Photocatalyst

Wavelength (λ) >

Bacteria

Kinetic constant K. 1/min

Additional experimental information

Reference

Ag/BiOI

420 nm

E. coli

1.2434

400 W commercial iodine lamp

[85]

λ > 420 nm, made by cut-off filter

0.5 g/l of photocatalyst used

Photocatalyst synthesized by solvothermal and deposition

Ag/BiVO₄

420 nm

E. coli

8.95E−02

300 W xenon lamp. λ > 420 nm made by cut-off filter

[52]

19.7%Ag in photocatalyst

30 ml bacterial solution added to 2 mg/ml of solid photocatalyst

Photocatalyst synthesized by precipitation and deposition

AgBr-Ag-Bi₂WO₆

400 nm

E. coli

9.98E−01

300 W xenon lamp, λ > 400 nm made by cut-off filter

[80]

100 mg/l of photocatalyst used

Photocatalyst synthesized by hydrothermal and precipitation

AgBr-Ag-TiO₂

400 nm

E. coli

0.07675

300 W xenon lamp. λ > 400 nm made by cut-off filter

[80]

100mg/l of photocatalyst used

Photocatalyst synthesized by hydrothermal, deposition and precipitation

Ag-Bi₂WO₆

400 nm

E. coli K-12

0.03071

300 W xenon lamp, λ > 400 nm made by cut-off filter

[80]

100 mg/l of photocatalyst used

Photocatalyst synthesized by deposition and precipitation

Ag-AgI/Al₂O₃

450 nm

E. coli

3.11E−01

Photocatalyst synthesized by deposition-precipitation and photoreduction

[89]

450 nm

S. dysenteriae

1.304

200 mg/l of photocatalyst used

420 nm

S. dysenteriae

1.956

Best activity seen at pH 8.5

λ > 420 and 450 nm made by cut-off filters

Ag-AgBr/TiO₂

400 nm

E. coli

2.30E−01

Photocatalyst synthesized by sol-gel, solvothermal and photoreduction

[71]

0.5 g/L of photocatalyst used