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Review

Solar Concentration for Wastewaters Remediation: A Review of Materials and Technologies

by
Murilo Alexandre Fendrich
1,
Alberto Quaranta
1,
Michele Orlandi
2,
Marco Bettonte
2 and
Antonio Miotello
2,*
1
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy
2
Department of Physics, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(1), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/app9010118
Submission received: 26 November 2018 / Revised: 20 December 2018 / Accepted: 24 December 2018 / Published: 30 December 2018
(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
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Abstract

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As the effectiveness of conventional wastewater treatment processes is increasingly challenged by the growth of industrial activities, a demand for low-cost and low-impact treatments is emerging. A possible solution is represented by systems coupling solar concentration technology with advanced oxidation processes (AOP). In this paper, a review of solar concentration technologies for wastewater remediation is presented, with a focus on photocatalyst materials used in this specific research context. Recent results, though mostly on model systems, open promising perspectives for the use of concentrated sunlight as the energy source powering AOPs. We identify (i) the development of photocatalyst materials capable of efficiently working with sunlight, and (ii) the transition to real wastewater investigation as the most critical issues to be addressed by research in the field.

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1. Introduction

The demand for clean water sources has been rapidly increasing in recent decades, led by industrialization, the expansion of agriculture and, especially, population growth. Access to safe water supplies has thus become an issue of global significance [1]. Moreover, the health risk associated with polluted water resources is projected to become a major global issue within the next few decades [2]. Among the various practical strategies and solutions proposed for more sustainable water management, wastewater reuse and recycling stands out as the most economically-viable and environmentally-friendly [3].
Presently, the most common wastewater treatments are based upon a combination of mechanical, biological, physical and chemical processes such as filtration, flocculation, chemical or biological oxidation of organic pollutants.
A common problem for current technologies is poorly biodegradable organic pollutants, the so-called bio-recalcitrant organic compounds (BROCs). A class of treatments capable of tackling BROCs is known as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), relying on the formation of highly-reactive transient (e.g., superoxide, peroxide, hydroxyl radical) chemical species that can convert BROCs into more biodegradable compounds or, ideally, into inorganic carbon [4]. Among the most efficient AOPs are those based on hydroxyl radicals OH•, a powerful oxidant. These methods are generally based on the dissociation of hydrogen peroxide in water, either by direct absorption of ultraviolet (UV) photons or by mediation with metal ions (Fe and Co are among the most studied) through Fenton and photo-Fenton reactions [5,6,7]. In addition, and equally or even more important, is the possibility of generating OH• radicals by the interaction, in water, of artificial or natural light with semi-conductors. This process is commonly described as photocatalysis [8].
In recent decades, the photocatalytic degradation of several organic compounds has received growing attention as a water purification process. Irradiating semi-conductors, for example TiO2, in the form of micro- or nano-sized particles, on fixed supports or in aqueous suspensions, creates a redox environment that is reactive towards most organic species [9]. A number of reports have shown that surfactants, pesticides and dyes can be effectively converted into less dangerous products like carbon dioxide and hydrochloric acid. In 1998, the United States Environmental Protecting Agency (EPA) published a detailed list of molecules capable of being degraded by AOPs [10].
In photocatalysis, photons can be seen as reactants and/or co-catalysts, hence playing a critical role in the process. On this basis, considerable research effort has been made since the 90s to employ solar radiation as an abundant, renewable and potentially zero-cost light source. In this approach, solar photons are collected and directed into a photoreactor where they power catalytic reactions. Traditionally, solar collector systems are broadly classified as concentrating or non-concentrating, according to their concentration factor or to the temperature which can be reached by the system [11].
Combining wide versatility, potentially very low cost and the capability of total conversion to non-toxic products, the use of solar-powered AOPs for the treatment of urban and industrial wastewaters is likely the most promising application of AOP technology [12,13].
The application of solar disinfection (SODIS) has also been recently demonstrated on real wastewater samples with the possibility of integrating SODIS technology to an urban wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) [14,15]. Nanofiltration in combination with tertiary processes, including solar photocatalysis, is also the object of considerable research interest; however, it has presented uncertain results [16,17]. Another more material-oriented approach, albeit one that is still at an early stage in terms of literature reports, suggests the use of a combination between a photocatalyst and adsorbents. It is termed “integrated photocatalyst adsorbent” (IPCA), and is based on an adsorbent which has the ability to degrade organic matter in the presence of sunlight [18].
The investigation of different catalyst materials and the comparison of homogeneous vs. heterogeneous catalysis routes are also crucial points, and are hence the object of intense discussion.
This paper presents an up-to-date review of the solar collector systems and of the related catalysts applied to wastewater purification. In particular, we bring together all the collector designs which have been employed for solar photocatalysis to date. To the best of our knowledge, this was done only partially in previous reviews. In addition, we organize the reviewed literature according to the pollutant or pollutants investigated, and to whether the application is to model or real wastewaters. This is a novel angle of analysis; it seeks to highlight the importance of moving towards the investigation of real wastewaters.
Specifically, the first part details solar collector designs and their components. The second part focuses on the catalyst materials employed for solar AOPs. As the development of photocatalysts is a vast field in itself, we decided here to consider only those materials which have already been investigated in combination with a solar collector. Finally, a last section reviews a number of case studies on both model solutions and on real wastewater samples.

