Mechanisms and pathways of PFAS degradation by advanced oxidation and reduction processes: A critical review

MG Alalm, DC Boffito - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have demonstrated the degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
by advanced oxidation or reduction processes. Howbeit, the current literature lacks a …

Solar photo-oxidation of recalcitrant industrial wastewater: a review

A Tawfik, MG Alalm, HM Awad, M Islam… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Conventional methods to clean wastewater actually lead to incomplete treatments, calling
for advanced technologies to degrade recalcitrant pollutants. Herein we review solar photo …

Assembling S-scheme heterojunction between basic bismuth nitrate and bismuth tungstate with promoting charges' separation for accelerated photocatalytic …

W Chen, M Dai, L Xiang, S Zhao, S Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The S-scheme heterojunction has garnered increasing attention due to its remarkable
oxidation capacity and efficient separation of photogenerated carriers. In this study, a one …

A Review on Metal Ions Modified TiO2 for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants

D Jiang, TA Otitoju, Y Ouyang, NF Shoparwe, S Wang… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
TiO2 is a semiconductor material with high chemical stability and low toxicity. It is widely
used in the fields of catalysis, sensing, hydrogen production, optics and optoelectronics …

Novel S-scheme WO3/CeO2 heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic degradation of sulfamerazine under visible light irradiation

A Bahadoran, S Ramakrishna, S Masudy-Panah… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, hierarchical WO 3-CeO 2 hollow sphere heterojunctions were fabricated via a
two-step hydrothermal method and applied for degradation of sulfamerazine antibiotic under …

Optimization of electrochemical activation of persulfate by BDD electrodes for rapid removal of sulfamethazine

M Nashat, M Mossad, HK El-Etriby, MG Alalm - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Boron-doped diamond electrodes have been employed for the removal of sulfamethazine
(SMZ) from water by electrochemical activation of persulfate (EO/BDD-PS). A set of …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine by g-C3N4/Cu, N-TiO2 composites under simulated sunlight irradiation

X Zeng, S Shu, Y Meng, H Wang, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The gC 3 N 4/Cu, N-TiO 2 heterojunction photocatalysts were prepared employing
co-precipitation and calcination methods in this work. The as-prepared photocatalysts were …

Performance enhancement of flat-plate and parabolic trough solar collector using nanofluid for water heating application

MAER Abu-Zeid, Y Elhenawy, M Bassyouni… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flat plate solar collector (FPSC) and parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) are widely used
for residential solar water heating (SWH) applications. This work studied two different solar …

Toward scaling-up photocatalytic process for multiphase environmental applications

MG Alalm, R Djellabi, D Meroni, C Pirola, CL Bianchi… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, we have witnessed a booming development of composites and multi-dopant metal
oxides to be employed as novel photocatalysts. Yet the practical application of …

Recent developments in recalcitrant organic pollutants degradation using immobilized photocatalysts

K Fouad, M Bassyouni, MG Alalm, MY Saleh - Applied Physics A, 2021 - Springer
Immobilization or coating of photocatalysts on supporting media can open a new avenue for
industrial application of photocatalysis in wastewater treatment. Herein, we present a critical …