TiO 2 immobilized on
activated carbon (TiO 2/AC) for degradation of pharmaceuticals. Four selected …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of mesoporous anatase TiO 2 nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activities

SS Muniandy, NHM Kaus, ZT Jiang, M Altarawneh… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) materials have been the focus of many promising applications due
to their low-cost, availability and biocompatible properties. In this study, mesoporous …

An insight decipher on photocatalytic degradation of microplastics: Mechanism, limitations, and future outlook

M Surana, DS Pattanayak, V Yadav, VK Singh… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic material manufacturing and buildup over the past 50 years has significantly
increased pollution levels. Microplastics (MPs) and non-biodegradable residual plastic films …