TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile Wastewater

Textile wastewater, which consist of a complex mixture of synthetic dyes and other organic and inorganic compounds derived from various wet chemical textile processes, can have a harmful effect on the environment; therefore, it must be properly treated before being discharged into municipal wastewa...

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Main Authors: Barbara Simončič, Dominika Glažar
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Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2023-08-01
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description Textile wastewater, which consist of a complex mixture of synthetic dyes and other organic and inorganic compounds derived from various wet chemical textile processes, can have a harmful effect on the environment; therefore, it must be properly treated before being discharged into municipal wastewater treatment plants and natural water bodies. In this scientific review, the main physical, chemical and biological processes for the removal of dyes from textile wastewater are presented, focusing on photocatalysis, which is a promising advanced oxidation process. The mechanism of photocatalysis is described and the methods used to determine the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of dyes are presented. Recent studies involving single photocatalytic treatments of real textile wastewaters in the presence of TiO2 and ZnO as catalysts are presented. The advantages of combined processes of photocatalysis in conjunction with other chemical, physical and biological treatments to increase the efficiency of wastewater treatment are discussed. Accordingly, photocatalysis combined with H2O2, photocatalytic ozonation, a hybrid system of photocatalysis and membrane filtration, and coupled photocatalytic-biological processes are described.
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spelling doaj-art-3a7a1b8ed2cf492d84637e5c9cfd1c222025-08-20T03:25:12ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Tekstilec0351-33862350-36962023-08-016610.14502/tekstilec.66.202304520080TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile WastewaterBarbara Simončič0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-8829Dominika Glažar1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Graphic Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Snežniška 5, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Graphic Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Snežniška 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Textile wastewater, which consist of a complex mixture of synthetic dyes and other organic and inorganic compounds derived from various wet chemical textile processes, can have a harmful effect on the environment; therefore, it must be properly treated before being discharged into municipal wastewater treatment plants and natural water bodies. In this scientific review, the main physical, chemical and biological processes for the removal of dyes from textile wastewater are presented, focusing on photocatalysis, which is a promising advanced oxidation process. The mechanism of photocatalysis is described and the methods used to determine the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of dyes are presented. Recent studies involving single photocatalytic treatments of real textile wastewaters in the presence of TiO2 and ZnO as catalysts are presented. The advantages of combined processes of photocatalysis in conjunction with other chemical, physical and biological treatments to increase the efficiency of wastewater treatment are discussed. Accordingly, photocatalysis combined with H2O2, photocatalytic ozonation, a hybrid system of photocatalysis and membrane filtration, and coupled photocatalytic-biological processes are described. https://journals.uni-lj.si/tekstilec/article/view/13682titanium dioxidezinc oxidephotocatalysisdye degradationtextile wastewater
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TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile Wastewater
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titanium dioxide
zinc oxide
photocatalysis
dye degradation
textile wastewater
title TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile Wastewater
title_full TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile Wastewater
title_fullStr TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile Wastewater
title_full_unstemmed TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile Wastewater
title_short TiO2 and ZnO as Advanced Photocatalysts for Effective Dye Degradation in Textile Wastewater
title_sort tio2 and zno as advanced photocatalysts for effective dye degradation in textile wastewater
topic titanium dioxide
zinc oxide
photocatalysis
dye degradation
textile wastewater
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