2. Solar Collector Systems Employed for Wastewater Treatment

The starting point for the use of solar collectors in wastewater remediation can be traced back to parabolic systems, originally developed for thermal energy applications, and then adapted in 1989 in Albuquerque, NM, USA for water purification. Immediately afterwards, in 1990, a dedicated facility started operations at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria—Spain. Ten years later, dedicated research on wastewater treatments started to be effectively performed [19]. Solar collectors can be concentrating or non-concentrating systems. The former can be classified depending on the principle adopted for focusing sunlight and based on whether they use a fixed or moving receiver [20], while the latter generally consist of flat panels which can be fixed or movable, i.e., following the sun. While in thermal solar applications all wavelengths of the sunlight spectrum are concentrated onto an absorber to produce an increase in temperature, for a solar AOP, the most effective photons are those on the high-energy side of the spectrum, in the UV or near UV range (300–400 nm wavelength), due to the prevalent use of wide band-gap semiconductors as catalyst materials. Wavelengths up to 600 nm are, to date, effectively exploited only by photo-Fenton reactions or by emerging catalyst materials designed ad-hoc for visible light absorption [21]. This is therefore an opportunity and a challenge for the materials science field. The use of light at wavelengths higher than 400 nm would also allow the use of silvered mirrors, which are simple and robust, but which present poor UV reflectance.
In fact, given that, to date, the range between 300 and 400 nm has been considered to be of exceptional importance, conventional silver mirrors have not been considered suitable as reflectors. This is mainly due to their low average reflectance in this wavelength interval, with a minimum at around 320 nm related to an interband transition [22]. Furthermore, the glass covering commonly present on silver mirrors contains iron impurities, which further contribute to reductions in UV reflected radiation.
Mirrors based on aluminum are generally considered a better option when working with processes requiring UV photons [23]. In fact, their reflectance is high (around 93%) and almost constant in the 300–400 nm range. As proposed by Kutscher and Wendelin [24,25], the best reflective surface for solar AOPs should be: (i) efficient in the UV range, (ii) weather resistant, (iii) reasonably cheap. At present, the benchmark solution is based on anodized and electro-polished aluminum surfaces. An available alternative is using aluminum mirrors protected with an acrylic coating [26].
The design of a solar AOP system requires consideration of a number of factors: the mirror materials and shaping, the catalyst, wastewater loading method (batch or once-through), flow type and rates, pressure drops, eventual pretreatment, eventual oxidant loading method, pH control and the use of a tracking system to enhance the direct solar radiation [21]. These criteria are presented in Table 1.
Most existing literature reports are based on different combinations of these factors, giving rise to a variety of configurations [13,19,21]. Some of the main design choices for both concentrating and non-concentrating systems are reviewed in the following sections.

2.1. Concentrating Systems

Concentrating solar collector systems are those which focus incident sunlight through a reflective surface—generally a polished metal, metalized glass or plastic. Solar concentrators can also present tracking systems with one or more axis to follow the sun’s position during the day [27,28,29].
The advantages of concentrating systems are: (1) potentially small reactor tube area, thus allowing for easier handling of the wastewater; (2) a limited reactor area is also more compatible with supported catalysts and turbulent flows, thus avoiding the issue of catalyst sedimentation; (3) the evaporation of volatile compounds can be controlled.
Furthermore, it has been shown that degradation rates are generally improved by an increase of radiation intensity within given limits. This was clearly established for both photo-Fenton reactions and direct photocatalysis for SODIS applications [30,31,32], where a range of linear dependency between rates and irradiance was found and a minimum solar dose identified.
On the other hand, they present disadvantages such as the use of only (or primarily) direct solar radiation, possible high cost, and water overheating [19].
Among the concentrating systems, 5 are of particular interest in the context of wastewater remediation: (1) the parabolic through collectors (PTCs), which concentrate sunlight in a line; (2) compound parabolic collectors (CPCs), a design variant of PTCs; (3) the parabolic dish, designed to focus on a specific spot; (4) Fresnel concentrators, that can be designed to both single spot or line systems; and (5) optical fiber photoreactors, which are presented as a possible solution for reaching remote and difficult-access contaminated water sources.

2.1.1. Parabolic Trough Collectors (PTC)

Early solar photoreactor designs for photochemical applications were mounted on parabolic-through-concentrators (PTCs), which were adapted from installations employed for thermal energy generation. PTCs can be defined as parabolic reflective surfaces that concentrate the sun’s radiation on a focal line, where the wastewater flows in a tubular reactor [33]. PTCs are constructed by bending a sheet of reflective or highly polished material, generally reflective silver or polished aluminum, into a parabolic shape. Figure 1 shows the schematic drawing of a PTC and an image of a constructed collector [34]. To increase the efficiency of direct solar radiation collection, the platform can work with one or two motor tracking systems, thereby keeping the aperture plane perpendicular to the incident radiation [13]. PTC applications are different depending on aperture areas, and can be divided in two fields according to temperature range [35]: the first for temperatures in the range between 100 and 250 °C and the second between 300 and 400 °C [36,37,38]. Examples include solar water heating [39], desalination [40,41], and water disinfection [42].
Considering the applications of PTC to wastewater purification, early examples consisted of solar thermal parabolic-trough collectors where wastewaters flowed in a borosilicate glass tube placed on the focal line [21,44]. Pyrex or Duran borosilicate glasses were chosen because of the necessity to have low levels of iron impurities. A tubular shape for the photoreactor configuration is considered optimal for sustaining the pressure and flow levels required by circulation systems [19].

2.1.2. Compound Parabolic Collectors (CPC)

A variant of the PTC concentrator described in the previous section is the CPC. With respect to PTCs, they offer the advantage of concentrating on the receiver all the radiation that arrives at the collector within a determined angle of acceptance, thus exploiting also part of the diffuse radiation. The concentration factor (CCPC) of a two dimensions CPC is related to the angle of acceptance, as per Equation (1):
CCPC = 1/sinθa = a/2πr
where ϴa is the angle of acceptance, a is the mirror aperture and r is the reactor tube radius. Previous investigations point that a reactor diameter between 25 and 50 mm is optimal [19].
The design of a CPC-based system and an example picture are shown in Figure 2.
Several CPC type configurations have been realized and tested by companies such as AO SOL and Energias Renováveis Lda, and have been central to recent research efforts such as Project CADOX, Almeria, Spain [46,47]. Finally, it is worth mentioning an extremely simplified version of the CPC, the compound triangular collector, consisting of two reflective surfaces forming a V-shape. This configuration is of very simple construction and easy maintenance, but it nonetheless recently demonstrated good performance in the treatment of bacterial contaminants in municipal wastewaters [48].

2.1.3. Parabolic Dish Concentrators (PDC)

PDCs are widely studied and applied for converting solar energy into electrical or chemical energy, and are accepted as those of highest efficiency in terms of concentration factors. The work of John Ericsson, dating back to the 1880s [49], is recognized as being among first examples of solar energy conversion and the coupling of a PDC to a Stirling engine. A PDC is a type of concentrator which reflects the sun’s rays onto an absorber installed on its spot-like focus. It consists primarily of a support frame equipped with a sun-tracking system, a reflective concave parabolic dish, and an absorber [50]. In this case, tracking the sun is a necessity, since PDCs only work with direct radiation, and a two-axis tracker is commonly employed.
PDCs offer the possibility of being installed in hybrid operation plants in combination with distinct types of solar concentrators [51]. The solar dish system can achieve, if temperature is of interest, high values due to high concentration factors. Figure 3 presents a schematic drawing and an image of a parabolic module in use in our laboratories. This collector is based on an innovative process to manufacture parabolic mirrors, resulting in potentially very low production costs [52,53].
In solar wastewater purification, the selection of a PDC is motivated by specific needs. Being the most effective concentrators—reaching concentration ratios higher than 2000 suns—they can provide an advantage in cases where a very high photon density and/or thermal processes enhance pollutant degradation, for example, when the rapid abatement of a high content of pollutant is needed [54].

