Recent developments in the use of metal oxides for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants in water—a review

T Velempini, E Prabakaran, K Pillay - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, metal oxide semiconductors have been explored as photocatalysts for the
degradation of organic contaminants in water/wastewater. The uniqueness of these oxide …

Current perspective of nano-engineered metal oxide based photocatalysts in advanced oxidation processes for degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater

A Pattnaik, JN Sahu, AK Poonia, P Ghosh - … Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal oxides have attracted considerable attention as an emerging group of visible-light-
driven photocatalysts due to their cleaner processes, outstanding photo-oxidation ability and …

Advanced oxidation process-mediated removal of pharmaceuticals from water: A review

D Kanakaraju, BD Glass, M Oelgemöller - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, which are frequently detected in natural and wastewater bodies as well as
drinking water have attracted considerable attention, because they do not readily …

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 …

An overview on the advanced oxidation processes applied for the treatment of water pollutants defined in the recently launched Directive 2013/39/EU

AR Ribeiro, OC Nunes, MFR Pereira… - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is a recognized issue of major concern since a wide range of
contaminants has been found in aquatic environment at ng L− 1 to μg L− 1 levels. In the year …

Advanced oxidation process for the treatment of industrial wastewater: A review on strategies, mechanisms, bottlenecks and prospects

J Mukherjee, BK Lodh, R Sharma, N Mahata, MP Shah… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its complex and, often, highly contaminated nature, treating industrial wastewater
poses a significant environmental problem. Many of the persistent pollutants found in …

Application of heterogeneous nano-semiconductors for photocatalytic advanced oxidation of organic compounds: A review

AG Akerdi, SH Bahrami - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) introduce a hopeful technology for the removal of
water polluted with hard degradable organic compounds. Today, one of the main effective …

Limitations and prospects for wastewater treatment by UV and visible-light-active heterogeneous photocatalysis: a critical review

G Iervolino, I Zammit, V Vaiano, L Rizzo - Heterogeneous Photocatalysis …, 2020 - Springer
Heterogeneous photocatalysis (HPC) has been widely investigated in recent decades for
the removal of a number of contaminants from aqueous matrices, but its application in real …

Combination of advanced oxidation processes and biological treatments for wastewater decontamination—a review

I Oller, S Malato, JA Sánchez-Pérez - Science of the total environment, 2011 - Elsevier
Nowadays there is a continuously increasing worldwide concern for development of
alternative water reuse technologies, mainly focused on agriculture and industry. In this …

Recent developments in photocatalytic water treatment technology: a review

MN Chong, B Jin, 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” …