High-Field Growth of Semiconducting Anodic Oxide Films on Metal Surfaces for Photocatalytic Application by Ronald Vargas, David Carvajal, Brunella Galavis, Alberto Maimone, Lorean Madriz, Benjamín R. Scharifker

“…This is followed by general considerations of heterogeneous photocatalysis on these functional materials, considering the kinetics of the heterogeneous catalytic processes involved and the overall photoelectrochemical performance. …”
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Photocatalytic Enhancement for Solar Disinfection of Water: A Review by J. Anthony Byrne, Pilar A. Fernandez-Ibañez, Patrick S. M. Dunlop, Dheaya M. A. Alrousan, Jeremy W. J. Hamilton

“…This paper presents a critical review concerning semiconductor photocatalysis as a potential enhancement technology for solar disinfection of water.…”
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Compositing Semiconductor Photocatalysts and Their Microstructure Modulation by Baibiao Huang, Stéphane Jobic, Xuxu Wang, Weifeng Yao

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Co-treatment of industrial air streams using A.O.P. and adsorption processes by P. Monneyron, A. De La Guardia, M. H. Manero, E. Oliveros, M. T. Maurette, F. Benoit-Marquié

“…Prior to adsorption/photocatalysis cyclic study, new TiO2 based catalysts were prepared by impregnating commercial zeolites in pellets form using a sol-gel technique. …”
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Visible-Light-Active Titania Photocatalysts: The Case of N-Doped TiO2s—Properties and Some Fundamental Issues by Alexei V. Emeline, Vyacheslav N. Kuznetsov, Vladimir K. Rybchuk, Nick Serpone

“…This article briefly reviews some factors that have impacted heterogeneous photocatalysis with next generation TiO2 photocatalysts, along with some issues of current debate in the fundamental understanding of the science that underpins the field. …”
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Factors Determining the Removal Efficiency of Procion MX in Waters Using Titanate Nanotubes Catalyzed by UV Irradiation by Vo Nguyen Xuan Que, Tran Tien Khoi, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Ta Thi Minh Dung, Dao Thi Thanh Binh, Nguyen Nhat Huy

“…Among the physicochemical processes, photocatalysis is considered a facile, cheap, and environmental-friendly technology for treating persistent organic pollutants in waters at low concentrations. …”
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Photocatalyst and Decoration Design in Indoor Public Spaces Based on the Photocatalytic Function of Nanometer Titanium Dioxide by Ling Yang

“…We tested the formaldehyde and SO2 content in the room after the photocatalysis of titanium dioxide, and analyzed the photocatalyst and decoration design in indoor public spaces. …”
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Progress in Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) and Conversion Utilization Research by Ye Junteng

“…CO2 utilization transforms CO2 into high-value chemicals such as methane and carbon monoxide (CO) through thermal catalysis, photocatalysis, and electrocatalysis. Despite challenges such as low energy efficiency and high costs, these technologies show significant potential in reducing carbon emissions and promoting carbon recycling.…”
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Recent Advances in Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation Approaches for Azo Dyes by Arpita Paul Chowdhury, K. S. Anantharaju, K. Keshavamurthy, Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum

“…Among all the techniques, the photocatalysis process is considered as a green, simple, and economical process. …”
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Photocatalytic Behavior of Supported Copper Double Salt: The Role of Graphene Oxide by Marjan E. Shabestari, Juan Baselga, Olga Martin

“…In this work, it has been found that the green microwave-assisted decoration of graphene by copper double salt (DS) enhances visible sunlight photocatalysis efficiency. Nanohybrids of graphene oxide decorated with Cu(I) and Cu(II) oxides and copper hydroxy nitrate double salt were selected as photocatalysts for the degradation of rhodamine B in aqueous solution to study the effect of the graphene oxide support. …”
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of ZrO2-SiO2 Nanoparticles by Platinum Doping by Mohammad W. Kadi, R. M. Mohamed

“…The results show a specific surface area increase of 20%. Enhanced photocatalysis of Pt/ZrO2-SiO2 was successfully tested on photo degradation of cyanide under illumination of visible light. 100% conversion was achieved within 20 min with 0.3 wt% of Pt doped ZrO2-SiO2.…”
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Novel Technology for Phenol Wastewater Treatment Using Electrochemical Reactor by Yuncheng Xie, Ning Jiang, Wei Guan, Fangying Ji, Zhigang Xie, Jing Zhang

“…Replacement of DC power with pulse power, modified reactor coupled with photocatalysis can decrease cost. But more or less additional input is developed, or infrastructure has to be replaced. …”
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Increase of the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO𝟐 by Carbon and Iron Modifications by Beata Tryba

“…It was proved that TiO2 modified by carbon and iron can work in both photocatalysis and photo-Fenton processes, when H2O2 is used, enhancing markedly the rate of the organic compounds decomposition such as phenol, humic acids and dyes. …”
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Thickness Dependent on Photocatalytic Activity of Hematite Thin Films by Yen-Hua Chen, Kuo-Jui Tu

“…This is because the hematite film with a thicker thickness has a rougher surface, providing more reaction sites for photocatalysis. Another reason is a lower band gap of a hematite film would generate more electron-hole pairs under visible-light illumination to enhance photocatalytic efficiency. …”
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Mixing Rules Formulation for a Kinetic Model of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood Semipredictive Type Applied to the Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Degradation of Multicomponent Mixtures by John Wilman Rodriguez-Acosta, Miguel Ángel Mueses, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez

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Synthesis, Analysis, and Testing of BiOBr-Bi2WO6 Photocatalytic Heterojunction Semiconductors by Xiangchao Meng, Zisheng Zhang

“…In photocatalysis, the recombination of electron-hole pairs is generally regarded as one of its most serious drawbacks. …”
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Emerging Pollutants in Moroccan Wastewater: Occurrence, Impact, and Removal Technologies by Yassine Jari, Nicolas Roche, Mohamed Chaker Necibi, Souad El Hajjaji, Driss Dhiba, Abdelghani Chehbouni

“…It is proposed that adsorption and photocatalysis can be used as simple, effective, and environmentally friendly technologies for their removal. …”
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Photothermal effects of gold nanorods in aqueous solution and gel media: Influence of particle size and excitation wavelength by Zendesha S. Mbalaha, David J. S. Birch, Yu Chen

“…Abstract Gold nanorods (GNRs) have emerged as the most efficient photothermal agent in cancer therapy and photocatalysis. Understanding the influence of the surrounding medium, particle size, and excitation wavelength is critical to optimising the photothermal conversion rate. …”
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Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 Nanocoatings on ZnO Nanowires for Improved Photocatalytic Stability by Emmeline Kao, Hyun Sung Park, Xining Zang, Liwei Lin

“…By using a TiO2 nanocoating on the high surface area-ZnO array, three advancements have been accomplished in this work: (1) high aspect ratio nanowires with TiO2 for water splitting (over 8 μm), (2) improved stability over bare ZnO nanowires during photocatalysis, and (3) excellent onset voltage. As such, this process opens up new class of the micro/nanofabrication process for making efficient photocatalytic gas harvesting systems.…”
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Fabrication of Heterogeneous TiO2-CdS Nanotubular Arrays on Transparent Conductive Substrate and Their Photoelectrochemical Properties by Jing Liu, Chenhui Meng, Zhaoyue Liu

“…Our strategy for nanotubular transfer on transparent substrate may extend the applications of TiO2 nanotubular arrays into other fields, such as dye-sensitized solar cells, photochromism and photocatalysis.…”
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