A review on transition metal oxides based photocatalysts for degradation of synthetic organic pollutants

A Krishnan, A Swarnalal, D Das, M Krishnan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review provides insight into the current research trend in transition metal oxides (TMOs)-
based photocatalysis in removing the organic colouring matters from water. For easy …

Heterogeneous photocatalysis and its potential applications in water and wastewater treatment: a review

SN Ahmed, W Haider - Nanotechnology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
There has been a considerable amount of research in the development of sustainable water
treatment techniques capable of improving the quality of water. Unavailability of drinkable …

Principles and mechanisms of photocatalytic dye degradation on TiO 2 based photocatalysts: a comparative overview

A Ajmal, I Majeed, RN Malik, H Idriss, MA Nadeem - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The total annual production of synthetic dye is more than 7× 105 tons. Annually, through
only textile waste effluents, around one thousand tons of non-biodegradable textile dyes are …

TiO2 photocatalysis and related surface phenomena

A Fujishima, X Zhang, DA Tryk - Surface science reports, 2008 - Elsevier
The field of photocatalysis can be traced back more than 80 years to early observations of
the chalking of titania-based paints and to studies of the darkening of metal oxides in contact …

Carbonaceous nanomaterials for the enhancement of TiO2 photocatalysis

R Leary, A Westwood - Carbon, 2011 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysis has important applications such as achieving sustainable
energy generation and treating environmental pollution. TiO2 has been the most widely …

Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide

O Carp, CL Huisman, A Reller - Progress in solid state chemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar irradiation to supply energy or to initiate chemical reactions is already
an established idea. If a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO2) is …

Degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater using immobilized TiO2 photocatalysis under simulated solar irradiation

Y He, NB Sutton, HHH Rijnaarts… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) are not efficiently removed in wastewater
treatment plants and are released into surface waters resulting in toxin accumulation. The …

Immobilisation of titanium dioxide onto supporting materials in heterogeneous photocatalysis: A review

AY Shan, TIM Ghazi, SA Rashid - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to offer an overview of the evolution in the use of different anchors
(supports) for the immobilisation of a semiconductor photocatalyst, which is titanium dioxide …

Effects of F- Doping on the Photocatalytic Activity and Microstructures of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Powders

JC Yu, J Yu, W Ho, Jiang, Zhang - Chemistry of materials, 2002 - ACS Publications
A novel and simple method for preparing highly photoactive nanocrystalline F--doped TiO2
photocatalyst with anatase and brookite phase was developed by hydrolysis of titanium …

Tailored titanium dioxide photocatalysts for the degradation of organic dyes in wastewater treatment: a review

F Han, VSR Kambala, M Srinivasan… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2009 - Elsevier
Organic dyes are one of the largest groups of pollutants released into wastewaters from
textile and other industrial processes. Because of potential toxicity of the dyes and their …