Title: | A review on recent advancements in photocatalytic remediation for harmful inorganic and organic gases |
Author(s): | Priya AK; Suresh R; Kumar PS; Rajendran S; Vo DN; Soto-Moscoso M; |
Address: | "Department of Civil Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, 641027, India. Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ambientales Zonas Aridas, Departamento de Ingenieria Mecanica, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de Tarapaca, Avda. General Velasquez 1775, Arica, Chile. Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India. Electronic address: senthilkumarp@ssn.edu.in. Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ambientales Zonas Aridas, Departamento de Ingenieria Mecanica, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de Tarapaca, Avda. General Velasquez 1775, Arica, Chile. Electronic address: saravanan3.raj@gmail.com. Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414, Viet Nam. Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Bio-bio, Avenida Collao 1202, Casilla 15-C, Concepcion, Chile" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131344 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1298 (Electronic) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Due to the continuous increase in industrial pollution and modern lifestyle, several types of air contaminants and their concentrations are emerging in the atmosphere. Besides, photocatalysis has gained much attention in the elimination of air pollution. Several ultraviolet and visible light active photocatalysts were tested in air pollutant treatment and thereby, the number of reports was increased in the past few years. In this context, this review describes the photocatalytic treatment of gaseous inorganic contaminants like NO(x), H(2)S, and organic pollutants like formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and benzene derivatives. Different photocatalysts with their air pollutant removal efficiency were explained. Improving strategies such as metal/non-metal doping, composite formation for photocatalyst activities have been studied. Moreover, an analysis is presented from each of the existing photocatalytic immobilization approaches. Also, factors responsible for effective photocatalysis were explained. Overall, the photocatalytic abatement technique is an auspicious way to eliminate different air contaminants. Besides, existing drawbacks and future challenges are also discussed" |
Keywords: | *Air Pollutants/analysis *Air Pollution Catalysis *Environmental Pollutants Formaldehyde/analysis Gases Air pollutants Inorganic gases Photocatalyst Sunlight Volatile organic compounds; |
Notes: | "MedlinePriya, A K Suresh, R Kumar, P Senthil Rajendran, Saravanan Vo, Dai-Viet N Soto-Moscoso, Matias eng Review England 2021/07/06 Chemosphere. 2021 Dec; 284:131344. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131344. Epub 2021 Jun 30" |