Photocatalytic nanomaterials for solar-driven bacterial inactivation: recent progress and challenges

W Wang, G Li, D Xia, T An, H Zhao… - Environmental Science …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured photocatalysts have attracted ever-growing research attention in the
application of solar energy for water disinfection. Over the past few decades, various …

Ag2O Nanoparticles as a Candidate for Antimicrobial Compounds of the New Generation

SV Gudkov, DA Serov, ME Astashev, AA Semenova… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance in microorganisms is an important problem of modern medicine which
can be solved by searching for antimicrobial preparations of the new generation …

Construction of Direct Z-Scheme AgI/Bi2Sn2O7 Nanojunction System with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity: Accelerated Interfacial Charge Transfer Induced Efficient Cr(VI) …

H Guo, CG Niu, L Zhang, XJ Wen, C Liang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The exploration of highly efficient visible light driven photocatalysts for diverse pollutants
removal has received great concerns in wastewater treatment. Here, a series of tightly …

Enhanced biodegradation of PAHs by biochar and a TiO2@ biochar composite under light irradiation: Photocatalytic mechanism, toxicity evaluation and ecological …

D Li, Y Fang, J Lu, J Sun, X Zhao, N Hou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC) and its composites have been widely used for pollutant treatment upon their
adsorption and photocatalytic efficiency, but their toxicity and ecological effects have …

Synergy of photocatalysis and adsorption for simultaneous removal of Cr (VI) and Cr (III) with TiO2 and titanate nanotubes

W Liu, J Ni, X Yin - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
An one-step efficient simultaneous removal of Cr (VI) and Cr (III) was achieved with mixture
of TiO 2 and titanate nanotubes (TNTs). Unlike the conventional two-step Cr removal with a …

Progress on photocatalytic semiconductor hybrids for bacterial inactivation

J Zeng, Z Li, H Jiang, X Wang - Materials horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to its use of green and renewable energy and negligible bacterial resistance,
photocatalytic bacterial inactivation is to be considered a promising sterilization process …

Visible-light-driven photocatalytic inactivation of MS2 by metal-free g-C3N4: virucidal performance and mechanism

Y Li, C Zhang, D Shuai, S Naraginti, D Wang, W Zhang - Water Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The challenge to achieve effective water disinfection of pathogens, especially viruses, with
minimized harmful disinfection byproducts calls for a cost-effective and environmentally …

Controllable synthesis of a sponge-like Z-scheme N, S-CQDs/Bi2MoO6@ TiO2 film with enhanced photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity under visible/NIR light …

Y Qu, X Li, H Zhang, R Huang, W Qi, R Su… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multifunctional photocatalytic surfaces for pollutant degradation and antimicrobial
application are often in high demand, however they confront many challenges in charge …

AgI modified covalent organic frameworks for effective bacterial disinfection and organic pollutant degradation under visible light irradiation

F Liu, C Nie, Q Dong, Z Ma, W Liu, M Tong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have recently been demonstrated to have great
application potentials in water treatment. Their photocatalytic performance towards bacterial …

Visible-light-driven photocatalytic disinfection mechanism of Pb-BiFeO3/rGO photocatalyst

Y Li, J Zhao, G Zhang, L Zhang, S Ding, E Shang, X Xia - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
While the visible-light-driven photocatalytic disinfection techniques for drinking water have
recently attracted tremendous attentions, it is necessary to further improve the solar energy …