2.1.4. Fresnel Solar Concentrators

Fresnel solar collectors have been developed and applied for solar energy production, and can be found in both a line or point-focus design. They can work in two basic configurations exploiting either mirrors or lenses to produce the concentration effect. Usually they are ground-mounted mirrors or lenses with flat or nearly flat surfaces tracking the sun and concentrating onto a focal receiver which, for wastewater treatment, is usually of tubular design and is equipped with secondary reflectors [55].
Compared to PTCs, Fresnel configurations offer two distinct advantages: (1) the receiver is fixed and usually with a larger collection area, which can lead to a simpler photoreactor design; (2) mirrors can be smaller and flat or nearly flat, and are thus of simpler and cheaper fabrication. However, due to a greater distance between the receiver and the mirror array, they suffer from lower optical efficiency and are particularly prone to tracking errors [56].
Figure 4 presents the schematic drawing and an actual installation of Fresnel reflectors. This example shows the most common configuration, with evenly-placed, identical mirrors, a convenient design in terms of simplicity, but not necessarily the most efficient [57].
A few applications to wastewater purification can be found in the literature. For example, Fresnel transmitting concentrators, which employ lenses instead of mirrors, were recently investigated. The lenses were made of an acrylic material with a transmittance of 0.92 in the range 400–1100 nm [58,59]. Despite the drawback of difficulties of concentrating UV light (<400 nm), results evidenced a possible reasonable option if used with low costs catalysts to accelerate the degradation of orange II and blue 4 in water models, as a comparison of solely using direct solar radiation. A scheme of Fresnel lens transmitter concentrator is presented in Figure 5.

2.1.5. Optical Fiber Photoreactors

Optical fiber photoreactors have recently been studied for water remediation. The basic principle here is to use optical waveguides, usually in the form of optical fibers, to convey photons into the bulk of a wastewater. An interesting possibility is that of using a photocatalyst directly supported on the waveguides to achieve very high surface area to volume ratios. Some reports show values even higher than for a conventional photoreactors with suspended photocatalysts [61]. The use of optical fibers as waveguides has been investigated mostly with artificial light [62,63]. Extending the concept for use with sunlight would be much more complicated, with the need for a very accurate reflectors/tracking system to compensate for the sun’s movement.
The main advantage of this design is that the distance between the light collection system and the photoreactor can be great and non-linear, thanks to the properties of optical fibers. This would make it possible to reach otherwise inaccessible wastewater reservoirs, for example within buildings or subterranean reservoirs [64]. To date however, its complexity and low efficiency makes this design impractical [33].

2.2. Non-Concentrating Systems (NCC)

Non-concentrating collectors usually consist of flat mirrors oriented to the equator line with a predetermined inclination angle depending on the installation place latitude. They can be static or movable systems, and are generally on a single axis.
Their main advantages are: (1) simple design and low fabrication cost when compared to curved mirrors [65], and (2) they work with both direct and diffuse radiation. Also, they present high optical and quantum efficiency but usually do not heat water efficiently, which can be an advantage depending on the particular application. The main drawback is that they are generally designed for laminar flows, for which mass transfer rates are known to be suboptimal [19]. Among the non-concentrating systems, two deserve particular attention: (1) inclined plate collectors (IPC) and (2) water-bell photoreactors.

2.2.1. Inclined Plate Collectors (IPC)

Inclined plate collectors (IPC) are flat or corrugated panels over which a thin (typically < 1 mm) laminar flow (usually 0.15–1.0 L/min) of wastewater is sustained. It is probably the simplest available design and offers the advantage of a large surface to support the photocatalyst material, in a configuration known as “thin film fixed bed reactor” (TFFBR). It is to be noted that water heating is not an issue with this design, with temperature typically between 70 and 95 °C [66]. IPCs are considered to be particularly suitable for small-scale applications [67]. Figure 6 presents an image and a scheme of an IPC.

2.2.2. Water-Bell Photoreactor

This type of photoreactor, as shown in Figure 7, is similar in general design to the IPC reactor. The main differences are as follows: (1) the water film is generated by ejecting the fluid through nozzles with the shape of a water-bell, and (2) the photocatalyst is dispersed in powder form in the liquid phase. As positive points, it permits a turbulent flow [69,70] and avoids sedimentation of the catalyst due the constant pumping of liquid through the nozzles [71]. High flow rates can provide intense mixing and avoid dead zones in the system. On the other hand, the advantages provided by supported photocatalysts, as in the IPC design, are lost.

