ACS ES&T Engineering,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
1(5), P. 804 - 826
Published: March 30, 2021
Increasing
demand
for
food
due
to
rapid
population
growth
has
exerted
unprecedented
pressure
on
the
global
agricultural
industry.
Agrochemicals
are
widely
used
ensure
productivity,
leading
prevalence
of
legacy
and
emerging
chemicals
in
environment,
most
which
toxic
persistent.
Metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
as
a
group
novel
photocatalytic
materials
with
ultrahigh
porosity
tunability
have
demonstrated
high
potential
efficient
removal
these
recalcitrant
pollutants.
This
critical
review
aims
present
MOF-catalyzed
photodegradation
pesticides
antibiotics.
Initially,
capabilities
different
MOF-based
composites
harvest
visible
light
compared.
Examples
include
MOFs
combined
bismuth
oxyhalides
(BiOX)
graphite
oxide
(GO).
Mechanisms
involved
MOF-induced
processes
such
electron–hole
(e–/h+)
separation,
generation
reactive
species,
degradation
pathways
representative
pollutants
well
impacts
water
chemistry
illustrated
detailed.
Research
applying
is
largely
progress,
many
more
studies
greater
mechanistic
evaluation
needed
fully
assess
depollute
water.
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
7(2), P. 300 - 339
Published: Oct. 30, 2019
Highly
photoactive
MOFs
can
be
engineered
via
various
strategies
for
the
purpose
of
extended
visible
light
absorption,
more
efficient
generation,
separation
and
transfer
charge
carriers,
as
well
good
recyclability.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
53(3), P. 1564 - 1575
Published: Jan. 3, 2019
This
study
describes
a
promising
sunlight-driven
photocatalyst
for
the
treatment
of
ofloxacin
and
other
fluoroquinolone
antibiotics
in
water
wastewater.
Perylene
diimide
(PDI)
supramolecular
nanofibers,
which
absorb
broad
spectrum
sunlight,
were
prepared
via
facile
acidification
polymerization
protocol.
Under
natural
PDI
photocatalysts
achieved
rapid
antibiotics,
including
ciprofloxacin,
enrofloxacin,
norfloxacin,
ofloxacin.
The
fastest
degradation
was
observed
ofloxacin,
had
half-life
2.08
min
investigated
conditions.
Various
light
sources
emitting
UV–vis
tested,
blue
found
to
exhibit
transformation
kinetics
due
strong
absorption
by
catalyst.
Reactive
species,
namely,
h+,
1O2,
O2•–,
comprised
primary
photocatalytic
mechanisms
degradation.
Frontier
electron
density
calculations
mass
spectrometry
used
verify
major
pathways
PDI–sunlight
system
identify
products
respectively.
Degradation
mainly
occurred
through
demethylation
at
piperazine
ring,
ketone
formation
morpholine
moiety,
aldehyde
reaction
piperazinyl
group.
An
overall
mechanism
proposed
system,
effects
quality
constituents
examined
determine
performance
real
water/wastewater
systems.
Ultimately,
aggregate
results
from
this
highlight
suitability
treat
wastewater
Chemistry - An Asian Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
15(20), P. 3239 - 3253
Published: Aug. 29, 2020
Nowadays,
an
ever-increasing
variety
of
organic
contaminants
in
water
has
caused
hazards
to
the
ecological
environment
and
human
health.
Many
them
are
persistent
non-biodegradable.
Various
techniques
have
been
studied
for
sewage
treatment,
including
biological,
physical
chemical
methods.
Photocatalytic
advanced
oxidation
processes
(AOPs)
received
increasing
attention
due
their
fast
reaction
rates
strong
capability,
low
cost
compared
with
non-photolytic
AOPs.
This
review
is
dedicated
summarizing
up-to-date
research
progress
photocatalytic
AOPs,
such
as
Fenton
or
Fenton-like
reaction,
ozonation
sulfate
radical-based
processes.
Mechanisms
activation
discussed.
Then,
paper
summarizes
materials
modification
strategies,
defect
chemistry,
morphology
control,
heterostructure
design,
noble
metal
deposition.
The
future
perspectives
challenges
also
