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Enhanced Oxidative Transformation Of Conventional And Emerging Organic Contaminants By Visible And Solar Light Driven Photocatalysis And Activated Ferrate(Vi), Malini Ghosh

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Nowadays, the release of different new contaminants, also known as emerging contaminants, in water and wastewater bodies are increasing with each passing day. Emerging contaminants primarily include pharmaceutical and personal care products and endocrine disruptors. Advanced oxidation processes are receiving an immense importance in the last few decades due to their abilities to degrade a vast range of organic and inorganic pollutants. This thesis explores the efficiency of different advanced oxidation processes in degrading emerging pollutants as well as conventional organic pollutants. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a well-studied advanced oxidation process, which involves the use of light energy to excite semiconducting …