3. Advanced Oxidation Processes and Photocatalysis

AOPs are commonly defined by the chemistry and chemical engineering community as water treatments aimed at the removal of pollutants via oxidation by highly-reactive radicals, such as the hydroxyl (OH•) or others (e.g., superoxide, peroxide, sulphate). As we are interested here in processes which can be activated by sunlight, we will limit this review to those involving photocatalysis. In wastewater remediation, the most common process employs hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as the hydroxyl radicals source, activated by UV light. Although oxidation reactions by OH• have been known for more than a century, with the use of Fenton’s reagent in analytical chemistry, the application to wastewater remediation was only considered when evidence of OH• generation in “sufficient quantity to carry out water purification” was given in the late 1980s [73]. Even though AOPs are of special interest for several applications, among which aromatics and pesticides degradation in water purification processes [74], oil derivatives, and volatile compounds [75], they have not yet been employed for large-scale commercial use. AOPs offer important advantages in water remediation, such as the possibility to effectively eliminate organic compounds in the aqueous phase, rather than collecting or transferring pollutants into another phase. Indeed, the contaminants can, in principle, be converted by complete oxidation into inorganic compounds, such as carbon dioxide; this process is called mineralization. Also, OH• can, in principle, react with almost every organic aqueous pollutant without discriminating, potentially targeting a wide variety of compounds. A notable exception is that of Perfluorinated compounds, which are not attacked by OH• radicals due to the stability of the C-F bond [76]. Some heavy metals can also be precipitated as M(OH)x [77]. AOPs currently have a number of serious drawbacks, affecting cost and limiting their large-scale application. For example, a constant input of reagents is usually necessary to keep an AOP operational, because the quantity of hydroxyl radicals in solution needs to be high enough to react with all the target pollutants at useful rates. Scavenging processes can occur in the presence of species which react with OH radicals without leading to degradation, for example, bicarbonate ions (HCO3−) [78] and chlorides [79] should be removed by a pre-treatment or the AOPs will be compromised. In particular, the interference role of bicarbonate, chloride and dissolved silica anions has been recently studied in depth [80,81,82]. Finally, most existing processes rely on TiO2 as the catalyst material. Although it offers important advantages in terms of stability, robustness and catalytic activity, it also has the serious limitation of requiring activation by UV light [83]. As such, it is mostly employed with artificial UV-sources, which are expensive, have short operational lifetimes, and require a high energy input.
For these reasons, it is not economically reasonable to use only AOPs to treat large amounts of wastewater, but AOPs can be conveniently integrated with conventional treatments as a final or intermediate step [84]. In this context, the use of solar radiation to promote AOPs could contribute to greatly reducing costs by relying on a free and renewable source of photons, even if the cost problems mentioned above must be mitigated in order to have an efficient and competitive water purification technology. This possibility, along with increasing efforts towards the implementation of water reuse worldwide, are currently accelerating research towards the implementation of large-scale AOPs [4].

3.1. Principles of Solar Photocatalysis

Solar photocatalysis currently plays a minor role, since the growth of research focusing on solar systems applied therein has shown a smaller increase compared to overall photocatalysis research, as demonstrated on Figure 8. This information points to the opportunity to dedicate efforts to this clean technology connected to the abundant solar energy source.
Major types of photocatalysis include heterogeneous photocatalysis, where the catalyst and substrates are in different phases, and homogeneous photocatalysis, where they are in the same phase. We adopt this classification for the following sections.

3.1.1. Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

In heterogeneous photocatalysis processes, the catalyst is generally a semiconductor material activated by absorption of UV or UV-Visible photons. Several semiconductors have been investigated as catalysts, such as TiO2, ZnO, Fe2O3, CdS, GaP, Co3O4, ZnS, etc. Among these, TiO2 has received the most investigation efforts since its good photocatalytic properties under UV irradiation were already known in the early 1970s. However, novel types of catalysts focused to solar applications are rapidly emerging, especially those which are able to efficiently absorb visible light.
Heterogeneous photocatalysis by semiconductors can be explained in the framework of the band theory for the electronic structure of solids. In Figure 9 the first step is shown, where an electron (e−) in the valence band (VB) is excited to the vacant conduction band (CB) by absorption of a photon of energy hv (see Figure 9) equal to or greater than its optical band gap, leaving a positive hole (h+) in the VB. The excited electrons can reduce available acceptor species, such as oxygen in proximity of the surface, while holes are often powerful oxidants. The photo-generated electrons and holes can thus drive redox reactions with species for which the involved redox potentials are an appropriate match. However, the electrons and holes can also recombine without participating in any redox process, in a competing deactivation event. This is a major issue in the design of materials, and is the reason why the time scale of the recombination process must be kept as large as possible.
In the case of TiO2 photocatalysis in water with UV photons of energy ≥3.2 eV for anatase and 3.0 eV for rutile (corresponding to about 387 and 413 nm wavelength respectively), photo-generated electron-hole pairs at the solid-liquid interface can promote redox reactions with adsorbed water and dissolved oxygen. This process results in the formation of OH• and O2− radicals respectively, which are powerful oxidant species capable of reacting with most organic substances. The two most common configurations for heterogeneous photocatalytic reactors are: (1) reactors where the photocatalyst is in powder form suspended in water, and (2) reactors where the photocatalyst is immobilized on a surface. The first configuration is more explored, due to the simplicity of synthesis methods for powders; however, it needs an additional separation step, generally sedimentation and/or filtration, to recover the catalyst material. In the case of TiO2, commercial products such as P25 and P100 from Degussa are the most commonly-employed in the literature. Catalyst separation and recovery is a major drawback for large-scale applications [1]; thus, it is possible to identify here an open space on the research field aimed at the immobilization of the photocatalyst. This is highlighted by emerging manufacturing technologies, as exemplified by the use of pulsed laser deposition (PLD) for the production of nanocatalysts with controlled properties [85,86]. Discussions highlighting the use of TiO2 catalysts with sunlight on PTR and IPC reactors can be found in the literature [87,88]. Also, advances in photocatalyst immobilization for TiO2, to be used with concentrated sunlight, present alternatives as mesoporous clays, nanofibers, nanowires, nanorods, membranes and surface doping modifications [1]. The possibility to produce glasses or polypropylene tubes with supported TiO2 has also been reported [45]. In practice, however, novel applications of TiO2 have been hindered due to their wide optical band gaps allowing only little or no absorption of visible-light [89,90]. The use of doping has been extensively investigated with the goal of increasing the catalyst absorption in the visible range, among which modifications of TiO2 by W [91], Pt [92], N, V and V-N [93], Cu and N [94], Co and B [95], and Ag [96] showed promising results for the photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds. Many studies have also been devoted to the design of other metal oxide photocatalyst materials, such as perovskite-type oxides, which can work under visible light illumination [18,97,98]. Other catalysts investigated for wastewater purification with sunlight are Bi2WO6 and Ag-BiVO4, for their absorption closer to the visible range (420 nm) [99]. In a theoretical work, density functional theory (DFT) calculations explored the modification of a β-Bi2O3 photocatalyst with 32 elements to design visible-light-responsive photocatalysts. Based on this, a series of photocatalysts were identified as good candidates for the reduction of chlorinated organic compounds in water [100]. Recently, Co3O4 hierarchical urchin-like structures were produced by PLD and tested on model dyes, raising great interest in the synthesis of hierarchical 3D nanostructures for applications in water purification [85]. Iron oxide-based nanostructures have also been fabricated by PLD and studied for photocatalytic water purification [101]. Other catalysts such as ZnO, SnO2, WO3, and ZnS have also been reported which can operate either via the reductive pathway (ZnS), the oxidative one (SnO2 and WO3) or both (ZnO) [102,103].
An interesting study employed volcanic ashes in a solar photocatalytic reactor. The volcanic ashes are rich in titanomagnetite, labradorite, augite and ferrous magnesium hornblende capable of performing photocatalysis in the visible-NIR ranges [104]. Reports of novel materials focusing on visible light response catalysts are rapidly emerging and are increasingly successful. Their application to solar concentration for wastewater purification appears to represent an interesting opportunity to advance the field. Table 2 below shows a selection of references implementing the design strategies discussed above.

