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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Volume 34, Issue -, Pages 232-247Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2015.05.003
Keywords
Photocatalysis; Bacterial disinfection; TiO2; Bismuth metallates; Partition system; Disinfection mechanism
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- Research Grant Council [GRF 478611]
- Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong SAR Government [ITS/237/13]
- CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Photocatalysis has attracted worldwide attention due to its potential in solar energy conversion. As a green advanced oxidation technology, it has been extensively used for water disinfection and wastewater treatment. This article provides a review of the recent progress in solar energy-induced photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria, focusing on the development of highly efficient photocatalysts and their underlying mechanisms in bacterial inactivation. The photocatalysts are classified into TiO2-based and non-TiO2-based systems, as TiO2 is the most investigated photocatalyst. The synthesis methods, modification strategies, bacterial disinfection activities and mechanisms of different types of photocatalysts are reviewed in detail. Emphasis is given to the modified TiO2, including noble metal deposition, non-metal doping, dye sensitization and composite TiO2, along with typical non-TiO2-based photocatalysts for bacterial disinfection, including metal oxides, sulfides, bismuth metallates, graphene-based photocatalysts, carbon nitride-based photocatalysts and natural photocatalysts. A simple and versatile methodology by using a partition system combined with scavenging study is introduced to study the photocatalytic disinfection mechanisms in different photocatalytic systems. This review summarizes the current state of the work on photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria, and is expected to offer useful insights for the future development in the field. (C) 2015 The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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