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. 2020 Jul 15;580:503–514. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.047

Table 1.

Summary of utilized photocatalysts for various viral disinfection.

Photocatalyst Virus Operational condition
Light source Disinfection efficiency Type of virus Ref.
Catalystloading(mg/L) Virus level(PFU*/mL)
TiO2 Phage MS2 1000 6 × 104 UV 2.8-log in 65 min waterborne [41]
TiO2 Phage MS2 1000 6 × 105 18 W BLB* lamp 1.8-log in 180 min waterborne [61]
TiO2 Bacteriophage Qβ 1000 1 × 106 UV lamp 3.5-log in 2 min waterborne [64]
TiO2 Phage f2 1000 1010–1011 6 W black light lamp 6-log in 15 min waterborne [78]
TiO2 Influenza virus No data 4.0 × 108 1 mW black light Eliminated in 5 min airborne [83]
TiO2 Influenza virus No data 0.0 or 0.1 mg ml−1 20 W black light 4-log in a short irradiation time airborne [84]
TiO2 H1N1 No data No data UV-LED lamp Eliminated in 7 min airborne [85]
TiO2 MNV-1 No data No data UV lamp 3.2-log in 10 min foodborne [91]
TiO2 MNV-1 No data No data UV lamp >5.5-log in 15 min foodborne [95]
TiO2 MS-2 bacteriophage No data 2 × 105 4 W BLB lamp 2-log in 109 min waterborne [96]
TiO2 Phage f2 100 >20 4 W UV-Clamp 5–6-log in 160 min waterborne [97]
TiO2 Murine norovirus 10 1 × 108 UV lamp 3.3-log in 24 h waterborne [98]
Pd-TiO2 MS2 No data 2.30 (±1.27) × 108 VUV 90% in 0.009 s airborne [18]
Cu-TiO2 nanofibers Bacteriophage f2 50 1 × 104 Xe lamp 4.0-log in 120 min waterborne [46]
Fe, Mg, and Mn-loaded TiO2 H1N1 No data 100 μl Fluorescent lamp 99% in 30 min airborne [86]
Cu-TiO2 nanofibers Bacteriophage f2 10 1 × 108 Xe lamp > 5-log in 240 min waterborne [99]
Mn-TiO2 Phage MS2 100 1 × 105 150 W Xe ozone-free lamp 4-log in 60 min waterborne [100]
TiO2/β-SiC T2 Bacteriophage No data 6 × 106 56 LEDs 3-log in 60 min airborne
TiO2/CuO films Phage T4 No data 8 × 109 40 W UVA lamp 9.9-log in 80 min waterborne [50]
SiO2-TiO2 Phage MS2 100 3 × 107 8 W UVA lamp 5-log in 1.8 min waterborne [71]
nAg/TiO2 Phage MS2 100 3 × 107 8 W UVA lamp 9.9-log in 80 min waterborne [76]
g-C3N4 Phage MS2 150 1 × 108 300 W Xe lamp 8-log in 300 min waterborne [79]
g-C3N4 Phage MS2 135.4 1 × 108 Xe lamp 8-log in 240 min waterborne [101]
Ag3PO4/g-C3N4 bacteriophage f2 100 3 × 107 8 W UVA lamp 6.5-log in 80 waterborne [49]
g-C3N4/EP* MS2 0.06 1 × 108 300 W Xe lamp 8-log in 240 min waterborne [102]
O-g-C3N4/HTCC* HAdV-2 3 No data 7 W white LED* lamp 5-log in 120 min waterborne [13]
TiON/PdO Phage MS2 100 3 × 108 1000 W Xe arc lamp 1.5-log in 60 min waterborne [69]
G-WO3 films Phage MS2 No data 2 × 106 Mercury lamp 5.9-log in 180 min waterborne [103]
FeO Phage MS2 5 1 × 106 Simulated solar 5-log in 30 min waterborne [104]
C60/SiO2 Phage MS2 300 5 × 106 UVA, FL*, BLB [UV]: 3.55-log in 75 min[FL]: 2.8-log in 75 min[BLB]: 2.3-log in 75 min waterborne [105]
C70/SiO2 Phage MS2 300 3 × 108 Vis, Sunlight [Vis]: 4.35-log in 90 min[Sunlight]: 4.4-log in 90 min waterborne [106]
Rh-SrTiO3 Phage Qβ 3000 5 × 107 Vis 5-log in 120 min waterborne [107]

[*]: PFU = plaque forming unit; HRV-Wa = human rotavirus type 2 Wa; Xe = Xenon; BLB = black-light-blue; EP = expanded perlite; FL = Fluorescent light; HTCC = Hydrothermal carbonation carbon; LED = Light emitting diode.