Recent advances on TiO2-based photocatalysts toward the degradation of pesticides and major organic pollutants from water bodies

S Kanan, MA Moyet, RB Arthur, HH Patterson - Catalysis Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Pesticides and organic waste constitute a group of environmental pollutants that are widely
distributed in our environment due to various human activities. Adsorptive removal and …

[HTML][HTML] Titanium as a beneficial element for crop production

S Lyu, X Wei, J Chen, C Wang, X Wang… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Titanium (Ti) is considered a beneficial element for plant growth. Ti applied via roots or
leaves at low concentrations has been documented to improve crop performance through …

[HTML][HTML] Recent development on the electrochemical detection of selected pesticides: a focused review

JS Noori, J Mortensen, A Geto - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pesticides are heavily used in agriculture to protect crops from diseases, insects, and
weeds. However, only a fraction of the used pesticides reaches the target and the rest slips …

Attenuation of nitrates, antibiotics and pesticides from groundwater using immobilised microalgae-based systems

L Ferrando, V Matamoros - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Groundwater pollution by nitrates and organic microcontaminants (OMCs) such as
pesticides and antibiotics has increased in recent years due to the intensification of …

Advances in nanomaterial‐based water treatment approaches for photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants

I Som, M Roy, R Saha - ChemCatChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Demand of pure drinking water is increasing day by day in line with both a growing
population and global industrialization. Studies in the past few decades on the application of …

Bentonite nanoparticles-incorporated ZnO nanofiber mats assembly by electro-centrifuge spinning for efficient photo-degradation of bentazon herbicide: tuning …

A Amini, F Rahmani, M Kkamforoush… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, photocatalytic features and performance of ZnO nanofiber mats spun by electro and
electro-centrifuge spinning methods were evaluated by various characterization techniques …

Synthesis, characterization, and application of ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposite for photocatalysis of a herbicide (Bentazon)

M Gholami, M Shirzad-Siboni… - … and water treatment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this investigation was to study the applicability of ZnO–TiO2 composite as a
photocatalyst for degradation of Bentazon. Effects of various parameters such as catalyst …

Study of the decomposition and detoxification of the herbicide bentazon by heterogeneous photocatalysis: Kinetics, intermediates and transformation pathways

C Berberidou, V Kitsiou, E Kazala… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of the herbicide bentazon in aqueous
solutions has been investigated. The pseudo-first order degradation kinetics was studied …

Photocatalytic removal of bentazon by copper doped zinc oxide nanorods: Reaction pathways and toxicity studies

M Gholami, A Jonidi-Jafari, M Farzadkia… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, bentazon herbicide was degraded photocatalytically by copper doped zinc
oxide nanorods fabricated by using a facile co-precipitation method. The crystal structure …

The role of direct photolysis in the photodegradation of the herbicide bentazone in natural surface waters

L Carena, D Fabbri, M Passananti, M Minella, M Pazzi… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The photochemical fate of the herbicide bentazone was assessed by lab experiments and
modeling tools. Experimental and modeling results showed that bentazone is mainly …