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Preparation and modification methods of defective titanium dioxide-based nanoparticles for photocatalytic wastewater treatment—a comprehensive review

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The rapid population growth and industrial expansion worldwide have created serious water contamination concerns. To curb the pollution issue, it has become imperative to use a versatile material for the treatment. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been recognized as the most-studied nanoparticle in various fields of science and engineering due to its availability, low cost, efficiency, and other fascinating properties with a wide range of applications in modern technology. Recent studies revealed the photocatalytic activity of the material for the treatment of industrial effluents to promote environmental sustainability. With the wide band gap energy of 3.2 eV, TiO2 can be activated under UV light; thus, many strategies have been proposed to extend its photoabsorption to the visible light region. In what follows, this has generated increasing attention to study its characteristics and structural modifications in different forms for photocatalytic applications. The present review provides an insight into the understanding of the synthesis methods of TiO2, the current progress in the treatment techniques for the degradation of wide environmental pollutants employing modified TiO2 nanoparticles, and the factors affecting its photocatalytic activities. Further, recent developments in using titania for practical applications, the approach for designing novel nanomaterials, and the prospects and opportunities in this exciting area have been discussed.

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Abbreviations

AOPs:

advanced oxidation processes

AC:

Activated carbon

WHO:

World Health Organizations

TiO2 :

Titanium dioxide

MB:

Methylene blue

MO:

Methyl orange

MR:

Methyl red

RhB:

Rhodamine B

TCH:

Tetracycline hydrochloride

VB:

Valence band

CB:

Conduction band

CTAB:

Hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

e − :

Electron

h+:

holes

chl:

Chlorophyll

BN:

Boron nitride

POME:

Palm oil mill effluent

T-POME:

Treated-palm oil mill effluent

BOD:

Biochemical oxygen demand

COD :

Chemical oxygen demand

TOC :

Total organic carbon

UV :

Ultra violet

DOE:

Department of environment

HRT :

Hydraulic retention time

SOV :

Surface oxygen vacancy

NU:

United Nations

UF :

Ultra filtration

DFT :

Density Functional Theory

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia with grant number FRGS/1/2020/STG05/UTP/02/2 (015MA0-122). The first author is thankful to the Center for Graduate Studies (CGS), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, for the award of PhD support through the Graduate Assistantship Scheme.

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Abdurrashid Haruna drafted the manuscript and all authors commented on the first version. All authors read and approved the final draft manuscript. Abdurrashid Haruna: Methodology, investigation, data curation, visualization, writing—original draft; Fai Kait Chong: conceptualization, supervision, data curation, formal analysis, project administration, funding acquisition, writing—review and editing; Yeek-Chia Ho: supervision, data curation, formal analysis, writing—review and editing, Zulkifli MA Merican: supervision, data curation, formal analysis, writing—review and editing.

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Haruna, A., Chong, FK., Ho, YC. et al. Preparation and modification methods of defective titanium dioxide-based nanoparticles for photocatalytic wastewater treatment—a comprehensive review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 70706–70745 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22749-8

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