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org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00531
Xia D et al (2017) Enhanced photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli by a novel Z-scheme
g-C 3 N4/m-Bi 2 O4 hybrid photocatalyst under visible light: the role of reactive oxygen species.
Appl Catal B Environ 214:23–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.05.035
Xie Z et al (2015) Enhanced photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic performance of TiO 2 nanorod
arrays/CdS quantum dots by coating TiO 2 through atomic layer deposition. Nano Energy
11:400–408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.11.024
Xing X, Wang H, Hu C, Liu L (2018) Effects of phosphate-enhanced ozone/biofiltration on the
formation of disinfection byproducts and the occurrence of opportunistic pathogens in drinking
water distribution systems. Water Res 139:168–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.
073
Yang H, Mei S, Zhao L, Zhang Y (2016a) Effects of ultraviolet irradiation on the antibacterial
activity of TiO 2 nanotubes. Nanosci Nanotechnol Lett 8(6):498–504. https://doi.org/10.1166/
nnl.2016.2135
Yang X et al (2016b) Facile fabrication of acidified g-C 3 N4/g-C 3 N 4 hybrids with enhanced
photocatalysis performance under visible light irradiation. Appl Catal B Environ 193:22–35.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.03.060
Ye L, Su Y, Jin X, Xie H, Zhang C (2014) Recent advances in BiOX (X¼ Cl, Br and I)
photocatalysts: synthesis, modification, facet effects, and mechanisms. Environ Sci Nano 1
(2):90–112. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3EN00098B
Yu J, Xiong J, Cheng B, Liu S (2005) Fabrication and characterization of Ag–TiO 2 multiphase
nanocomposite thin films with enhanced photocatalytic activity. Appl Catal B Environ 60
(3–4):211–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2005.03.009
Zhang L, Chen D, Jiao X (2006) Monoclinic structured BiVO 4 nanosheets: hydrothermal preparation, formation mechanism, and coloristic and photocatalytic properties. J Phys Chem B 110
(6):2668–2673. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp056367d
Zhang X, Du AJ, Lee P, Sun DD, Leckie JO (2008) TiO 2 nanowire membrane for concurrent
filtration and photocatalytic oxidation of humic acid in water. J Membr Sci 313(1–2):44–51.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2007.12.045
Zhang H, Yang Y, Zhou Z, Zhao Y, Liu L (2014) Enhanced photocatalytic properties in BiOBr
nanosheets with dominantly exposed (102) facets. J Phys Chem C 118(26):14662–14669.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jp5035079
Zhang Q et al (2016a) The dependence of photocatalytic activity on the selective and nonselective
deposition of noble metal cocatalysts on the facets of rutile TiO 2 . J Catal 337:36–44. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.jcat.2016.01.001
Zhang Q, Luo M, Sun Y-P, Liu Y, Cao A (2016b) Efficient Z-scheme photocatalyst from the
simultaneous decoration of In 2 S 3 nanosheets and WO 3 nanorods on graphene sheets. Nanotechnology 27(28):285602. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/27/28/285602
Zhang Z, Jiang D, Li D, He M, Chen M (2016c) Construction of SnNb 2 O 6 nanosheet/g-C 3 N 4
nanosheet two-dimensional heterostructures with improved photocatalytic activity: synergistic
effect and mechanism insight. Appl Catal B Environ 183:113–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
apcatb.2015.10.022
Zhang L, Shi Y, Wang L, Hu C (2018) AgBr-wrapped Ag chelated on nitrogen-doped reduced
graphene oxide for water purification under visible light. Appl Catal B Environ 220:118–125.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.08.038
Zhao Z et al (2016) Noble metal-free Bi nanoparticles supported on TiO 2 with plasmon-enhanced
visible light photocatalytic air purification. Environ Sci Nano 3(6):1306–1317. https://doi.org/
10.1039/C6EN00341A
Zhou Q, Fu M-L, Yuan B-L, Cui H-J, Shi J-W (2011) Assembly, characterization, and
photocatalytic activities of TiO 2 nanotubes/CdS quantum dots nanocomposites. J Nanopart
Res 13(12):6661–6672. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-011-0573-y
244
T. G. Ambaye et al.