Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 218 - 218
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
Photocatalysis
has
emerged
as
a
promising
technology
for
the
removal
of
emerging
contaminants
such
antibiotics
from
water.
Fixing
photocatalytic
materials
on
polymers
to
prepare
applicable
membranes
is
feasible
method
applying
photocatalysis.
This
study
explored
preparation
composite
PAN-TiO2
and
PAN-TiO2-rGO
(PAN-rGTi)
by
combining
TiO2,
TiO2-reduced
graphene
oxide
(rGO)
polyacrylonitrile
(PAN)
using
electrospinning.
Characterization
through
SEM
EDS
analysis
confirms
membrane’s
microstructure
elemental
composition.
The
electrospun
PAN-rGTi
exhibit
stable
efficient
performance
in
degrading
sulfamethoxazole
(SMX)
enrofloxacin
(ENR),
two
typical
commonly
found
water
bodies.
Photocatalytic
degradation
experiments
under
simulated
solar
light
reveal
superior
compared
PAN
alone,
with
notable
increase
reaction
rate
constants
(1.8
2.2
times
SMX
3.2
4.0
ENR)
even
higher
enhancements
(2.8
3.0
5.4
6.5
alone.
Despite
minor
decreases
(from
97.6%
90.4%)
activity
over
five
cycles,
remain
effective,
showcasing
their
stability
recyclability.
highlights
potential
application
sustainable
effective
removing
Further
exploration
should
focus
optimizing
specific
improving
feasibility
wastewater
treatment
purification
Environmental Technology & Innovation,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
24, P. 102032 - 102032
Published: Oct. 20, 2021
Surface
water
is
extremely
susceptible
to
pollution
stemming
from
human
activities,
such
as
the
expansion
of
urban
and
suburban
areas,
industries,
cities,
agriculture.
In
fact,
sources
surface
have
become
most
common
discharge
sites
for
wastewater,
which
may
contain
microorganisms,
pharmaceutical
waste,
heavy
metals,
harmful
pollutants.
As
a
reference
standard
clean
water,
quality
standards
index
Malaysia
were
used.
comparison
with
conventional
wastewater
treatment
methods,
new
nanomaterial-based
methods
filtration
purification
are
drawing
attention
more
efficient
detection
treatment.
This
prompts
use
nanotechnology
applications
control
quality,
main
source
consumption
humans,
animals,
plants.
paper
reviewed
application
ensure
sustainability
green
environment.
also
highlighted
nanotechnology,
namely,
nanofiltration
membranes,
photocatalysis,
plasma
discharge,
nano-adsorbents,
in
treatment,
well
nano-sensors
monitoring
quality.
The
integration
nano-adsorbents
technology
increase
efficiency
because
demonstrated
remarkable
performance
removal
contaminants
wastewater.
hurdles,
challenges,
outlook
addressed
this
review.
insights
presented
provide
opportunities
directions
expand
studies
pertaining
future
Processes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 163 - 163
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
Increasing
water
pollution
by
bio-recalcitrant
contaminants
necessitates
the
use
of
robust
treatment
methods.
Individual
methods
are
not
effective
against
these
emerging
organic
pollutants
due
to
their
stability
in
environment.
This
has
necessitated
advanced
integrated
systems
such
as
photocatalytic
membranes.
Synergy
reactive
membranes
effectively
degrades
pollutants.
review
presents
state
art
synthesis
and
application
wastewater
treatment.
The
study
critically
evaluates
pertinent
aspects
required
improve
performance
membranes,
tailored
material
synthesis,
membrane
fouling
control,
improved
photocatalyst
light
absorption,
visible
from
sunlight,
enhanced
reaction
kinetics
through
synergy,
regeneration
reuse.
Previous
studies
report
on
effectiveness
removal
synthetic
actual
wastewater.
As
such,
they
show
great
potential
decontamination;
however,
also
face
limitations
that
need
be
addressed.
identifies
challenges
provides
a
way
forward
increasing
photoactivity
titanium
oxide,
mitigation,
scalability,
improving
cost
effectiveness,
enhancing
stability,
other
relevant
scaling
up
efforts
lab
scale
industrial
scale.