3.1.2. Homogeneous Photocatalysis

In the homogeneous photocatalysis process, important efforts were devoted to the investigation of the Fenton reaction in an aqueous solution containing metal ions and hydrogen peroxide, capable of providing hydroxyl radicals. When UV/visible radiation (wavelength ≤ 600 nm) is introduced in the process, it becomes catalytic; this is known as “photo-Fenton” [7,111,112]. In the photo-Fenton reaction, the metal ion initially reacts with the H2O2 added to the contaminated water, producing OH• radicals (Equation (2)):
Metal2+ + H2O2 → Metal3+ + OH− + OH•
Metal3+ + OH− + hv → Metal2+ + OH•
The absorption of a photon (Equation (3)) then not only restores the initial Metal2+, the crucial catalytic species for the Fenton reaction, but also produces additional radicals that can contribute to the oxidation of organic pollutants [113].
Though less interesting from an industrial point of view due to the difficulty of separating and recovering the catalyst, a photo-Fenton process in the homogeneous route has been recently demonstrated for SODIS technology, using ethylendiamine-N′,N′-disuccinic acid as a complexing agent to prevent iron precipitation as ferric hydroxide [114].

3.2. Homogeneous Versus Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Among the major solar photoreactor system design issues is whether to use a homogeneous route with a dissolved catalyst or a heterogeneous one with a suspended or supported catalyst. This decision is greatly affected by the availability of facile and cost-effective fabrication methods. A large part of the investigations performed so far have used suspended particles in the contaminated water, which, as with the case of a dissolved catalyst, demands a final extra step to separate and recover the catalyst. A solution to this problem is the use of supported catalyst configurations, but this has, to date, been hindered by higher costs due to more complex synthesis procedures. Thus, research efforts on improved manufacturing techniques, such as the use of PLD, will likely offer possible solutions to this issue [85,101,115,116,117,118,119].
A supported-catalyst design also needs to take into account several additional problems. As the catalyst dispersion is not optimal, the greatest possible surface area is needed to ensure a good contact between active sites and target substrates, and an effective irradiation geometry must be identified. A good adhesion with the supporting material is also critical, as it dictates the capability of withstanding the mechanical wear from the water flow, and thus, the durability and operational lifetime of the catalyst coating. All these issues can, however, be addressed by careful design and improvements in coating technology.
Overall, the heterogeneous route to photocatalytic water treatments with supported semiconductors is a more promising technology when compared to its suspended catalyst counterpart or to the homogeneous route, mainly due to the necessity of easy industrial handling and replacement of the materials.

4. Wastewaters

Since investigations dedicated to water purification with the use of sunlight began, several types of pollutants have been investigated. These have generally been model compounds, while real wastewaters, due to their greater complexity, are still less explored. In the following sections, papers investigating important model and real wastewaters are presented in tables organized by the main class of pollutant considered.

4.1. Model Pollutants

In the initial studies of the solar concentration for wastewaters research field, several types of model pollutants were investigated using concentrated sunlight and AOPs [120]. The United States Environmental Protecting Agency (EPA) made an inventory of more than 800 molecules that can be degraded by advanced oxidation processes [10]. In Table 3, works that investigated BROCs from the industrial general chemical products sector are presented. The investigations collected were performed from 1999 until today, and are representative of the importance of solar collectors to the wastewater purification field. Among the pollutants tested on the water models, substances such as phenols, amines, gaseous toluene and acetaldehyde, detergents, trichloroethylene, phenolate, diverse acids and phosphates deserve attention. In terms of the solar collector employed, special emphasis was devoted to the PTC and CPC configurations (12 reports), IPC (5 reports), optical fiber (2 reports), and PDC (1 report). In terms of catalysts, all the investigations primarily reported on the use of TiO2 as a catalyst material, with variations in terms of the supporting system, doping element and particle structure. As a solid catalyst, TiO2 was consequently employed in the heterogeneous route for catalysis.
Table 4 presents the published papers dedicated to the investigation of model waters containing dyes as the main pollutant. The first studies were reported in 1994 and continue to receive interest to the present day. Dyes such as methyl-orange, Remazol red B, rhodamine, indigo carmine, methylene blue, and reactive black 5, among others, were studied by employing either CPC or IPC solar collectors. Also, 3 investigations were performed using the homogeneous route with ferrous salts solutions, and the majority with the heterogenous one.
Table 5 instead presents the use of solar photocatalysis, mostly under the heterogenous route with IPC and CPC solar collectors, to investigate the degradation of pesticides as model pollutants. In this segment of pollutants, investigations have gained attention since the year 2000. Eight miscellaneous pesticides (ethoprophos, isoxaben, metalaxyl, metribuzin, pencycuron, pendimethalin, propanil and tolclofos-methyl) were studied. Initial investigations on this sector have paved the way for further research on real water sources from extensive agriculture areas.
A last BROC contaminant reported in the literature was a pharmaceutical product, as reported in Table 6. In 2005, a CPC solar collector using commercial P-25 TiO2 as the catalyst and heterogeneous photocatalysis was utilized to investigate the degradation of the antibiotic Lincomycin.
In another field of application of solar collectors applied for wastewater purification, solar disinfection (SODIS) was employed to study the removal of bacteria as E. Coli, faecalis and Salmonella and fungi, such as fusarium spores as shown in Table 7. Investigations were mostly developed with CPC solar collectors. Both heterogeneous and homogeneous routes are represented, with a prevalence of TiO2 catalyst for the former and of ferrous solutions for the latter.

4.2. Real Pollutants

The investigation of real wastewaters samples has taken place mainly in the last decade. Anyhow, the increasing importance of this approach demonstrates a constant switch from model investigations to real wastewater sources with the aim of solving the critical situation of pollution worldwide. Table 8 shows real industrial effluents already investigated such as olive mill wastewater, effluents from the beverage industry, micropollutants in municipal effluents, metallic wastes and surfactant-rich industrial wastewaters, mostly with CPC solar collectors. Both heterogeneous and homogeneous routes were used.
Residual dyes from the textile industry were studied in 2015 as shown in Table 9 under homogeneous route using CPC solar collectors and ferrous solutions as catalyst.
Table 10 shows investigation of real wastewater sources contaminated with pesticides containing Chlorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalothrin and diazinon using CPC or IPC solar collectors, employing homogeneous and heterogeneous photocatalysis routes.
Municipal wastewaters contaminated with pharmaceuticals were treated and results are reported on the publications in Table 11. Among the contaminants, presences of acetaminophen, antipyrine, atrazine, carbamazepine, diclofenac, flumequine, hydroxy biphenyl, ibuprofen, isoproturon, ketorolac, ofloxacin, progesterone, sulfamethoxazole and triclosan were investigated. Novel Fe-TiO2 composite catalysts with the objective of performing both photocatalysis and photo-Fenton have been studied for the treatment. Their degradation performances were evaluated in a CPC reactor under the homogeneous and heterogeneous route.
In terms of SODIS, as shown in Table 12, application to real wastewater sources, municipal effluents were mostly used to investigate the inactivation of bacteria and fungi using the homogeneous and heterogeneous routes. CPC solar collectors were used and ferrous salts and TiO2 were used as catalysts.
All the analyzed studies present relevant information about degradation rates and the processes involved in the use of solar light for the degradation of pollutants in wastewaters. In particular, a relevant quantity of pollutants were tested and the development of low-cost solar systems evolved. Also, it is observed that TiO2 is a very well-established catalyst for use in solar wastewater degradation, but new catalysts and possible cost reductions offer interesting opportunities for research.

5. Conclusions and Perspectives

Although solar water treatments have produced significant interest in research, they have not yet reached commercialization; there are only a few examples of medium to large-scale solar wastewater processing plants in industry. However, recent literature results demonstrate that solar wastewater treatment has the potential to be successfully employed both as a cheaper and more environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional processes, or integrated in existing plants, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing operating costs. However, further research towards industrialization is needed. Two directions emerge as particularly promising: advances in materials science towards immobilized photocatalysts, which can effectively use sunlight, and switching to the investigation of real, rather than model, wastewaters.
Regarding the former, photocatalysts working with UV-visible light would make it possible to better harness sunlight and ease the design requirements for solar collectors and photoreactors. For example, by eliminating the need for UV radiation, it would be possible to use conventional mirrors, which are significantly less expensive and more durable than UV-reflecting mirrors.
Regarding wastewaters, investigations which initially began with water models have turned to real wastewater sources in recent years. These are much more complicated samples, generally containing a variety of species which can interfere with the treatment. This complexity needs to be tackled by directed research efforts, particularly by the chemistry and chemical engineering community, in order to progress towards industrial application.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.A.F., M.O., A.M. and M.B.; writing—original draft preparation, M.A.F.; writing—review and editing M.O., A.M.; supervision A.Q. and A.M.

