“…To date, titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), one of the most studied photocatalysts, is often widely used in wastewater treatment and other environmental remediation because of its high efficiency, nontoxicity, good recycling, and low cost. − The final products obtained from photocatalytic oxidation throughout the advanced oxidation process are H 2 O, CO 2 , inorganic ions, and minerals, which usually have a low impact on the environment. − The photocatalytic mechanism of TiO 2 can be understood as follows: under the illumination of light at a specific wavelength, the catalyst generates electron–hole pairs in its conduction and valence bands. The H 2 O and O 2 attached to the catalyst surface will interact with the photogenerated electrons to generate OH – and O 2– radicals, and these generated radicals will then carry out degradation reactions on organic pollutants. , However, due to the TiO 2 band gap of 3.2 eV (anatase crystal type) or 3.0 eV (rutile crystal type), this happens to be activated only under UV radiation (wavelengths less than 387 nm) .…”