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- Title
Metal-Based Nanocomposite Materials for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenanthrene from Aqueous Solutions.
- Authors
Chauhan, Husn Ara; Rafatullah, Mohd.; Ahmed Ali, Khozema; Siddiqui, Masoom Raza; Khan, Moonis Ali; Alshareef, Shareefa Ahmed
- Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of naturally occurring chemicals resulting from the insufficient combustion of fossil fuels. Among the PAHs, phenanthrene is one of the most studied compounds in the marine ecosystems. The damaging effects of phenanthrene on the environment are increasing day by day globally. To lessen its effect on the environment, it is essential to remove phenanthrene from the water resources in particular and the environment in general through advanced treatment methods such as photocatalytic degradation with high-performance characteristics and low cost. Therefore, the combination of metals or amalgamation of bimetallic oxides as an efficient photocatalyst demonstrated its propitiousness for the degradation of phenanthrene from aqueous solutions. Here, we reviewed the different nanocomposite materials as a photocatalyst, the mechanism and reactions to the treatment of phenanthrene, as well as the influence of other variables on the rate of phenanthrene degradation.
- Subjects
PHENANTHRENE; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; AQUEOUS solutions; POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; MARINE natural products; MARINE ecology; FOSSIL fuels
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 14, p2374
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym13142374