Funding

This research was funded by the University of Trento, project ERICSOL, in a collaboration between the industrial engineering and physics departments.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Schematic drawing of a parabolic through collector [43].
Figure 1. Schematic drawing of a parabolic through collector [43].
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Figure 2. Schematic drawing and picture of a compound parabolic collector [27,45].
Figure 2. Schematic drawing and picture of a compound parabolic collector [27,45].
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Figure 3. Schematic drawing and picture of a parabolic dish [52,53].
Figure 3. Schematic drawing and picture of a parabolic dish [52,53].
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Figure 4. Schematic drawing of a Fresnel lens receiver [56].
Figure 4. Schematic drawing of a Fresnel lens receiver [56].
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Figure 5. Fresnel lens transmitter concentrator scheme [60].
Figure 5. Fresnel lens transmitter concentrator scheme [60].
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Figure 6. Examples of inclined plate collectors [68].
Figure 6. Examples of inclined plate collectors [68].
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Figure 7. Schematic drawing of a water-bell photoreactor [72].
Figure 7. Schematic drawing of a water-bell photoreactor [72].
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Figure 8. Publications on photocatalysis compared to those on solar photocatalysis. Data from Scopus comparing “photocatalysis” with “solar AND photocatalysis” as search terms within the “article title, abstract, keywords” search field.
Figure 8. Publications on photocatalysis compared to those on solar photocatalysis. Data from Scopus comparing “photocatalysis” with “solar AND photocatalysis” as search terms within the “article title, abstract, keywords” search field.
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Figure 9. General mechanism of the heterogeneous photocatalysis [8].
Figure 9. General mechanism of the heterogeneous photocatalysis [8].
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Table 1. Design factors for a solar wastewater remediation AOP.
Table 1. Design factors for a solar wastewater remediation AOP.
ComponentFeature
Mirror designParabolic/Dish/Plane
Tracking systemAutomatic/Manual/Fixed
CatalystDissolved/Suspended/Supported
Reactor configurationSingle/Parallel/Series
Wastewater loadingOnce-through/Batch
Flow rateVolume per time/On-Off
System pressurePumping employed
PretreatmentPresent/Absent
Oxidant loading methodOnce/Periodically dosed
PH controlAcidic/Neutral/Basic
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Table 2. Selected references for catalyst materials. Selection is based on two criteria: materials developed for visible light absorption and materials introducing an advancement over benchmark TiO2.
Table 2. Selected references for catalyst materials. Selection is based on two criteria: materials developed for visible light absorption and materials introducing an advancement over benchmark TiO2.
#ReferenceCatalyst MaterialCharacteristicsMajor ResultsSolar *
1Sacco et al., 2018 [48]N-doped TiO2N-doped TiO2 particles immobilized on polystyrene spheresInactivation of E. coli in municipal wastewatersYes
2Orlandi et al., 2018 [54]Fe2O3PLD synthesized Fe oxide urchin-like particle-assembled coatingRapid abatement of large quantities of surfactants in industrial wastewatersYes
3Wang et al., 2015 [81]TiO2 with fly ashesSol-Gel coating of TiO2 on ashes xenospheresMB dye degradation under visible-lightNo
4Edla et al. 2015 [85]Co3O4PLD synthesized Co oxide urchin-like particle-assembled coatingEnhancement of MB dye degradation under visible light by hierarchical nanostructuringNo
5Mecha et al., 2018 [88]doped TiO2Calcinated powders and ozonationSODIS of municipal wastewaterYes
6Patel et al., 2014 [93]V-N-codoped TiO2RF- sputtering of thin filmsenhanced MB dye degradation under visible-lightNo
7Jaiswal et al., 2015 [94]Cu-N codoped TiO2Sol-gel thin filmsDegrade MB dye and p-Nitrophenol solution under UV-VIS lightNo
8Jaiswal et al., 2016 [95]Co-B-codoped TiO2Sol-gel thin filmsDegradation of organic pollutants (p-nitrophenol and rhodamine B dye) under visible lightNo
9Varma et al., 2016 [96]Ag-doped TiO2TiO2 decorated with Ag nanocompositesDegradation of p-nitrophenol (PNP) and MB dye under visible lightNo
10Jing et al., 2014 [97]Cu2ONanocrystals integrated photocatalyst adsorbent (IPCA)Maximum adsorption capacity evaluation to examine the removal of organic pollutants (HA, CR and MO).No
11Malato et al., 2016 [99]TiO2Particles in suspensionStrategies to improve quantum yieldYes
12Niu et a1., 2016 [100]Bi2O3Nanoparticles (tens to hundreds nanometers)Pentachlorophenol (PCP), trichloroethylene (TCE), and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)No
13Edla et. al., 2017 [101]Fe2O3PLD synthesized Fe oxide urchin-like particle-assembled coatingEnhancement of MB dye degradation under visible light by hierarchical nanostructuringNo
14Fenoll et al., 2012 [102]ZnO, TiO2, WO3, SnO2Micrometric scale particles in suspensionPhotodegradation of fenamiphos (pesticide)Yes
15Borges et al., 2017 [104]Volcanic ashesGrinded and sieved in the range 1.40–1.80 mm and 500–850 µmMB dye degradationYes
16Sano et al., 2004 [105]Pt doped TiO2Pt loaded TiO2 synthetized at elevated temperaturesPhotocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)Yes
17Vela et al. 2018 [106]TiO2 and Na2S2O8commercial nanopowders with an electron acceptor in solutionDegradation of bisphenols, diamylphthalate, butyl benzylphthalate, methylparaben and ethylparaben in waste water modelYes
18Rodriguez et al., 2010 [107]TiO2 and FerricarboxilateFerricarboxilates and commercial TiO2 in combinationDegradation of Bisphenol A in model wastewaterYes
19Muradov, 1994 [108]Pt doped TiO2Construction of a plate type photoreactor with immobilized TiO2Nitroglycerine and Rhodamine dye models degradationYes
20Villén et al., 2006 [109]Ru(II) complexruthenium trischelate complex immobilized onto porous siliconeInactivation of Escherichia coli/faecalisYes
21Bansal et al., 2018 [110]Composite Fe-TiO2Spherical beads with average diameter of 1.5 cmPharmaceutical wastewaters decontaminationYes
* research performed with a solar collector.
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Table 3. BROCs model wastewaters (Industrial general chemical products).
Table 3. BROCs model wastewaters (Industrial general chemical products).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Fernandez-Ibanez et al., 1999 [121]4-chlorophenolPTR/CPCTiO2 supported and suspendedHeterogeneous
2Sano et al., 2004 [105]gaseous toluene and acetaldehydePTRPt-TiO2 supportedHeterogeneous
3Klare et al., 2000 [122]AminesPTRTiO2 (P-25)
TiO2 (AK1)
TiO2 (UV 100)
Pt-TiO2 (synth) suspended		Heterogeneous
4Oyama et al., 2004 [123]Commercial DetergentsPDCTiO2 (P-25) suspendedHeterogeneous
5Mehos et al., 1992 [78]trichloroethylenePTRTiO2 (P-25) suspendedHeterogeneous
6Minero et al., 1996 [124]sodium pentachlorophenolatePTRTiO2 (P-25) suspendedHeterogeneous
7Bandala et al., 2004 [125]oxalic acidPTR/CPCTiO2 suspendedHeterogeneous
