Coupling of membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes for removal of pharmaceutical residues: A critical review

SO Ganiyu, ED Van Hullebusch, M Cretin… - Separation and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals as emerging pollutants have become a major concern not only because of
the threat posed to health and safety of the aquatic life but also due to their continuous …

Noble metals-TiO2 nanocomposites: from fundamental mechanisms to photocatalysis, surface enhanced Raman scattering and antibacterial applications

J Prakash, S Sun, HC Swart, RK Gupta - Applied Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Plasmonic photocatalyst nanomaterials are rapidly emerging as novel materials for a
number of advanced engineering applications. In the present review article, we aim to …

Critical review of photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria: from noble metals-and carbon nanomaterials-TiO2 composites to challenges of water characteristics and …

J He, A Kumar, M Khan, IMC Lo - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This critical review covers ways to improve TiO 2-based photocatalysts, how water
characteristics may affect photocatalytic disinfection, and strategies to tackle the challenges …

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 …

Antifouling coatings: recent developments in the design of surfaces that prevent fouling by proteins, bacteria, and marine organisms

I Banerjee, RC Pangule, RS Kane - Advanced materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The major strategies for designing surfaces that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria,
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …

Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide: spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity

HA Foster, IB Ditta, S Varghese, A Steele - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
The photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide are well known and have many applications
including the removal of organic contaminants and production of self-cleaning glass. There …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetics and mechanisms of charge transfer processes in photocatalytic systems: A review

L Zhang, HH Mohamed, R Dillert… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2012 - Elsevier
Charge carrier transfer processes are very important and play a vital role in photocatalytic
reactions. A fundamental understanding of the kinetics and mechanisms of these charge …

Concurrent filtration and solar photocatalytic disinfection/degradation using high-performance Ag/TiO2 nanofiber membrane

L Liu, Z Liu, H Bai, DD Sun - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
A facile polyol synthesis was used for the deposition of Ag nanoparticles on electrospun
TiO2 nanofibers for the subsequent fabrication of Ag/TiO2 nanofiber membrane. The …

Metal-free disinfection effects induced by graphitic carbon nitride polymers under visible light illumination

J Huang, W Ho, X Wang - Chemical Communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Covalent carbon nitride polymers were applied as metal-free robust catalysts for the
inactivation of Escherichia coli K-12 (E. coli), a common Gram-negative bacterium, under …

Environmental remediation by photocatalysis

R Vinu, G Madras - Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 2010 - journal.iisc.ac.in
Photocatalysis refers to the oxidation and reduction reactions on semiconductor surfaces,
mediated by the valence band holes and conduction band electrons, which are generated …