Recent Advances of Photocatalytic Application in Water Treatment: A Review

Photocatalysis holds great promise as an efficient and sustainable oxidation technology for application in wastewater treatment. Rapid progress developing novel materials has propelled photocatalysis to the forefront of sustainable wastewater treatments. This review presents the latest progress on a...

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Main Authors: Guangmin Ren, Hongtao Han, Yixuan Wang, Sitong Liu, Jianyong Zhao, Xiangchao Meng, Zizhen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/7/1804
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Summary:Photocatalysis holds great promise as an efficient and sustainable oxidation technology for application in wastewater treatment. Rapid progress developing novel materials has propelled photocatalysis to the forefront of sustainable wastewater treatments. This review presents the latest progress on applications of photocatalytic wastewater treatment. Our focus is on strategies for improving performance. Challenges and outlooks in this promising field are also discussed. We hope this review will help researchers design low-cost and high-efficiency photocatalysts for water treatment.
ISSN:2079-4991