8Malato et al., 1997 [126]2,4-dichlorophenolPTR/CPCTiO2 (P-25) suspendedHeterogeneous
9Noorjahan et al., 2003 [127]H-acidIPCTiO2 supportedHeterogeneous
10Feitz et al., 2000 [128]Phenol dichloroacetic acidPBP (IPC)TiO2 supportedHeterogeneous
11Chan et al., 2003 [129]benzoic acidIPCTiO2 (P-25) supportedHeterogeneous
12van Well et al., 1997 [130] dichloroacetic acidDSS (IPC)TiO2 (UV 100) suspendedHeterogeneous
13Dillert et al., 1999 [65]dichloroacetic acidDSS (IPC)/CPCTiO2 (P-25)
TiO2 (UV 100)
suspended		Heterogeneous
15Peill and Hoffmann, 1997 [64]4-chlorophenolOpt. fiberTiO2 (P-25) supportedHeterogeneous
16Xu et al., 2008 [131]4-chlorophenolOpt. fiberTiO2 (synth.) supportedHeterogeneous
17Tanveer and Tezcanli Guyer, 2013 [27]Alkanes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, aromatics, polymers and surfactantsCPCTiO2 (P-25/PC 500/UV 100/TTP/PC 10/PC 50/Rhodia)Heterogeneous
18Barwal and Chaudhary, 2016 [3]Urea, ammonium chloride, sodium acetate, peptone, magnesium hydrogen ortho-phosphate trihydrate, potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate, ferrous sulphate, starch, glucose, yeast and trace nutrientsPTRTiO2Heterogeneous
19Vela et al., 2018 [106]bisphenol A, bisphenol B, diamylphthalate, butyl benzylphthalate, methylparaben and ethylparabenCPCTiO2 alongside an electron acceptor like Na2S2O8Heterogeneous
20Rodriguez et al., 2010 [107]Bisphenol A CPCFerricarboxilate, TiO2 (P25), combinations thereofHeterogeneous and homogeneous
21Kositzi et al., 2004 [132]Peptone, Meat extract, Urea, K2HPO4, NaCl, CaCl2.2H2O, Mg2SO4 7H2OCPCTiO2 (P-25) suspended
Fe(III)/H2O2 photo-Fenton process		Heterogeneous and homogeneous
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Table 4. BROCs model wastewaters (Dyes).
Table 4. BROCs model wastewaters (Dyes).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Augugliaro et al., 2002 [133]Methyl-orange (azo-dye) Orange II (azo-dye)CPCTiO2 (P-25) suspendedHeterogeneous
2Selva Roselin et al., 2002 [134]Remazol red B (azo-dye)IPCZnO supportedHeterogeneous
3Muradov, 1994 [108]Nitroglycerine
Rhodamine dye		IPCTiO2 (P-25)
Pt-TiO2
supported		Heterogeneous
4Thu et al., 2005 [135]Formetanate
Indigo carmine (indicator dye)		IPC/CPCTiO2 (PC 500) supported and suspendedHeterogeneous
6Rodríguez-Chueca et al., 2014 [2]Synthetic wool dying in different colors (yellow, blue and red)CPCTiO2Heterogeneous
7Sutisna et al., 2017 [68]Methylene blue dyeIPCTiO2Heterogeneous
8Cabrera-Reina et al., 2019 [136]Acid Red 1, Acid Yellow 17, Reactive Black 5 and Reactive Orange 1CPC/IPCFe (II)Homogeneous
9Monteagudo et al., 2009 [137]Orange II dyeCPCFerrioxalate in solutionHomogeneous
10García-Montaño et al., 2008 [138]Procion Red H-E7B and
Cibacron Red FN-R (azo-dyes)		CPCFe(II)/H2O2 photo-Fenton processsHomogeneous
Table
Table 5. BROCs model wastewaters (Pesticides).
Table 5. BROCs model wastewaters (Pesticides).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Fenoll et al., 2012 [102]Fenamiphos pesticideCPCTiO2, ZnOHeterogeneous
2Berberidou et al., 2017 [139]Lontrel 100AS commercial herbicideIPCFerrioxalate/TiO2Heterogeneous and homogeneous
Table
Table 6. BROCs model wastewaters (Pharmaceuticals).
Table 6. BROCs model wastewaters (Pharmaceuticals).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Augugliaro et al., 2005 [140]Lincomycin (antibiotic)CPCTiO2 (P-25) suspendedHeterogeneous
Table
Table 7. SODIS model wastewaters (Bacteria and Fungi).
Table 7. SODIS model wastewaters (Bacteria and Fungi).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Sichel et al., 2007 [31]Escherichia coliCPCTiO2 (P-25) supported from colloidHeterogeneous
2Fernández et al., 2005 [45]Escherichia coliCPCTiO2 (P-25) suspended and supportHeterogeneous
3Villén et al., 2006 [109]Escherichia coli/faecalisCPCRDP2+ (dye) supportedHeterogeneous
4McLoughlin et al., 2004 [141]Escherichia coliPTR/CPCTiO2 (P-25) supportedHeterogeneous
5Freudenhammer et al., 1997 [142]Simulated bacterial municipal wastewaterIPCTiO2 (P-25) supportedHeterogeneous
6Polo-López et al., 2012 [143]Fusarium sporesCPCFerrous sulfate heptahydrateHomogeneous
7Nahim-Granados et al. 2018 [144]E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enteritidisIPCFerrous sulphate heptahydrate and ferric nitrateHomogeneous
8Aguas et al. 2017 [145]agricultural pathogenic fungi
(Curvularia sp.)		CPCFerrous sulfate heptahydrateHomogeneous
9Rodríguez-Chueca et al., 2014 [2]E. coli, coliform Enterococcus faecalisCPCferrous sulfate in slurryHomogeneous
Table
Table 8. Real wastewaters (Industrial general chemical products).
Table 8. Real wastewaters (Industrial general chemical products).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Ruzmanova et al., 2013 [146]Olive mill wastewaterCPCTiO2 suspendedHeterogeneous
2Durán et al., 2015 [147]Beverage industry effluentsCPCFerrioxalate, oxalic acidHomogeneous
3Brienza et al., 2016 [148]Municipal effluents with 53 micropollutants detectionIPCHSO−5/Fe+2 and TiO2Heterogeneous and homogeneous
4Onotri et al., 2017 [149]copper, iron, zinc and EDDSCPCTiO2 suspendedHeterogeneous
5Orlandi et al., 2018 [54]surfactant-rich industrial wastewatersPDCFeOx or FeCl3Heterogeneous and homgeneous
Table
Table 9. Real wastewaters (Dyes).
Table 9. Real wastewaters (Dyes).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Manenti et al., 2015 [150]Textile dyesCPCferric–organic ligand complexes such as oxalic acid, citric acid and EDDS, ferrioxalateHomogeneous
Table
Table 10. Real wastewaters (Pesticides).
Table 10. Real wastewaters (Pesticides).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Gar Alalm et al., 2015 [151]Chlorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalothrin, and diazinon as major contaminants on pesticidesCPCFerrous sulfate hydrate and TiO2Homogeneous and heterogeneous
2Pichat et al., 2004 [152] PesticidesIPCTiO2 (PC 500) supportedHeterogeneous
Table
Table 11. BROCs real wastewaters (Pharmaceuticals).
Table 11. BROCs real wastewaters (Pharmaceuticals).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Méndez-Arriaga et al., 2009 [153]pharmaceuticals present in real wastewater sourcesCPCTiO2 suspendedHeterogeneous
2Bansal et al., 2018 [110]Pharmaceutical wastewatersIPCComposite Fe-TiO2Heterogeneous
3Foteinis et al., 2018 [154]Pharmaceutical wastewaters, i.e., antipyrineCPCFerrous sulfate, oxalic acidHomogeneous
4Ferro et al., 2015 [155]multidrug (namely ampicillin, ciprofloxacin and tetracycline)CPCFerrous sulfate and TiO2Homogeneous and heterogeneous
5Almomani et al., 2018 [156]antibiotics, estrogensCPCIron (III) perchlorate hydrate and TiO2Homogeneous and heterogeneous
Table
Table 12. SODIS real wastewaters (Bacteria and Fungi).
Table 12. SODIS real wastewaters (Bacteria and Fungi).
#ReferencePollutant TestedSolar CollectorCatalyst MaterialCatalysis Type
1Miralles-Cuevas et al., 2017 [157]Municipal effluentsCPCFe2(SO4)3Homogeneous
2Ortega-Gómez et al., 2014 [158]E. coli and total coliforms inactivationCPCFerrous sulfate heptahydrateHomogeneous
3Polo-López et al., 2014 [159]phytopathogen fungi sporesCPCFerrous sulphate heptahydrate, ferric nitrate and TiO2Homogeneous and heterogeneous
4Sacco et al., 2018 [48]Escherichia coliCPCNitrogen-doped TiO2Heterogeneous

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