期刊
CATALYSTS
卷 11, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal11050562
关键词
air pollution; photocatalysis; reactors; wastewater; water matrix; scaling up
资金
- Fonds de recherche du Quebec-Nature et technologies (FRQNT) [2021-PR-284416]
- Velux Stiftung Foundation [1381]
- Canada Research Chair program
This paper provides a critical overview of the challenges limiting large-scale application of photocatalysis in air and water/wastewater purification, and discusses approaches to tackle these shortcomings reported in the literature, such as the design of photocatalytic reactors, degradation of micropollutants in water matrices, and development of gas-phase reactors with optimized contact time and irradiation.
Recently, we have witnessed a booming development of composites and multi-dopant metal oxides to be employed as novel photocatalysts. Yet the practical application of photocatalysis for environmental purposes is still elusive. Concerns about the unknown fate and toxicity of nanoparticles, unsatisfactory performance in real conditions, mass transfer limitations and durability issues have so far discouraged investments in full-scale applications of photocatalysis. Herein, we provide a critical overview of the main challenges that are limiting large-scale application of photocatalysis in air and water/wastewater purification. We then discuss the main approaches reported in the literature to tackle these shortcomings, such as the design of photocatalytic reactors that retain the photocatalyst, the study of degradation of micropollutants in different water matrices, and the development of gas-phase reactors with optimized contact time and irradiation. Furthermore, we provide a critical analysis of research-practice gaps such as treatment of real water and air samples, degradation of pollutants with actual environmental concentrations, photocatalyst deactivation, and cost and environmental life-cycle assessment.
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