The state-of-the-art development of photocatalysts for the degradation of persistent herbicides in wastewater

• Main Authors: Hazaraimi, Muhammad Hafizuddin, Goh, Pei Sean, Lau, Woei Jye, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Wu, Zhentao, Subramaniam, Mahesan Naidu, Lim, Jun Wei, Kanakaraju, Devagi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103965/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156975
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Herbicides are one of the most recurring pollutants in the aquatic system due to their widespread usage in the agriculture sector for weed control. Semiconductor-based photocatalysts have gained recognition due to their ability to degrade and mineralize pollutants into harmless by-products completel...