Principles, applications and future prospects in photodegradation systems
Nanotechnology Reviews,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Abstract
Photocatalytic
materials
have
emerged
as
pivotal
in
addressing
global
challenges
such
environmental
pollution,
energy
scarcity,
and
industrial
sustainability.
This
review
delves
into
the
principles,
mechanisms,
applications
of
photocatalytic
systems,
emphasizing
their
roles
photodegradation
renewable
production.
United
Nations
(UN)
specified
a
guideline
for
sustainable
development
strategies.
UN
determined
17
goals
services
underwent
4
these
to
reflect
distinguishable
interest
importance
different
many
fields
various
purposes.
Advances
material
design,
nanotechnology,
system
integration
significantly
advanced
this
field,
aligning
it
with
goals.
Key
like
TiO
2
,
ZnO,
g-C
3
N
quantum
dots
are
highlighted
unique
properties
enhanced
activity
through
modifications
doping,
heterostructure
formation,
biopolymer-supported
photocatalysts.
Practical
wastewater
treatment,
hydrogen
production,
air
purification,
carbon
dioxide
reduction
comprehensively
analyzed,
case
studies
demonstrating
successful
pollutants.
The
also
explores
photocatalysis
sources,
charge
carrier
recombination
photocatalyst
stability.
Interdisciplinary
approaches,
including
computational
modeling
machine
learning,
discussed
designing
next-generation
photocatalysts,
innovations
sustainability
initiatives.
Язык: Английский
Transformation products of antibiotics: overlooked drivers for enhancing the environmental spread of antibiotic resistance
Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
4(2)
Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025
Humans
have
released
thousands
of
antibiotics
into
the
environment,
which
is
a
primary
driver
global
dissemination
bacterial
resistance.
Parent
compounds
can
generate
various
transformation
products
(TPs),
many
remain
unidentified
and
lack
comprehensive
microbial
risk
assessments.
The
TPs
formed
during
process
may
exhibit
structural
similarities
to
parent
compounds,
they
induce
antibiotic-like
resistance
transmission
despite
lacking
bactericidal/antibacterial
properties
compounds.
However,
assessments
antimicrobial
hazards
predominantly
emphasize
while
largely
neglecting
their
TPs.
Here,
we
highlight
that
warrant
greater
attention
regarding
chemical
structure
identification
transmission.
This
perspective
summarizes
TPs’
potential,
mechanisms,
challenges
in
triggering
Язык: Английский
Occurrence, Ecotoxicity, and Photocatalytic Remediation of Antiretroviral Drugs in Global Surface Water Matrices
Catalysts,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(4), С. 381 - 381
Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025
The
increasing
presence
of
pharmaceuticals,
particularly
antiretroviral
drugs
(ARVs),
in
wastewater
has
raised
concerns
regarding
their
environmental
and
health
impacts.
Photocatalysis,
driven
by
advanced
photocatalysts,
such
as
coloured
TiO2,
ZnO,
composites
with
carbon-based
materials,
shown
promise
an
effective
method
for
degrading
these
pollutants.
Despite
significant
laboratory-scale
success,
challenges
remain
scaling
this
technology
real-world
applications,
terms
photocatalyst
stability,
the
formation
toxic
degradation
by-products,
economic
feasibility.
This
paper
explores
current
state
photocatalytic
ARVDs,
emphasizing
need
further
research
into
pathways,
development
more
efficient
cost-effective
integration
photocatalysis
hybrid
treatment
systems.
future
hinges
on
improving
scalability,
reactor
design,
systems
that
combine
traditional
methods
to
ensure
comprehensive
pollutant
removal.
Innovations
catalyst
design
optimization
are
essential
advancing
a
viable
solution
large-scale
treatment.
Язык: Английский
An approach for the treatment of chlorpyrifos and atrazine pesticides using graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 8
Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025
This
study
evaluated
an
effective
approach
for
the
removal
of
chlorpyrifos
(Chp)
and
atrazine
(Atz)
pesticides
using
graphitic
carbon
nitride
photocatalyst
(g-CN).
Experimental
results
showed
that
under
solar
light,
g-CN
was
able
to
remove
82.4%
Chp
73.6%
Atz
at
initial
concentration
10
mg
L-1.
It
also
exhibited
total
organic
efficiency
95.3%
84.7%
after
150
min.
Besides,
is
more
with
a
degradation
around
10%
higher
than
visible
light.
The
characterization
confirmed
high
purity
its
strong
UV
light
absorption
ability,
some
extension
into
region.
In
addition,
recent
methods
used
were
discussed
evaluated.
photocatalytic
process
most
widely
method
removing
compared
other
techniques.
However,
development
suitable
materials
based
on
should
be
further
explored
enhance
their
Язык: Английский