Harnessing the power of heterogeneous photocatalytic process for sustainable pharmaceutical contaminant remediation in water environments

Desalination and Water Treatment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 319, P. 100574 - 100574

Published: July 1, 2024

Pharmaceutical pollutants in wastewater can be effectively degraded by heterogeneous photocatalytic processes (HPP); under light irradiation, these methods use semiconductor photocatalysts to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), which oxidize and mineralize organic (OPs) into innocuous byproducts. Reactant transport the photocatalyst surface, reactant adsorption, charge carrier formation separation, redox reactions, product desorption are all part of mechanisms. This review article analyzes compares various approaches used prepare photocatalysts. The composition, morphology, crystallinity, production scale, influence synthesis technique selection. While hydrothermal, microwave-assisted, sonochemical, mechanochemical provide greater variety synthesising diverse with varying compositions, morphologies, surface characteristics, flame hydrolysis is appropriate for large-scale TiO2 Because it regulates photocatalyst's charge, electrolytic solution's pH significant processes. Within a certain range, an increase temperature generally results continuous breakdown efficacy; beyond that, rate decomposition decreases. These findings besides giving researchers broad overview current status HP process we believe will also inform its future applications advancements.

Language: Английский

Monitoring pharmaceuticals and personal care products to assess water quality changes and pollution sources in a drinking water reservoir catchment

Water Resources and Industry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100283 - 100283

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Geochemical markers in the detection and identification of fossil fuels in waste material from an illegal landfill fire

Applied Geochemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 176, P. 106214 - 106214

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский