Wastewaters often contain toxic organic pollutants with a possible adverse effect on human
health and aquatic life upon exposure. Persistent organic pollutants such as dyes and …

Dye and nitro-compound pollution has become a significant issue worldwide. The
adsorption and degradation of dyes and nitro-compounds have recently become important …

Photocatalysis based technologies have a key role in addressing important challenges of
the ecological transition, such as environment remediation and conversion of renewable …

The oxidation rates and efficiency of the photocatalytic system are highly dependent on a
number of operational parameters that govern the photodegradation of the organic …

The occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as dyes, pharmaceuticals and
endocrine disrupting compounds in the aquatic environment is attracting significant …

Photoluminescence (PL) represents a sensitive tool for probing molecular adsorption and
surface reactions in photocatalytic materials. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most …

Photocatalytic activity is determined by the transport property of photoexcited carriers from
the interior to the surface of photocatalysts. Because the carrier dynamics is influenced by a …

Using hybrid functional electronic structure calculations, we have investigated the structure
and energetics of photogenerated electrons and holes in the bulk and at the (101) surface of …

TiO2 is one of the most attractive photocatalysts, with applications in water splitting,
wastewater treatment, and air purification. Understanding the fundamentals of the …

Due to the pressing needs of society, low cost materials for energy devices have
experienced an outstanding development in recent times. In this highly multidisciplinary …