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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200700973
Ma S, Zhan S, Jia Y, Shi Q, Zhou Q (2016) Enhanced disinfection application of Ag-modified
g-C3N4 composite under visible light. Appl Catal B Environ 186:77–87. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.apcatb.2015.12.051
Makoday N, Saprykina M, Soboleva N, Savluk O, Goncharuk V (2015) Inactivation of Candida
Albicans in the UV/TiO2/Fe3+ system. J Water Chem Technol 37(3):140–144. https://doi.org/
10.3103/S1063455X15030078
Maness P-C et al (1999) Bactericidal activity of photocatalytic TiO2 reaction: toward an understanding of its killing mechanism. Appl Environ Microbiol 65(9):4094–4098. 10473421
Manna L, Scher EC, Alivisatos AP (2000) Synthesis of soluble and processable rod-, arrow-,
teardrop-, and tetrapod-shaped CdSe nanocrystals. J Am Chem Soc 122(51):12700–12706.
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja003055+
Marugán J, van Grieken R, Pablos C, Sordo C (2010) Analogies and differences between
photocatalytic oxidation of chemicals and photocatalytic inactivation of microorganisms.
Water research 44(3):789–796
Masih D, Ma Y, Rohani S (2017) Graphitic C 3 N 4 based noble-metal-free photocatalyst systems: a
review. Appl Catal B Environ 206:556–588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.01.061
Matsunaga T, Tomoda R, Nakajima T, Wake H (1985a) Photoelectrochemical sterilization of
microbial cells by semiconductor powders. FEMS Microbiol Lett 29(1–2):211–214. https://
doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00864.x
Matsunaga T, Tomoda R, Nakajima T, Wake H (1985b) Photoelectrochemical sterilization of
microbial cells by semiconductor powders. FEMS Microbiol Lett 29(1–2):211–214. https://
doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00864.x
Melián JH et al (2000) The photocatalytic disinfection of urban wastewaters. Chemosphere 41
(3):323–327. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00502-0
Miao G et al (2016) Visible-light-induced photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization using BiVO 4 /
C 3 N 4 @ SiO 2 with air/cumene hydroperoxide under ambient conditions. Appl Catal B Environ
192:72–79
Mikolajczyk A et al (2016) A combined experimental and computational approach to developing
efficient photocatalysts based on Au/Pd–TiO 2 nanoparticles. Environ Sci Nano 3
(6):1425–1435. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6EN00232C
Montgomery MA, Elimelech M (2007) Water and sanitation in developing countries: including
health in the equation. ACS Publications. https://doi.org/10.1021/es072435t
Munoz-Batista MJ, Fontelles-Carceller O, Ferrer M, Fernández-García M, Kubacka A (2016)
Disinfection capability of Ag/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts under UV and visible light
illumination. Appl Catal B Environ 183:86–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.10.024
Munawar T, Yasmeen S, Hussain F, Mahmood K, Hussain A, Asghar M, Iqbal F (2020) Synthesis
of novel heterostructured ZnO-CdO-CuO nanocomposite: Characterization and enhanced sunlight driven photocatalytic activity. Materials Chemistry and Physics:122983
Nasrullah M, Singh L, Mohamad Z, Norsita S, Krishnan S, Wahida N, Zularisam AW (2017)
Treatment of palm oil mill effluent by electrocoagulation with the presence of hydrogen
peroxide as an oxidizing agent and polialuminum chloride as coagulant-aid. Water Resour Ind
17:7–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wri.2016.11.001
Naveenraj S, Lee G-J, Anandan S, Wu JJ (2015) Nanosized tantala based materials–synthesis and
applications. Mater Res Bull 67:20–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.02.060
Nie X et al (2014) Comparative study on the photoelectrocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli
K-12 and its mutant Escherichia coli BW25113 using TiO 2 nanotubes as a photoanode. Appl
Catal B Environ 147:562–570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.09.037
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Toledano MB, Eaton NE, Fawell J, Elliott P (2000) Chlorination disinfection
byproducts in water and their association with adverse reproductive outcomes: a review. Occup
Environ Med 57(2):73–85. https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.57.2.73
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