Recent Trends in the Application of Photocatalytic Membranes in Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Wastewater

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.

Language: Английский

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Artificial Immersed Visible Light Photocatalytic Membrane for Humic Acid Removal

Total environment engineering., Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2, P. 100013 - 100013

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Combined membrane separation and photocatalysis process for the recovery and decomposition of micro/nanoplastics from polyester fabrics

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(5), P. 113310 - 113310

Published: June 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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BiVO4-Driven photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical in Slurry Bubble Column Reactor: Influencing factors and toxicological profiling

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 496, P. 153526 - 153526

Published: July 5, 2024

Language: Английский

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Application of a submerged photocatalytic membrane reactor with ultrafiltration membrane for ketoprofen removal during long term process: Impact of feed matrix

Journal of Water Process Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 59, P. 104953 - 104953

Published: Feb. 7, 2024

Language: Английский

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Advancing photocatalytic strategies for microplastic degradation in aquatic systems: Insights into key challenges and future pathways

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 115594 - 115594

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Advanced TiO2-Based Photocatalytic Systems for Water Splitting: Comprehensive Review from Fundamentals to Manufacturing

Molecules, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 30(5), P. 1127 - 1127

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

The global imperative for clean energy solutions has positioned photocatalytic water splitting as a promising pathway sustainable hydrogen production. This review comprehensively analyzes recent advances in TiO2-based systems, focusing on materials engineering, source effects, and scale-up strategies. We recognize the advancements nanoscale architectural design, engineered heterojunction of catalysts, cocatalyst integration, which have significantly enhanced efficiency. Particular emphasis is placed crucial role chemistry system performance, analyzing how different sources-from wastewater to seawater-impact evolution rates stability. Additionally, addresses key challenges scaling up these including optimization reactor light distribution, mass transfer. Recent developments artificial intelligence-driven discovery process are discussed, along with emerging opportunities bio-hybrid systems CO2 reduction coupling. Through critical analysis, we identify fundamental propose strategic research directions advancing technology toward practical implementation. work will provide comprehensive framework exploring advanced composite developing efficient scalable multifunctional simultaneous

Language: Английский

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Rotating Photo-Disc Reactor (RPR) Used in the Photo-Degradation of Pyridine Using Zinc Oxide as a Catalyst Composited with Aluminum Nanoparticles and Irradiated with Natural Light

Catalysts, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 437 - 437

Published: April 29, 2025

Pyridine was degraded in a rotating photo-disc reactor (RPR) using zinc oxide (ZnO) doped with aluminum nanoparticles (ZnO-Al) as catalyst and natural light lamps. The disks made of clay had surface area 329.7209 m2. operated semi-batch system, where it handled volume 14.8 L hydraulic residence time (HRT) 72 h at 54 rpm constant flow rate. results indicate an average degradation 50.6% after HRT h, maximum 62%. characterization confirm the effectiveness doping process, showing concentration 4.11% by mass catalyst, determined X-ray techniques. Overall, process proved effective for evidenced reduction bandgap from 3.25 eV undoped ZnO to 3.08 version, making sufficiently active under artificial visible light.

Language: Английский

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Performance of a Solar Driven Photocatalytic Membrane Reactor for Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

The per capita availability of freshwater resources on a global scale is gradually decreasing due to population growth, rapid urbanization, industrialization, and modern lifestyles. In this situation, wastewater management becomes major concern. Conventional treatment processes used treat discharges are not adequate for the advanced removal pollutants, especially refractory organic which mainly compounds that easily biodegradable in environment. use photocatalytic membrane reactors (PMRs) tertiary has attracted much interest recent periods, various configurations have been investigated. performance PMR using an iron doped titanium photo catalyst Polysulfone-based polymeric municipal was evaluated under natural simulated solar light. Obtained results proved driven PMRs can remove loading (COD) with high efficiencies may represent suitable alternative step wastewater.

Language: Английский

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Performance of a Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Membrane Reactor for Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Processes, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 617 - 617

Published: March 20, 2024

The increasing demand for efficient wastewater treatment technologies, driven by global population growth and industrialisation, highlights the necessity advanced, reliable solutions. This study investigated efficacy of a slurry photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) advanced removal organic pollutants, quantified via chemical oxygen (COD), under natural simulated solar light irradiation. Employing two variants iron-doped titania as photocatalysts polysulfone-based polymeric separation process, investigation showcased COD efficiencies ranging from 66–85% to 52–81% sunlight over 7 h irradiation period. overall PMR system demonstrated 84–95%. results confirmed enhanced activity afforded iron doping establish solar-powered PMRs an effective, low-energy, environmentally friendly alternative municipal wastewater, with research providing valuable insights into sustainable water management practices.

Language: Английский

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