Metal-Based Nanocomposite Materials for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenanthrene from Aqueous Solutions

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of naturally occurring chemicals resulting from the insufficient combustion of fossil fuels. Among the PAHs, phenanthrene is one of the most studied compounds in the marine ecosystems. The damaging effects of phenanthrene on the environment are increasing day by day globally. To lessen its effect on the environment, it is essential to remove phenanthrene from the water resources in particular and the environment in general through advanced treatment methods such as photocatalytic degradation with high-performance characteristics and low cost. Therefore, the combination of metals or amalgamation of bimetallic oxides as an efficient photocatalyst demonstrated its propitiousness for the degradation of phenanthrene from aqueous solutions. Here, we reviewed the different nanocomposite materials as a photocatalyst, the mechanism and reactions to the treatment of phenanthrene, as well as the influence of other variables on the rate of phenanthrene degradation.

Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Remediation of Carcinogenic Anthracene and Phenanthrene by green Synthesized N‐doped Prussian blue Analogues

“…Compared to its parent nanoparticle (MHCF), N−MHCF has a higher electro‐kinetic efficiency, which results in more fundamental materials. The negative charge of nanomaterials demonstrates the possibility for a few catalytic stabilizations and agglomerations of nanomaterials [50] …”

“…The negative charge of nanomaterials demonstrates the possibility for a few catalytic stabilizations and agglomerations of nanomaterials. [50]…”

Advances in Polymer Nanocomposite Materials for Photocatalytic Degradation of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Environmental Matrices: A Review

“…Many research have been done on the photocatalytic degradation of PAHs in environmental samples (Lin, & Valsaraj, 2003;Zhang, Li, Gong, & Li, 2008;El-Saeid et al, 2015;Gupta, & Gupta, 2015;Liu et al, 2016;Marquès et al, 2016;Zhao et al, 2016;Liu et al, 2017;Yang et l., 2017;Zhao et al, 2017;Fu et al, 2018;Gbadamosi, 2019;Martinez-Vargas et al, 2019;Rani, & Shanker, 2019b;Nguyen et al, 2020;Xiaoping, Qiaoshan, & Jinhong, 2020;Sohara et al, 2021). However, most of the work done was concerning the degradation of anthraquinone, anthracene and phenanthrene using only photocatalysts under UV light due to their damaging effects on the environment, model and prevalence for scientific investigations (Diao et al, 2019;Martinez-Vargas et al, 2019;Rani, & Shanker, 2019a;Chauhan et al, 2021). Ag 3 PO 4 , ZnO-, MHCFs-and TiO 2 -based and others have received important attention for photo-degradation of PAHs (Nguyen et al, 2020).…”

“…Ag 3 PO 4 , ZnO-, MHCFs-and TiO 2 -based and others have received important attention for photo-degradation of PAHs (Nguyen et al, 2020). For example, the photo-degradation of phenanthrene leads to the formation of 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, which is more harmful to humans than phenanthrene itself (Wang et al, 2009;Chauhan et al, 2021). However, conventional chemical and physical removal methods simply transfer the PAHs into another form without decomposing them into harmful compounds (Rani, & Shanker, 2019b).…”

“…However, conventional chemical and physical removal methods simply transfer the PAHs into another form without decomposing them into harmful compounds (Rani, & Shanker, 2019b). The combination of metals or amalgamation of bimetallic oxides as an efficient photocatalyst demonstrated its propitiousness for their degradation from water resources (Chauhan et al, 2021). Most of these methods may present disadvantages and advantages (Qiao et al, 2014;Alegbeleye, Opeolu, & Jackson, 2017;Zango et al, 2020).…”