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ReviewMembranes2021

Photocatalytic Nanofiber Membranes for the Degradation of Micropollutants and Their Antimicrobial Activity: Recent Advances and Future Prospects.

Mandla B Chabalala, Nozipho N Gumbi, Bhekie B Mamba, Mohammed Z Al-Abri, Edward N Nxumalo

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Review in Membranes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mandla B ChabalalaInstitute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1709, South Africa.
Nozipho N GumbiInstitute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1709, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2479-7187
Bhekie B MambaInstitute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1709, South Africa.
Mohammed Z Al-AbriNanotechnology Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 17, Al-Khoudh 123, Oman.
Edward N NxumaloInstitute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1709, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review paper systematically evaluates current progress on the development and performance of photocatalytic nanofiber membranes often used in the removal of micropollutants from water systems. It is demonstrated that nanofiber membranes serve as excellent support materials for photocatalytic nanoparticles, leading to nanofiber membranes with enhanced optical properties, as well as improved recovery, recyclability, and reusability. The tremendous performance of photocatalytic membranes is attributed to the photogenerated reactive oxygen species such as hydroxyl radicals, singlet oxygen, and superoxide anion radicals introduced by catalytic nanoparticles such as TiO

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antimicrobial propertiesmicropollutantsnanofiber membranesphotocatalysiswastewater treatment

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PMID34564496
PMCPMC8467043

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