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. 2016 Jan 4;21(1):56. doi: 10.3390/molecules21010056

Table 4.

Summary on potential photocatalysts applied for indoor VOCs removal.

Photocatalyst Preparation/Coating Method Configuration Compounds Light Source ηremoval (%) Ref.
TiO2 Sol-gel F Acetone, toluene p-xylene UV lamp, 254 nm 77–62 (3 L/min) [95]
TiO2 Electrochemical F Acetaldehyde UV 99+ (110 min) [93]
TiO2 Sol-gel F Toluene Black light 52 (3.6 L/min) [86]
TiO2 Plasma deposited F m-Xylene UV lamp 99+ (30 min) [94]
TiO2−xNx Calcination P Toluene Visible light 99+ (3000 min) [82]
TiO2−xNx Hydrothermal P Acetaldehyde Fluorescence - [98]
C-TiO2 Hydrothermal P Toluene Visible light 60+ (120 min) [106]
C-TiO2 Hydrothermal P Toluene Visible light 20 (120 min) [107]
CNT-TiO2 Hydrothermal P Styrene UV-LED, 365 nm 50 (20 mL/min) [108]
Pt/TiO2 Photo-deposition P Benzene Black light, 300–420 nm 100 (100 mL/min) [99]
Ln3+-TiO2 Sol-gel P Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene UV, 365 nm 22–79 [109]
Ce-TiO2 Sol-gel F Toluene Visible light 90 [110]
Fe-TiO2 Sol-gel P p-Xylene Visible light—LED 22 (5 min) [111]
Fe-TiO2 Sol-gel P Toluene Visible light 99+ (120 min) [88]
In(OH)3 Ultrasound radiation P Acetone, Benzene, Toluene UV lamp, 254 nm 99+ (5 h) [104]
β-Ga2O3 Chemical deposition P Benzene UV-lamp, 254 nm 60 (20 mL/min) [105]
Ag4V2O7/Ag3VO4 Hydrothermal P Benzene White fluorescent lamp 99+ (120 min) [84]
Pt/WO3 Photo-deposition P DCA, 4-CP, TMA Visible light, >420 nm 99+ (3 h) [112]
Pd/WO3 Calcination P Acetaldehyde, toluene Fluorescence/visible light 99+ (3 h) [26]

DCA: dichloroacetate; 4-CP: 4-chlorophenol; TMA: tetramethylammonium; P: powder; F: film.