Approaches for Enhancing Wastewater Treatment of Photocatalytic Fuel Cells: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Fuel Cell System
2.1. PFC
2.2. PMFCs
2.3. The Working Principle
2.4. The Configuration
3. Strategies for Improving Wastewater Treatment Performance of PFCs
3.1. Coupled with Advanced Oxidation Processes
3.2. Construction of High-Efficiency Photocatalytic Electrode
3.3. Strengthen Mass Transfer Capacity
4. Other Applications of Photocatalytic Fuel Cells
5. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Reaction Type | Photoanode | Pollutant | Concentration (%) | Degradation Time (min) | Pmax (mW/cm2) | Total Organic Carbon Removal Efficiency | Ref. |
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PFC + PMS | TiO2 | Norfloxacin | 98.1 | 60 | 0.019 | 72.3 | [94] |
CuMnO | Rifampin | 96.9 | 15 | 0.78 | 78.12 | [95] | |
MoS2/TiO2 | Rhodamine B | 69.16 | 300 | 0.114 | / | [96] | |
BiVO4 | Methyl orange | 93.78 | 120 | 0.0065 | 85.4 | [97] | |
PFC | WO3/W | Methyl blue | 91.6 | 90 | 0.34 | / | [68] |
TiO2 | Toluene | 74% | 120 | 0.02 | / | [20] | |
TNA-Cu | 2-Methy l-4-chlorophenoxyacetic | 93.7 | 80 | 0.0157 | [19] | ||
TiO2 | Methyl orange | 92 | 60 | 0.074 | / | [51] | |
Fe@CdS/g-C3N4 | Phenol | 95.3 | 120 | 1.57 | 91 | [98] | |
g-C3N4/Fe0-WO3 | Tetracycline | 97.3 | 90 | 24 | 65.3 | [99] | |
ZnO/Bi2MoO6/MIL-101(Fe) | Tetracycline | 95.1 | 90 | 9.25 | 89.6 | [100] | |
g-C3N4/TNAs | 4-Chloronitrobenzene | 97.7 | 300 | 5.52 | / | [101] |
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Li, P.; Zhou, X.; Yang, H.; He, Y.; Kan, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Shang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Cao, X.; Leung, M.K.H. Approaches for Enhancing Wastewater Treatment of Photocatalytic Fuel Cells: A Review. Materials 2024, 17, 2139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092139
Li P, Zhou X, Yang H, He Y, Kan Y, Zhang Y, Shang Y, Zhang Y, Cao X, Leung MKH. Approaches for Enhancing Wastewater Treatment of Photocatalytic Fuel Cells: A Review. Materials. 2024; 17(9):2139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092139
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Penghui, Xiaohan Zhou, Haoyi Yang, Yun He, Yujiao Kan, Yang Zhang, Yanan Shang, Yizhen Zhang, Xiaoqiang Cao, and Michael K. H. Leung. 2024. "Approaches for Enhancing Wastewater Treatment of Photocatalytic Fuel Cells: A Review" Materials 17, no. 9: 2139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092139