Photodegradation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water treatment using carbonaceous-TiO2 composites: A critical review of recent literature

D Awfa, M Ateia, M Fujii, MS Johnson, C Yoshimura - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The high concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) that found
in water in many locations are of concern. Among the available water treatment methods …

TiO2-based photocatalytic disinfection of microbes in aqueous media: a review

PVL Reddy, B Kavitha, PAK Reddy, KH Kim - Environmental research, 2017 - Elsevier
The TiO 2 based photocatalyst has great potential for the disinfection/inactivation of harmful
pathogens (such as E. coli in aqueous media) along with its well-known usefulness on …

Recent advances in photocatalytic treatment of pollutants in aqueous media

PAK Reddy, PVL Reddy, E Kwon, KH Kim, T Akter… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis can be an excellent solution for resolving the world's energy and
environmental problems. It has a wide range of applications for the decontamination of …

Plant uptake and translocation of contaminants of emerging concern in soil

VLR Pullagurala, S Rawat, IO Adisa… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The advent of industrialization has led to the discovery of a wide range of chemicals
designed for multiple uses including plant protection. However, after use, most of the …

Photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A in aqueous media: A review

PVL Reddy, KH Kim, B Kavitha, V Kumar… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) is known to be an emerging pollutant in various environmental
compartments. Human exposure to BPA occurs widely because it is commonly used as the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in the applications of sonochemical reactors as an advanced oxidation process for the remediation of microbial hazards associated with water …

MH Dehghani, RR Karri, JR Koduru, S Manickam… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is one of the major sources that spread human diseases through contamination with
bacteria and other pathogenic microorganisms. This review focuses on microbial hazards as …

Photocatalytic mineralization of hydrogen sulfide as a dual-phase technique for hydrogen production and environmental remediation

K Vikrant, KH Kim, A Deep - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is regarded as a broad-spectrum poison associated with severe
health consequences. Among the available treatment options, photocatalytic technology …

Phytoremediation mechanisms in air pollution control: a review

BXY Lee, T Hadibarata, A Yuniarto - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020 - Springer
Air pollutants originated from natural and anthropogenic sources and able to bio-magnify
and bio-accumulate in the trophic levels, thus increase toxicity in the food chain. Various air …

Disinfection of wastewater by UV-based treatment for reuse in a circular economy perspective. Where are we at?

MC Collivignarelli, A Abbà, MC Miino… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among the critical issues that prevent the reuse of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
effluents in a circular economy perspective, the microbiological component plays a key role …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of modified ZnO nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of chlorobenzene

P Nagaraju, SH Puttaiah, K Wantala… - Applied Water Science, 2020 - Springer
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are one of the major pollutants present in the
petrochemical industrial effluents. These VOCs have high vapor pressure, which makes it to …