TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in photodegradation of antibiotic residues in water
AU - Yang, Xiuru
AU - Chen, Zhi
AU - Zhao, Wan
AU - Liu, Chunxi
AU - Qian, Xiaoxiao
AU - Zhang, Ming
AU - Wei, Guoying
AU - Khan, Eakalak
AU - Hau Ng, Yun
AU - Sik Ok, Yong
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. LY17E020008), the Technology Foundation for Selected Overseas Chinese Scholars of Zhejiang Province, and Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang (2020YW53). This work was also carried out with the support of the Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. PJ014758), the Rural Development Administration in the Republic of Korea.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/2/1
Y1 - 2021/2/1
N2 - Antibiotics are widely present in the environment due to their extensive and long-term use in modern medicine. The presence and dispersal of these compounds in the environment lead to the dissemination of antibiotic residues, thereby seriously threatening human and ecosystem health. Thus, the effective management of antibiotic residues in water and the practical applications of the management methods are long-term matters of contention among academics. Particularly, photocatalysis has attracted extensive interest as it enables the treatment of antibiotic residues in an eco-friendly manner. Considerable progress has been achieved in the implementation of photocatalytic treatment of antibiotic residues in the past few years. Therefore, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments on this important topic. This review primarily focuses on the application of photocatalysis as a promising solution for the efficient decomposition of antibiotic residues in water. Particular emphasis was laid on improvement and modification strategies, such as augmented light harvesting, improved charge separation, and strengthened interface interaction, all of which enable the design of powerful photocatalysts to enhance the photocatalytic removal of antibiotics.
AB - Antibiotics are widely present in the environment due to their extensive and long-term use in modern medicine. The presence and dispersal of these compounds in the environment lead to the dissemination of antibiotic residues, thereby seriously threatening human and ecosystem health. Thus, the effective management of antibiotic residues in water and the practical applications of the management methods are long-term matters of contention among academics. Particularly, photocatalysis has attracted extensive interest as it enables the treatment of antibiotic residues in an eco-friendly manner. Considerable progress has been achieved in the implementation of photocatalytic treatment of antibiotic residues in the past few years. Therefore, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments on this important topic. This review primarily focuses on the application of photocatalysis as a promising solution for the efficient decomposition of antibiotic residues in water. Particular emphasis was laid on improvement and modification strategies, such as augmented light harvesting, improved charge separation, and strengthened interface interaction, all of which enable the design of powerful photocatalysts to enhance the photocatalytic removal of antibiotics.
KW - Advanced materials
KW - Clean water and sanitation
KW - Green and sustainable remediation
KW - High-performance photocatalyst
KW - Reaction mechanisms for photodegradation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126806
DO - 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126806
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85090738993
SN - 1385-8947
VL - 405
JO - Chemical Engineering Journal
JF - Chemical Engineering Journal
M1 - 126806
ER -