Farhad Khodabandeloo Samaneh Shahsavarifar Behnam Nayebi Kasra Pourrostami Niavol Behzad Nayebi Rajender S. Varma CHA, JOO HWAN Ho Won Jang Dokyoon Kim Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr 2024-01-12T06:32:18Z 2024-01-12T06:32:18Z 2023-11-26 2023-11 1387-7003 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/79742 The proliferation of industrial units across the world for a diverse range of applications has culminated in the production of a massive number of contaminants that have a negative impact on both the health of humans and the environment. In this regard, the use of semiconductors in photocatalytic procedures is considered an emerging and promising approach for both the removal and mineralization of a wide range of pollutants. This review deliberates on assorted semiconductor catalysts, their preparative methods, and the underlying mechanisms involved; suggestions are advanced for improving the efficiency of semiconductors when used in the photocatalytic processes. In the following section, a variety of pollutants, comprising organic compounds, heavy metals, pharmaceutical contaminants, pesticides, and microorganisms, are discussed, wherein the recent applications of semiconductors in photocatalytic remediation are highlighted in tabular forms. English Elsevier BV Applications of nanostructured semiconductor photocatalysts for the decontamination of assorted pollutants from wastewater Article 10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111357 1 Inorganic Chemistry Communication, v.157, pp.1 - 22 Inorganic Chemistry Communication 157 1 22 N scie scopus 001141626800001 Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry Article ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE GENES CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS P-DOPED TIO2 VISIBLE-LIGHT TITANIUM-DIOXIDE TIO2 THIN-FILMS TOTAL PETROLEUM-HYDROCARBONS POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS Semiconductors Environment Photocatalysis Water treatment Remediation Nanomaterial