Comparison of catalyst activities for algal growth inhibition from literature.

Nanomaterial type	Cell/specie type	% Growth inhibition	Reaction time	References
15%BiVO4@HMT NPs	Locally isolated cyanobacteria	59%, under visible light	6 h	Present study
Ag2CO3–GO nanoparticles	Microcystis aeruginosa	Nearly 100%, using visible light	7 h	65
Floating g-C3N4 heterojunction on EP/Al2O3 nanoparticles	Microcystis aeruginosa	74.4%, using visible light	6 h	68
Ag/AgCl@ZIF-8 nanoparticles	Microcystis aeruginosa	98.5%, using visible light	4 h	76
0.2% PDDA@NPT-EGC (poly dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (PDDA)@N–P co-doped TiO2/expanded graphite C/C floating composite (NPT-EGC)	Microcystis aeruginosa	77%, using visible light	2 h	77
Zn–Fe LDHs nanoparticles	Microcystis aeruginosa	80%, using visible light	3 h	78
TiO2, WO3 with Pt Co-catalyst	Algae	87%, under florescent lamps	—	80
AgBiO3 nanoparticles	Microcystis aeruginosa	72.2%, using visible light	4 h	82
Fe3O4–TiO2 core/shell magnetic NPs	Streptococcus pyogenes	85%, UV-light	20 min	83
TiO2 nanoparticles	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	About 100% was achieved under UV light	50 min	84
TiO2/Ag in chitosan nanocomposite films	Dunaliella salina	45%, under UV-C light	—	85
Fe2O3–TiO2 nanoparticles	Chlorella vulgaris	99%, under visible light	24 h	86
CuONPs/GLYMO/4-HBPA	Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	99%, using visible light	—	87
3D Ag2O/g-C3N4 hydrogel	Microcystis aeruginosa	98.8%, visible light	4 h	88
Ag/AgCl@g-C3N4@UIO-66(NH2)	Microcystis aeruginosa	99.9%, visible light	3 h	89
Ag2MoO4/TACN@LF	Microcystis aeruginosa	100%, visible light	4 h	90