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. 2024 Aug 2;22:100469. doi: 10.1016/j.ese.2024.100469

Table 1.

Representative studies on the degradation of organic pollutants by photocatalytic oxygen activation.

Catalysts Mechanism Contami-nants Reaction conditions O2 supply ROS Removal efficiency TOC removal Reference
OV-BOC Energy transfer RhB [RhB]0 = 10.0 mg L−1, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 3.5 Dissolved oxygen 1O2, •O2 99.8% (30.0 min) - [23]
BWO-0.18 Energy transfer NaPCP [NaPCP]0 = 30.0 × 10−6 mg L−1, 300 W Xenon lamp Dissolved oxygen 1O2, •O2 99.9% (1.0 h) 90.0% [24]
Nd-BiO2−x Electron transfer Doxycycline [Doxycycline]0 = 10.0 mg L−1, 300 W xenon lamp Dissolved oxygen •O2 94.2% (1.0 h) 72.0% [25]
BMO-3 Electron transfer APAP [APAP]0 = 20.0 μmol L−1, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 6.8 Dissolved oxygen H2O2 96.0% (2.0 h) 61.0% [27]
FT-200 Electron transfer 2,4-DCP [2,4-DCP]0 = 20.0 μmol L−1, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 3.0 Dissolved oxygen H2O2, •OH 100.0% (6.0 min) 91.5% [28]
N-GQDs/Bi2Fe4O9 Electron transfer BPA [BPA]0 = 20.0 mg L−1, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 3.0 Dissolved oxygen •OH 99.8% (90.0 min) - [29]
Sv-MoS2/BN-5 Electron transfer E. coli [E. coli]0 = 6.0 × 107 CFU mL−1, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 3.0 Dissolved oxygen H2O2 100.0% (60.0 min) - [35]
CZS-5 Electron transfer phenol [phenol]0 = 20.0 mg L−1, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 7.0 O2 aeration H2O2 97.6% (180.0 min) 87.0% [36]
Cv-PCNNS Electron transfer MTZ [MTZ]0 = 10.0 mmol L−1, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 7.0 O2 aeration H2O2, •OH 90.7% (100.0 min) 62.0% [47]
g-C3N4 Electron transfer TC [TC]0 = 50.0 ppm, 300 W Xenon lamp, pH = 7.0 Dissolved oxygen H2O2, •OH 90.0% (300 min) - [48]
FeOOH/UPCN Electron transfer OTC [OTC]0 = 20.0 mg L−1, 300 W
Xenon lamp, pH = 7.0
Dissolved oxygen H2O2, •OH 86.2% (120.0 min) 48.6% [49]

Note: “Dissolved oxygen” refers to the oxygen that comes from the dissolved oxygen in the aqueous solution without any aeration; “Air aeration” refers to the main source of oxygen in the system from the air; “O2 aeration” signifies that the primary source of oxygen in the system is pure oxygen. Abbreviations: OV-BOC, BiOCl with oxygen vacancy; BWO, Bi2WO6; Nd-BiO2−x, Nd doped BiO2−x; BMO-3, iodine-doped Bi2MoO6; FT-200, Fe2O3 loaded TiO2 nanoparticles; N-GQDs/Bi2Fe4O9, nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots/Bi2Fe4O9; Sv-MoS2/BN-5, sulfur vacancy-rich MoS2/boron nitride; CZS-5, N-doped hollow carbon spheres/Zn2In2S5; Cv-PCNNS, porous g-C3N4 nanosheets with carbon vacancies; g-C3N4, graphitic carbon nitride; FeOOH/UPCN, iron-based oxyhydroxides/ultrathin porous g-C3N4; RhB, rhodamine B; NaPCP, sodium pentachlorophenate; APAP, acetaminophen; 2,4-DCP, 2,4-dichlorophenol; BPA, bisphenol A; E. coli, Escherichia coli; MTZ, metronidazole; TC, tetracycline; OTC, oxytetracycline.