Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water Treatment
Water pollution is one of the most serious environmental issues globally due to its harmful consequences on the ecosystem and public health. Various technologies have been developed for water treatment such as photocatalysis, which has recently drawn scientists’ attention. Photocatalytic techniques...
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| description | Water pollution is one of the most serious environmental issues globally due to its harmful consequences on the ecosystem and public health. Various technologies have been developed for water treatment such as photocatalysis, which has recently drawn scientists’ attention. Photocatalytic techniques using semiconductors have shown an efficient removal of various water contaminants during water treatment as well as cost effectivity and low energy consumption. Tungsten disulfide (WS<sub>2</sub>) is among the promising Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) photocatalysts, as it has an exceptional nanostructure and special properties including high surface area and high carrier mobility. It is usually synthesized via hydrothermal technique, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and liquid-phase exfoliation (LPE) to obtain a wide variety of nanostructures such as nanosheets and nanorods. Most common examples of water pollutants that can be removed efficiently by WS<sub>2</sub>-based nanomaterials through semiconductor photocatalytic techniques are organic contaminants, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and infectious microorganisms. This review summarizes the most recent work on employing WS<sub>2</sub>-based nanomaterials for different photocatalytic water treatment processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd37fe0460a646afaf8a75263c837f152023-11-23T23:24:15ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442022-09-011210113810.3390/catal12101138Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water TreatmentAseel Yousef0Zeineb Thiehmed1Rana Abdul Shakoor2Talal Altahtamouni3Materials Science & Technology Program, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarMaterials Science & Technology Program, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarCenter for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarMaterials Science & Technology Program, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarWater pollution is one of the most serious environmental issues globally due to its harmful consequences on the ecosystem and public health. Various technologies have been developed for water treatment such as photocatalysis, which has recently drawn scientists’ attention. Photocatalytic techniques using semiconductors have shown an efficient removal of various water contaminants during water treatment as well as cost effectivity and low energy consumption. Tungsten disulfide (WS<sub>2</sub>) is among the promising Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) photocatalysts, as it has an exceptional nanostructure and special properties including high surface area and high carrier mobility. It is usually synthesized via hydrothermal technique, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and liquid-phase exfoliation (LPE) to obtain a wide variety of nanostructures such as nanosheets and nanorods. Most common examples of water pollutants that can be removed efficiently by WS<sub>2</sub>-based nanomaterials through semiconductor photocatalytic techniques are organic contaminants, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and infectious microorganisms. This review summarizes the most recent work on employing WS<sub>2</sub>-based nanomaterials for different photocatalytic water treatment processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/10/1138photocatalysistungsten disulfidewater treatmentheterostructurenanomaterials |
| spellingShingle | Aseel Yousef Zeineb Thiehmed Rana Abdul Shakoor Talal Altahtamouni Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water Treatment Catalysts photocatalysis tungsten disulfide water treatment heterostructure nanomaterials |
| title | Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water Treatment |
| title_full | Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water Treatment |
| title_fullStr | Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water Treatment |
| title_short | Recent Progress in WS<sub>2</sub>-Based Nanomaterials Employed for Photocatalytic Water Treatment |
| title_sort | recent progress in ws sub 2 sub based nanomaterials employed for photocatalytic water treatment |
| topic | photocatalysis tungsten disulfide water treatment heterostructure nanomaterials |
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