Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater

Antibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill or prevent bacterial growth. They are used in different fields, such as the medical field, agriculture, and veterinary. Antibiotics end up in wastewater, which causes the threat of developing antibacterial resistance; therefore, antibiotics mu...

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Main Authors:	Samar Shurbaji, Pham Thi Huong, Talal Mohammed Altahtamouni
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:	Catalysts
Subjects:	antibiotics photocatalysis doping heterojunction surface plasmon resonance wastewater
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/4/437

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spelling	doaj-00dd198b7c964b798b5ba0f7b64fdfc22021-03-29T23:02:07ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442021-03-011143743710.3390/catal11040437Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in WastewaterSamar Shurbaji0Pham Thi Huong1Talal Mohammed Altahtamouni2Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarInstitute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, DaNang 550000, VietnamMaterials Science and Technology Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarAntibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill or prevent bacterial growth. They are used in different fields, such as the medical field, agriculture, and veterinary. Antibiotics end up in wastewater, which causes the threat of developing antibacterial resistance; therefore, antibiotics must be eliminated from wastewater. Different conventional elimination methods are limited due to their high cost and effort, or incomplete elimination. Semiconductor-assisted photocatalysis arises as an effective elimination method for different organic wastes including antibiotics. A variety of semiconducting materials were tested to eliminate antibiotics from wastewater; nevertheless, research is still ongoing due to some limitations. This review summarizes the recent studies regarding semiconducting material modifications for antibiotic degradation using visible light irradiation.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/4/437antibioticsphotocatalysisdopingheterojunctionsurface plasmon resonancewastewater
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spellingShingle	Samar Shurbaji Pham Thi Huong Talal Mohammed Altahtamouni Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater Catalysts antibiotics photocatalysis doping heterojunction surface plasmon resonance wastewater
author_facet	Samar Shurbaji Pham Thi Huong Talal Mohammed Altahtamouni
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title	Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater
title_short	Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater
title_full	Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater
title_fullStr	Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater
title_full_unstemmed	Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater
title_sort	review on the visible light photocatalysis for the decomposition of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides antibiotics in wastewater
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Catalysts
issn	2073-4344
publishDate	2021-03-01
description	Antibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill or prevent bacterial growth. They are used in different fields, such as the medical field, agriculture, and veterinary. Antibiotics end up in wastewater, which causes the threat of developing antibacterial resistance; therefore, antibiotics must be eliminated from wastewater. Different conventional elimination methods are limited due to their high cost and effort, or incomplete elimination. Semiconductor-assisted photocatalysis arises as an effective elimination method for different organic wastes including antibiotics. A variety of semiconducting materials were tested to eliminate antibiotics from wastewater; nevertheless, research is still ongoing due to some limitations. This review summarizes the recent studies regarding semiconducting material modifications for antibiotic degradation using visible light irradiation.
topic	antibiotics photocatalysis doping heterojunction surface plasmon resonance wastewater
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/4/437
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Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater

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