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  • Article
  • Open Access
1,211 Views
13 Pages

23 December 2024

This investigation reports on the efficacy of a photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) system enhanced by a nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanocrystal-modified TiO2 nanotube array (N-TiO2 NCs/TNTAs) anode paired with a graphene oxide/activated carbon (GO/AC) photocathode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
944 Views
18 Pages

28 July 2025

Photoelectrochemical devices have garnered extensive research attention in the field of smart and multifunctional photoelectronics, owing to their lightweight nature, eco-friendliness, and cost-effective manufacturing processes. In this work, Bi2S3/B...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,864 Views
13 Pages

Impact of Polarization Reversal during Photoelectrocatalytic Treatment of WWTP Effluents

  • Maria Cristina Collivignarelli,
  • Marco Carnevale Miino,
  • Francesca Maria Caccamo,
  • Alessandro Abbà,
  • Massimiliano Bestetti and
  • Silvia Franz

Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) has been already proposed as a polishing treatment for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) effluents. In this work, the impact of polarization reversal during PEC process has been studied and evaluated on the basis of the...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,013 Views
15 Pages

Efficiency and Energy Demand in Polishing Treatment of Wastewater Treatment Plants Effluents: Photoelectrocatalysis vs. Photocatalysis and Photolysis

  • Maria Cristina Collivignarelli,
  • Marco Carnevale Miino,
  • Hamed Arab,
  • Massimiliano Bestetti and
  • Silvia Franz

17 March 2021

Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC), photolysis (PL), and photocatalysis (PC) were applied to increase the biodegradability of wastewaters effluents sampled from a plant collecting both municipal wastewaters and aqueous waste. In PEC, the catalyst was a poro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,705 Views
14 Pages

From Photocatalysis to Photo-Electrocatalysis: An Innovative Water Remediation System for Sustainable Fish Farming

  • Eleonora Buoio,
  • Chiara Cialini,
  • Alessandra Cafiso,
  • Lucia Aidos,
  • Silvia Michela Mazzola,
  • Raffaella Rossi,
  • Simone Livolsi,
  • Alessia Di Giancamillo,
  • Vittorio Maria Moretti and
  • Chiara Bazzocchi
  • + 5 authors

24 July 2022

In this study, the effects of photo-electrocatalysis (PEC) were evaluated as an innovative application of conventional photocatalysis (PC) to remediate water in a recirculating system for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) culture, in relation to fi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,003 Views
19 Pages

Photoelectrocatalysis as an Effective Treatment for Removing Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Groundwaters: The Real Case of the Veneto Region (Italy)

  • Alessandro Pietro Tucci,
  • Sapia Murgolo,
  • Cristina De Ceglie,
  • Giuseppe Mascolo,
  • Massimo Carmagnani,
  • Andrea Lucchini Huspek,
  • Massimiliano Bestetti and
  • Silvia Franz

22 September 2025

Per-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of persistent organic pollutants that have been detected in several environmental matrices. Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) was employed to remove PFASs contained in natural groundwater collected in the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,465 Views
15 Pages

7 April 2023

The negative effects of refractory organic substances in water on the environment and life have aroused worldwide attention. The efficiency of using photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) to degrade refractory organic pollutants depends to a large extent on the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,237 Views
29 Pages

Advanced TiO2-Based Photoelectrocatalysis: Material Modifications, Charge Dynamics, and Environmental–Energy Applications

  • Xiongwei Liang,
  • Shaopeng Yu,
  • Bo Meng,
  • Xiaodi Wang,
  • Chunxue Yang,
  • Chuanqi Shi and
  • Junnan Ding

29 May 2025

This review presents a comprehensive overview of recent advances in TiO2-based photoelectrocatalysis (PEC), with an emphasis on material design strategies to enhance visible-light responsiveness and charge carrier dynamics. Key approaches—inclu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
7,984 Views
23 Pages

Solar Hydrogen Fuel Generation from Wastewater—Beyond Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Perspective

  • Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu,
  • Kishore Sridharan,
  • Sanjay Nagarajan,
  • Sengeni Ananthraj,
  • Peter Robertson,
  • Moritz F. Kuehnel,
  • Ángel Irabien and
  • Mercedes Maroto-Valer

9 October 2022

Green hydrogen—a carbon-free renewable fuel—has the capability to decarbonise a variety of sectors. The generation of green hydrogen is currently restricted to water electrolysers. The use of freshwater resources and critical raw material...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,887 Views
22 Pages

20 April 2021

In recent years, due to the impact of global warming, environmental pollution, and the energy crisis, international attention and demand for clean energy are increasing. Hydrogen energy is recognized as one of the clean energy sources. Water is consi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,096 Views
12 Pages

22 July 2021

Removal of persistent pollutants from water by photoelectrocatalysis has emerged as a promising powerful process. Applied potential plays a key role in the photocatalytic activity of the semi-conductor as well as the possible presence of chloride ion...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
981 Views
27 Pages

6 November 2025

Photo(electro)-catalysis has increasingly attracted attention from researchers due to its wide applications in green chemical transformation, including organic synthesis and environmental remediation. As a promising candidate, the n-type semiconducto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,713 Views
21 Pages

Bismuth Vanadate-Nanostructured Graphite Electrodes for Rhodamine B Photoelectrochemical Degradation

  • Bruna Guimarães Isecke,
  • Arthur Saldanha Guimarães,
  • Guilhermina Ferreira Teixeira,
  • Flavio Colmati,
  • Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza,
  • Isaac Yves Lopes de Macêdo,
  • Lucas Mattos Duarte,
  • Sergio Botelho de Oliveira,
  • André Gabriel Carmo Costa and
  • Eric de Souza Gil
  • + 1 author

13 January 2023

Electrocatalysis is a promising way to treat water contaminated by harmful organic compounds. The combination of nanoparticles supported on a conductive substrate allows degradation to occur under less energetic conditions. This work evaluated the ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,122 Views
10 Pages

1 October 2022

An Sb2S3-sensitized TiO2 (Sb2S3/TiO2) photo-anode (PA) exhibiting a high photo-electrochemical (PEC) performance in water oxidation has been successfully prepared by a simple chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. Herein, the Raman spectra and XPS...

  • Review
  • Open Access
74 Citations
13,018 Views
24 Pages

Application of Electrochemical Oxidation for Water and Wastewater Treatment: An Overview

  • Mohammad Saleh Najafinejad,
  • Simeone Chianese,
  • Angelo Fenti,
  • Pasquale Iovino and
  • Dino Musmarra

In recent years, the discharge of various emerging pollutants, chemicals, and dyes in water and wastewater has represented one of the prominent human problems. Since water pollution is directly related to human health, highly resistant and emerging c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
68 Citations
22,794 Views
55 Pages

15 April 2015

In the context of a future renewable energy system based on hydrogen storage as energy-dense liquid alcohols co-synthesized from recycled CO2, this article reviews advances in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis that exploit solar (photonic) pri...