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CATALYSTS
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal12030289
Keywords
endocrine disruptors; metal oxides; nanomaterials; nanostructured catalysts; photocatalysis; degradation
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Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) are emerging contaminants that pose toxicity and danger to ecosystems and human health. The presence of EDCs in water and wastewater has become a global problem. Catalytic and photocatalytic degradation processes using metal oxide-based nanostructured materials have been widely explored for the removal of EDCs from water. This review summarizes recent advances in the degradation processes of various classes of EDCs using novel metal oxide-based nanomaterials.
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) comprise a class of natural or synthetic molecules and groups of substances which are considered as emerging contaminants due to their toxicity and danger for the ecosystems, including human health. Nowadays, the presence of EDCs in water and wastewater has become a global problem, which is challenging the scientific community to address the development and application of effective strategies for their removal from the environment. Particularly, catalytic and photocatalytic degradation processes employing nanostructured materials based on metal oxides, mainly acting through the generation of reactive oxygen species, are widely explored to eradicate EDCs from water. In this review, we report the recent advances described by the major publications in recent years and focused on the degradation processes of several classes of EDCs, such as plastic components and additives, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products, which were realized by using novel metal oxide-based nanomaterials. A variety of doped, hybrid, composite and heterostructured semiconductors were reported, whose performances are influenced by their chemical, structural as well as morphological features. Along with photocatalysis, alternative heterogeneous advanced oxidation processes are in development, and their combination may be a promising way toward industrial scale application.
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