Integration of microbial electrochemical systems and photocatalysis for sustainable treatment of organic recalcitrant wastewaters: Main mechanisms, recent advances, and present prospects

Advanced Oxidation Processes for Emerging Contaminant Removal

“…Finally, the above intermediate products are degraded into smaller organic molecules, CO 2 or inorganic salts. Because most single methods have some defects, it has been fully proved in various research fields to make up for the shortcomings of a single system by using it in combination with other methods [131,132]. Non-thermal plasma is a kind of AOPs which inte-…”

“…Because most single methods have some defects, it has been fully proved in various research fields to make up for the shortcomings of a single system by using it in combination with other methods [131,132]. Non-thermal plasma is a kind of AOPs which integrates many factors, such as reactive species, high-energy electrons, ultraviolet radiation, and so on, which shows good characteristics in the process of dealing with EOPs.…”

Enhanced degradation of ibuprofen in an integrated constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell: treatment efficiency, electrochemical characterization, and microbial community dynamics

“…Over the past few years, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including pesticides and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, have gained increased attention as a result of their ubiquitous presence in the environment and harmful ecological impacts, such as the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes. [1][2][3] Antibioticswhich have been used to cure and prevent illnesses, and foster animal growthare among the most oen identied CECs in water and soil, with residues ranging from ppb to ppm. 4,5 For instance, approximately 50 000 tons of antibiotics are discharged into the aquatic environment in China annually.…”

Efficient Adsorption-Photocatalytic Removal of Tetracycline Hydrochloride over Octahedral MnS

“…Photocatalysis is an easilyattainable and strong redox reaction system with the dissolved oxygen as powerful oxidant and the solar light as energy source, converting the organic pollutants into innocuous molecules such as H 2 O and CO 2 [ 16 , 17 ]. In recent years, various photocatalysts with proper band-gap structure, appropriate spectral response range, and sufficient active sites have been explored for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants [ 18 , 19 , 20 ]. Typically, metal sulfides such as MoS 2 [ 21 ], CdS [ 22 ], ZnS [ 23 ], CuS [ 24 ], In 2 S 3 [ 25 ], NiS [ 26 ], FeS [ 27 ], Ag 2 S [ 28 ], and Ga 2 S 3 [ 29 ] are intensively investigated in photocatalytic reaction.…”