Facile aqueous synthesis and comparative evaluation of TiO₂-semiconductor and TiO₂-metal nanohybrid photocatalysts in antibiotics degradation under visible light.

ABSTRACT: Advanced oxidation processes using TiO₂-based nanomaterials are sustainable technologies that hold great promise for the degradation of many types of pollutants including pharmaceutical residues. A wide variety of heterostructures coupling TiO₂ with visible-light active nanomaterials have been explored to shift its photocatalytic properties to harness sun irradiation but a systematic comparison between them is lacking in the current literature. Furthermore, the high number of proposed nanostructures with different size, morphology, and surface area, and the often complex synthesis processes hamper the transition of these materials into commercial and effective solutions for environmental remediation. Herein, we have designed a facile and cost-effective method to synth

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature