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environmental remediation. Energy Environ Sci 5:8075–8109. https://doi.org/10.1039/
c2ee21818f
Kondo MM, Jardim WF (1991) Photodegradation of chloroform and urea using ag-loaded titanium
dioxide as catalyst. Water Res 25:823–827. https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(91)90162-J
Ku Y, Hsieh C-B (1992) Photocatalytic decomposition of 2, 4-dichlorophenol in aqueous TiO2
suspensions. Water Res 26:1451–1456. https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(92)90064-B
Li G-S, Zhang D-Q, Yu JC (2009) A new visible-light photocatalyst: CdS quantum dots embedded
mesoporous TiO2. Environ Sci Technol 43:7079–7085. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9011993
Li X, Hou Y, Zhao Q, Chen G (2011) Synthesis and photoinduced charge-transfer properties of a
ZnFe2O4-sensitized TiO2 nanotube array electrode. Langmuir 27:3113–3120. https://doi.org/
10.1021/la2000975
Li X, Huang R, Hu Y, Chen Y, Liu W, Yuan R, Li Z (2012) A templated method to Bi2WO6 hollow
microspheres and their conversion to double-shell Bi2O3/Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres with
improved photocatalytic performance. Inorg Chem 51:6245–6250. https://doi.org/10.1021/
ic300454q
Liu S, Zhang N, Tang Z-R, Xu Y-J (2012) Synthesis of one-dimensional CdS@ TiO2 core–shell
nanocomposites photocatalyst for selective redox: the dual role of TiO2 shell. ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 4:6378–6385. https://doi.org/10.1021/am302074p
Liu D, Zheng Z, Wang C, Yin Y, Liu S, Yang B, Jiang Z (2013) CdTe quantum dots encapsulated
ZnO nanorods for highly efficient photoelectrochemical degradation of phenols. J Phys Chem C
117:26529–26537. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp410692y
Lu AH, Salabas EL, Schüth F (2007) Magnetic nanoparticles: synthesis, protection,
functionalization, and application. Angew Chem Int Ed 46:1222–1244. https://doi.org/10.
1002/anie.200602866
Ma Z et al (2013) Luffa-sponge-like glass–TiO2 composite fibers as efficient photocatalysts for
environmental remediation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 5:7527–7536. https://doi.org/10.1021/
am401827k
Malato S, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Maldonado MI, Blanco J, Gernjak W (2009) Decontamination and
disinfection of water by solar photocatalysis: recent overview and trends. Catal Today
147:1–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2009.06.018
Mamba G, Mishra A (2016) Advances in magnetically separable photocatalysts: smart, recyclable
materials for water pollution mitigation. Catalysts 6:79. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal6060079
Matthews RW (1987) Solar-electric water purification using photocatalytic oxidation with TiO2 as
a stationary phase. Sol Energy 38:405–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(87)90021-1
Matthews RW (1991) Photooxidative degradation of coloured organics in water using supported
catalysts. TiO2 on sand. Water Res 25:1169–1176. https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(91)
90054-T
Mills A, Le Hunte S (1997) An overview of semiconductor photocatalysis. J Photochem Photobiol
A Chem 108:1–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-6030(97)00118-4
Mills A, Davies RH, Worsley D (1993) Water purification by semiconductor photocatalysis. Chem
Soc Rev 22:417–425. https://doi.org/10.1039/CS9932200417
Mushtaq F, Asani A, Hoop M, Chen XZ, Ahmed D, Nelson BJ, Pané S (2016) Highly efficient
coaxial TiO2-PtPd tubular nanomachines for photocatalytic water purification with multiple
locomotion strategies. Adv Funct Mater 26:6995–7002. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.
201602315
Nasr C, Hotchandani S, Kim WY, Schmehl RH, Kamat PV (1997) Photoelectrochemistry of
composite semiconductor thin films. Photosensitization of SnO2/CdS coupled nanocrystallites
with a ruthenium polypyridyl complex. J Phys Chem B 101:7480–7487. https://doi.org/10.
1021/jp970833k
Ostermann R, Sallard S, Smarsly BM (2009) Mesoporous sandwiches: towards mesoporous
multilayer films of crystalline metal oxides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 11:3648–3652. https://
doi.org/10.1039/b820651c
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environmental remediation. Energy Environ Sci 5:8075–8109. https://doi.org/10.1039/
c2ee21818f
Kondo MM, Jardim WF (1991) Photodegradation of chloroform and urea using ag-loaded titanium
dioxide as catalyst. Water Res 25:823–827. https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(91)90162-J
Ku Y, Hsieh C-B (1992) Photocatalytic decomposition of 2, 4-dichlorophenol in aqueous TiO2
suspensions. Water Res 26:1451–1456. https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(92)90064-B
Li G-S, Zhang D-Q, Yu JC (2009) A new visible-light photocatalyst: CdS quantum dots embedded
mesoporous TiO2. Environ Sci Technol 43:7079–7085. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9011993
Li X, Hou Y, Zhao Q, Chen G (2011) Synthesis and photoinduced charge-transfer properties of a
ZnFe2O4-sensitized TiO2 nanotube array electrode. Langmuir 27:3113–3120. https://doi.org/
10.1021/la2000975
Li X, Huang R, Hu Y, Chen Y, Liu W, Yuan R, Li Z (2012) A templated method to Bi2WO6 hollow
microspheres and their conversion to double-shell Bi2O3/Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres with
improved photocatalytic performance. Inorg Chem 51:6245–6250. https://doi.org/10.1021/
ic300454q
Liu S, Zhang N, Tang Z-R, Xu Y-J (2012) Synthesis of one-dimensional CdS@ TiO2 core–shell
nanocomposites photocatalyst for selective redox: the dual role of TiO2 shell. ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 4:6378–6385. https://doi.org/10.1021/am302074p
Liu D, Zheng Z, Wang C, Yin Y, Liu S, Yang B, Jiang Z (2013) CdTe quantum dots encapsulated
ZnO nanorods for highly efficient photoelectrochemical degradation of phenols. J Phys Chem C
117:26529–26537. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp410692y
Lu AH, Salabas EL, Schüth F (2007) Magnetic nanoparticles: synthesis, protection,
functionalization, and application. Angew Chem Int Ed 46:1222–1244. https://doi.org/10.
1002/anie.200602866
Ma Z et al (2013) Luffa-sponge-like glass–TiO2 composite fibers as efficient photocatalysts for
environmental remediation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 5:7527–7536. https://doi.org/10.1021/
am401827k
Malato S, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Maldonado MI, Blanco J, Gernjak W (2009) Decontamination and
disinfection of water by solar photocatalysis: recent overview and trends. Catal Today
147:1–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2009.06.018
Mamba G, Mishra A (2016) Advances in magnetically separable photocatalysts: smart, recyclable
materials for water pollution mitigation. Catalysts 6:79. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal6060079
Matthews RW (1987) Solar-electric water purification using photocatalytic oxidation with TiO2 as
a stationary phase. Sol Energy 38:405–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(87)90021-1
Matthews RW (1991) Photooxidative degradation of coloured organics in water using supported
catalysts. TiO2 on sand. Water Res 25:1169–1176. https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(91)
90054-T
Mills A, Le Hunte S (1997) An overview of semiconductor photocatalysis. J Photochem Photobiol
A Chem 108:1–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-6030(97)00118-4
Mills A, Davies RH, Worsley D (1993) Water purification by semiconductor photocatalysis. Chem
Soc Rev 22:417–425. https://doi.org/10.1039/CS9932200417
Mushtaq F, Asani A, Hoop M, Chen XZ, Ahmed D, Nelson BJ, Pané S (2016) Highly efficient
coaxial TiO2-PtPd tubular nanomachines for photocatalytic water purification with multiple
locomotion strategies. Adv Funct Mater 26:6995–7002. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.
201602315
Nasr C, Hotchandani S, Kim WY, Schmehl RH, Kamat PV (1997) Photoelectrochemistry of
composite semiconductor thin films. Photosensitization of SnO2/CdS coupled nanocrystallites
with a ruthenium polypyridyl complex. J Phys Chem B 101:7480–7487. https://doi.org/10.
1021/jp970833k
Ostermann R, Sallard S, Smarsly BM (2009) Mesoporous sandwiches: towards mesoporous
multilayer films of crystalline metal oxides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 11:3648–3652. https://
doi.org/10.1039/b820651c
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