Advancing pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review on application of catalytic membrane reactor-based hybrid approaches

R Kumar, E Awino, DW Njeri, A Basu… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical wastewater presents a concerning array of toxic chemicals, necessitating
proper treatment and disposal to safeguard human health and the environment. These …

Progressive biocatalysts for the treatment of aqueous systems containing pharmaceutical pollutants

E Efremenko, N Stepanov, O Senko, O Maslova… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
The review focuses on the appearance of various pharmaceutical pollutants in various water
sources, which dictates the need to use various methods for effective purification and …

Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline using surface defective black TiO2–ZnO heterojunction photocatalyst under visible light

L Sawunyama, O Oyewo, DC Onwudiwe, SS Makgato - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Fabrication of heterojunction and surface defective engineering, through the formation of
oxygen vacancies, are among the various photocatalytic enhancement techniques. A …

Ultra-deep photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization of liquid fuels by Ti@ CeO2/ZnO nanophotocatalyst under visible light and mild operating conditions

M Beshtar, AA Asgharinezhad, A Larimi - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Herein, various Ti@ CeO 2/ZnO nanophotocatalysts (TxCZ, x: the molar ratio of Ti to
Ce and Zn) were synthesized using the solvothermal method in two stages. After that, the …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of visible light LEDs modulation techniques on photocatalytic degradation of ceftriaxone in a flat plate reactor

N Morante, O Tammaro, L Albarano… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effect of light modulation on photocatalytic ceftriaxone (CEF) degradation in
aqueous solution was investigated. The experimental set-up consisted of a fixed bed …

Diode characteristics, piezo-photocatalytic antibiotic degradation and hydrogen production of Ce3+ doped ZnO nanostructures

HM Elmehdi, K Ramachandran, S Chidambaram… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Piezo-photocatalysis of ZnO nanostructures had recently well attracted due to their
exceptional potential in degrading the antibiotics and scalable hydrogen production. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic self-cleaning PVDF membrane blended with MWCNT-ZnO nanocomposites for RhB removal

D Toloman, M Stefan, S Macavei, L Barbu-Tudoran… - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes blended with various amounts of MWCNT-ZnO
(0.1%–3%) nanocomposites were prepared by the phase inversion method. The effect of …

Understanding the variations in degradation pathways and generated by-products of antibiotics in modified TiO2 and ZnO photodegradation systems: A …

M Samy, S Tang, Y Zhang, DYC Leung - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review examines various modification techniques, including metal doping, non-metal
doping, multi doping, mixed doping, and the construction of heterojunction photocatalysts …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the Effect of Oxide Additives on the Band Gap and Photocatalytic Efficiency of TiO2 as a Fixed Film

M Ghiloufi, T Schnabel, S Mehling, S Kouass - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The effects of various additives (Y2O3, Ga2O3, and WO3) on photocatalytic degradation
efficiency under UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and the optical properties of TiO2 Degussa …

[HTML][HTML] First Utilization of Magnetically-Assisted Photocatalytic Iron Oxide-TiO2 Nanocomposites for the Degradation of the Problematic Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin in an …

J Radić, G Žerjav, L Jurko, P Bošković, L Fras Zemljič… - Magnetochemistry, 2024 - mdpi.com
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance due to antibiotics in the environment presents
significant public health, economic, and societal risks. This study addresses the need for …