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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Applications of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis to the Degradation of Oxytetracycline in Water: A Review.

Renato Pelosato, Isabella Bolognino, Francesca Fontana, Isabella Natali Sora

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In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renato PelosatoINSTM and Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24044 Dalmine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7945-8182
Isabella BologninoINSTM and Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24044 Dalmine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4504-431X
Francesca FontanaINSTM and Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24044 Dalmine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5288-9716
Isabella Natali SoraINSTM and Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24044 Dalmine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8052-344X
University of Bergamo · IT

Funding

University of Bergamo STARS1718AZ1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photocatalytic processes are being studied extensively as potential advanced wastewater treatments for the removal of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other recalcitrant micropollutants from the effluents of conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Oxytetracycline (OTC) is a widespread antibiotic which is frequently detected in surface water bodies as a recalcitrant and persistent micropollutant. This review provides an update on advances in heterogeneous photocatalysis for the degradation of OTC in water under UV light, sunlight and visible-light irradiation. Photocatalysts based on pure semiconducting oxides are rarely used, due to the problem of rapid recombination of electron-hole pairs. To overcome this issue, a good strategy could be the coupling of two different semiconducting compounds with different conduction and valence bands. Several methods are described to enhance the performances of catalysts, such as doping of the oxide with metal and/or non-metal elements, surface functionalization, composites and nano-heterojunction. Furthermore, a discussion on non-oxidic photocatalysts is briefly provided, focusing on the application of graphene-based nanocomposites for the effective treatment of OTC.

Indexed as

NanocompositesOxytetracyclineWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationCatalysisLightWaterOxytetracyclineWaterWater Pollutants, Chemicaladvanced oxidation processesoxytetracyclinephotocatalytic wastewater treatment

Identifiers

PMID35566092
PMCPMC9105636
OpenAlexW4224311383

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