Light-Assisted Catalysis in Water and Indoor Air Cleaning: Challenges and Perspectives

• Other Authors: Balint, Ioan (Editor), Pavel, Monica (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Environmental science, engineering & technology; β-NaYF4:Yb,Er,Gd nanorods; reduced TiO2 nanoparticles; near-infrared light; visible light; Escherichia coli; photocatalytic mild oxidation; photocatalytic mineralization; phenol oxidation; TiO2 modified with noble metals; surface photovoltage; O2 photo reduction; reactive oxygen species; charge recombination; semiconductors; quantum dots; doping; optical properties; sonocatalysis; photocatalysis; TiO2; Fe2O3; photoelectrochemical; BiOCl; C3N4; mechanism; imidacloprid (IMI); graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4); titanium dioxide (TiO2); g-C3N4/TiO2 composite; photocatalytic activity; hectorite; one-pot synthesis; degradation of organic dyes; olive oil production; olive mill; wastewater remediation; polyphenols; conventional photocatalysts; magnetic photocatalysts; floating devices; environmental remediation; layered double hydroxides; plasmonic metals; solar light photocatalysis; air cleaning; wastewater treatment; degradation pathways; n/a
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The detrimental effects of environmental pollution on human health, combined with global climate change, make it a critical contemporary problem. Despite the fact that water covers more than 71% of the Earth's surface, ensuring access to high-quality drinking water for everyone is a major conce...