Handbook of Ecomaterials || Environmental Photocatalysis/Photocatalytic Decontamination

摘要： Water pollution caused by hazardous substances has become a global concern. Textile and dyestuff industries produce large amounts of wastewater containing various dye pollutants. Most azo dyes are nonbiodegradable and their release into the environment poses a major threat to the surrounding ecosystems. Remediation of organic aquatic pollutants by photocatalytic oxidation has proven to be an attractive promising technology among the advanced oxidation processes. Semiconductor photocatalysis is a topic of current interest mainly in view of its potential application in the mineralization of pollutants.