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A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites
Water pollution has emerged as a major global environmental crisis due to the massive contamination of water resources by the textile dyeing industry, organic waste, and agricultural residue. Since water is fundamental to life, this grave disregard puts lives at risk, making the protection of water...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10421126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37570490 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13152173 |
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author | Patra, Rashmiranjan Dash, Pranjyan Panda, Pradeep Kumar Yang, Po-Chih |
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description | Water pollution has emerged as a major global environmental crisis due to the massive contamination of water resources by the textile dyeing industry, organic waste, and agricultural residue. Since water is fundamental to life, this grave disregard puts lives at risk, making the protection of water resources a serious issue today. Recent research has shown great interest in improving the photocatalytic performance of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C(3)N(4)) for wastewater treatment. However, the photocatalytic removal activity of pure g-C(3)N(4) is poor, owing to its minimal surface area, fast recombination of photo-generated electron–hole pairs, and poor light absorption. Recently, titanate perovskites (TNPs) have attracted significant attention in both environmental remediation and energy conversion due to their exceptional structural, optical, physiochemical, electrical, and thermal properties. Accordingly, TNPs can initiate a variety of surface catalytic reactions and are regarded as an emerging category of photocatalysts for sustainability and energy-related industries when exposed to illumination. Therefore, in this review article, we critically discuss the recent developments of extensively developed g-C(3)N(4)/TNPs that demonstrate photocatalytic applications for wastewater treatment. The different synthetic approaches and the chemical composition of g-C(3)N(4)/TNP composites are presented. Additionally, this review highlights the global research trends related to these materials. Furthermore, this review provides insight into the various photocatalytic mechanisms, including their potential impact and significance. Also, the challenges faced by such materials and their future scope are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-104211262023-08-12 A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites Patra, Rashmiranjan Dash, Pranjyan Panda, Pradeep Kumar Yang, Po-Chih Nanomaterials (Basel) Review Water pollution has emerged as a major global environmental crisis due to the massive contamination of water resources by the textile dyeing industry, organic waste, and agricultural residue. Since water is fundamental to life, this grave disregard puts lives at risk, making the protection of water resources a serious issue today. Recent research has shown great interest in improving the photocatalytic performance of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C(3)N(4)) for wastewater treatment. However, the photocatalytic removal activity of pure g-C(3)N(4) is poor, owing to its minimal surface area, fast recombination of photo-generated electron–hole pairs, and poor light absorption. Recently, titanate perovskites (TNPs) have attracted significant attention in both environmental remediation and energy conversion due to their exceptional structural, optical, physiochemical, electrical, and thermal properties. Accordingly, TNPs can initiate a variety of surface catalytic reactions and are regarded as an emerging category of photocatalysts for sustainability and energy-related industries when exposed to illumination. Therefore, in this review article, we critically discuss the recent developments of extensively developed g-C(3)N(4)/TNPs that demonstrate photocatalytic applications for wastewater treatment. The different synthetic approaches and the chemical composition of g-C(3)N(4)/TNP composites are presented. Additionally, this review highlights the global research trends related to these materials. Furthermore, this review provides insight into the various photocatalytic mechanisms, including their potential impact and significance. Also, the challenges faced by such materials and their future scope are discussed. MDPI 2023-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10421126/ /pubmed/37570490 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13152173 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Patra, Rashmiranjan Dash, Pranjyan Panda, Pradeep Kumar Yang, Po-Chih A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites |
title | A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites |
title_full | A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites |
title_fullStr | A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites |
title_full_unstemmed | A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites |
title_short | A Breakthrough in Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment: The Incredible Potential of g-C(3)N(4)/Titanate Perovskite-Based Nanocomposites |
title_sort | breakthrough in photocatalytic wastewater treatment: the incredible potential of g-c(3)n(4)/titanate perovskite-based nanocomposites |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10421126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37570490 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13152173 |
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