chemistry. However, a plenary path across for achieving optimized factors should be
figured out. For applicable scale-up of photocatalysis process, an impact face of the
photocatalyst and contaminant/goal, irradiation light, and O 2 should be provided.
Finally, the most attended conclusions can be derived from the presented review
chapter as:
1. Effective photocatalysis using natural sunlight energy and without any new
generated footprint can decolorized/degrade the industrial effluent including
paints and/or organics.
2. Manipulation of a photocatalyst band gap by hetero-coupling with the purpose of
extending of absorption of visible region of spectrum.
3. Investigation of effective parameters can be useful to improve the photocatalytic
performance.
Acknowledgments MCH highly appreciates for the financial support by the Hakim Sabzevari
University, Sabzevar, Iran.
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overview. JEBAS 5(4):402–411
Akihiko K, Kazunari D, Ken-ichi M, Onishi T (1987) Photocatalytic activities of TiO 2 loaded with
NiO. Chem Phys Lett 133:517–519
Akihiko K, Steinberg M, Bard AJ et al (1990) Photoactivity of ternary lead-group IVB oxides for
hydrogen and oxygen evolution. Catal Lett 5:61–66
Andreozzi R, Caprio V, Ermellino I et al (1996) Ozone solubility in phosphate-buffered aqueous
solutions: effect of temperature, tert-butyl alcohol, and pH. Ind Eng Chem Res 35:1467–1471
Andreozzi R, Caprio V, Insola A, Marotta R (1999) Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) for water
purification and recovery. Catal Today 53:51–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5861(99)
00102-9
Aroutiounian VM, Arakelyan VM, Shahnazaryan GE et al (2002) Investigation of ceramic Fe 2 O 3
hTai photoelectrodes for solar energy photoelectrochemical converters. Int J Hydrog Energy
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jece.2013.10.011
Bai X, Wang L, Zong R, Zhu Y (2013) Photocatalytic activity enhanced via g-C 3 N 4 nanoplates to
nanorods. J Phys Chem C 117:9952–9961. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp402062d
Barrera-Salgado KE, Ramírez-Robledo G, Álvarez-Gallegos A, Pineda-Arellano CA, SierraEspinosa FZ, Hernández-Pérez JA, Silva-Martínez S (2016) Fenton process coupled to ultrasound and UV light irradiation for the oxidation of a model pollutant. J Chem 2016:1–7
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figured out. For applicable scale-up of photocatalysis process, an impact face of the
photocatalyst and contaminant/goal, irradiation light, and O 2 should be provided.
Finally, the most attended conclusions can be derived from the presented review
chapter as:
1. Effective photocatalysis using natural sunlight energy and without any new
generated footprint can decolorized/degrade the industrial effluent including
paints and/or organics.
2. Manipulation of a photocatalyst band gap by hetero-coupling with the purpose of
extending of absorption of visible region of spectrum.
3. Investigation of effective parameters can be useful to improve the photocatalytic
performance.
Acknowledgments MCH highly appreciates for the financial support by the Hakim Sabzevari
University, Sabzevar, Iran.
References
Ahmed I, Iqbal HMN, Dhama K (2017) Enzyme-based biodegradation of hazardous pollutants – an
overview. JEBAS 5(4):402–411
Akihiko K, Kazunari D, Ken-ichi M, Onishi T (1987) Photocatalytic activities of TiO 2 loaded with
NiO. Chem Phys Lett 133:517–519
Akihiko K, Steinberg M, Bard AJ et al (1990) Photoactivity of ternary lead-group IVB oxides for
hydrogen and oxygen evolution. Catal Lett 5:61–66
Andreozzi R, Caprio V, Ermellino I et al (1996) Ozone solubility in phosphate-buffered aqueous
solutions: effect of temperature, tert-butyl alcohol, and pH. Ind Eng Chem Res 35:1467–1471
Andreozzi R, Caprio V, Insola A, Marotta R (1999) Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) for water
purification and recovery. Catal Today 53:51–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5861(99)
00102-9
Aroutiounian VM, Arakelyan VM, Shahnazaryan GE et al (2002) Investigation of ceramic Fe 2 O 3
hTai photoelectrodes for solar energy photoelectrochemical converters. Int J Hydrog Energy
27:33–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-3199(01)00085-4
Asmatulu R (2015) Photo-active metal oxide nanomaterials for water splitting. Sci Lett J 169
Asmatulu R, Haynes H, Shinde M et al (2010) Magnetic characterizations of sol-gel-produced
Mn-doped ZnO. J Nanomater 2010:80–83. https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/715282
Asmatulu R, Ceylan M, Nuraje N (2011) Study of superhydrophobic electrospun nanocomposite
fibers for energy systems. Langmuir 27:504–507. https://doi.org/10.1021/la103661c
Babuponnusami A, Muthukumar K (2014) A review on Fenton and improvements to the Fenton
process for wastewater treatment. J Environ Chem Eng 2:557–572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jece.2013.10.011
Bai X, Wang L, Zong R, Zhu Y (2013) Photocatalytic activity enhanced via g-C 3 N 4 nanoplates to
nanorods. J Phys Chem C 117:9952–9961. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp402062d
Barrera-Salgado KE, Ramírez-Robledo G, Álvarez-Gallegos A, Pineda-Arellano CA, SierraEspinosa FZ, Hernández-Pérez JA, Silva-Martínez S (2016) Fenton process coupled to ultrasound and UV light irradiation for the oxidation of a model pollutant. J Chem 2016:1–7
Beard MC, Luther JM, Nozik AJ (2014) The promise and challenge of nanostructured solar cells.
Nat Nanotechnol 9:951–954. https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.292
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