2024

Nedelkovski, Vladan 
Radovanović, Milan 
Alagić, Slađana 

Inženjersko društvo za koroziju, Beograd

Zaštita materijala

65

3

524

533

English

M51 - Paper in a top journal of national significance

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) cause significant environmental and health concerns, necessitating effective remediation strategies. Specifically, biological treatments are only effective for PAH compounds with lower molecular weights, while for the efficient elimination of more complex PAH structures, the photocatalytic method is more recommended. Photocatalytic degradation has primarily relied on TiO2-based materials. However, this review focuses on the utilization of various nanomaterials for the degradation or total removal of naphthalene from the environment, and especially from wastewater. Precisely speaking, the photocatalytic activity of various nanocomposite materials containing (predominately) metal oxides is discussed, with an emphasis on photocatalytic degradation mechanisms and the identification of degradation intermediates. Key findings reveal that these materials hold substantial promise, and that photogenerated holes, superoxide radicals, and hydroxyl radicals play crucial roles in the degradation processes, highlighting additionally the unique mechanisms of these processes. Important information about the intermediates and pathways of naphthalene photodegradation discussed in the mechanisms of degradation has been confirmed using gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Degradation mechanisms, Naphthalene, Nanomaterials, Photocatalysis

DOI

10.62638/ZasMat1007

ISSN

2466-2585
0351-9465

URI

https://repozitorijum.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/handle/...