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Title: | A Review on the Use of Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites for the Remediation of Organics-Contaminated Water via Photocatalysis: Fundamentals, Bibliometric Study and Recent Advances | Authors: | Araújo, Evando S. Pereira, Michel F. G. da Silva, Georgenes M. G. Tavares, Ginetton F. Oliveira, Carlos Y. B. Faia, Pedro M. |
Keywords: | metal oxide; nanocomposites; organic pollutants; water remediation; heterogeneous photocatalysis | Issue Date: | 1-Aug-2023 | Publisher: | MDPI | Project: | LA/P/0112/2020 UIDB/00285/2020 |
Serial title, monograph or event: | Toxics | Volume: | 11 | Issue: | 8 | Abstract: | The improper disposal of toxic and carcinogenic organic substances resulting from the manufacture of dyes, drugs and pesticides can contaminate aquatic environments and potable water resources and cause serious damage to animal and human health and to the ecosystem. In this sense, heterogeneous photocatalysis stand out as one effective and cost-effective water depollution technique. The use of metal oxide nanocomposites (MON), from the mixture of two or more oxides or between these oxides and other functional semiconductor materials, have gained increasing attention from researchers and industrial developers as a potential alternative to produce efficient and environmentally friendly photocatalysts for the remediation of water contamination by organic compounds. Thus, this work presents an updated review of the main advances in the use of metal oxide nanocomposites-based photocatalysts for decontamination of water polluted by these substances. A bibliometric analysis allowed to show the evolution of the importance of this research topic in the literature over the last decade. The results of the study also showed that hierarchical and heterogeneous nanostructures of metal oxides, as well as conducting polymers and carbon materials, currently stand out as the main materials for the synthesis of MON, with better photocatalysis performance in the degradation of dyes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/112040 | ISSN: | 2305-6304 | DOI: | 10.3390/toxics11080658 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FCTUC Eng.Electrotécnica - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais I&D CEMMPRE - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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