Fabrication of biomaterial/TiO2 composite photocatalysts for the selective removal of trace environmental pollutants

• Published in: Chinese journal of chemical engineering Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1416 - 1428
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yilin, Wang, Yaoqiang, Xiao, Gang, Su, Haijia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2019; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering (BAIC-SM), Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
• Subjects: Biomaterial; Composite photocatalysts; TiO2; Trace pollutants; Biomaterial; Composite photocatalysts; Trace pollutants; TiO2

Trace environmental pollutants have become a serious problem with special attention on the hazardous heavy metals, refractory organics, and pathogenic microorganisms. With coupling biosorption and photocatalysis to develop biomaterial/TiO2 composite photocatalysts is a promising method to remove the...