Mamdouh Y. Saleh
Faculty of Engineering Port Said University,Egypt
Title: Applications of immobilized photocatalysts in the removal of recalcitrant organic pollutants
Biography
Biography: Mamdouh Y. Saleh
Abstract
This paper is intended to provide an overview of the application of various supporting materials and its classification for catalyst immobilization. The immobilized catalysts could be an ideal solution for the degradation of bio-recalcitrant organic contaminates. The process of immobilization can eliminate the costly post-treatment needed for recovering the photocatalysts at a large scale. Supports may be movable such as zeolites, polymers, quartz sand, and 3-D graphene or fixed such as glass plates, aluminum plates, and stainless steel plates which have been previously studied by various researchers. Also, provide a review of the different categories of bio-recalcitrant organics such as pharmaceuticals, aromatics, pesticides, surfactants, and dyes. Finally, it demonstrates the role of catalyst reusability which is very important in large scale industries.