Carbon-based materials as catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water t...

• Author(s): Silva, Adrián ; Romanos, George ; Gomes, Helder ; Pastrana-Martínez, Luisa ; Morales-Torres, Sergio ; Likodimos, Vlassis ; Figueiredo, José ; Faria, Joaquim ; Falaras, Polycarpos
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/7781
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Limited access to clean water is one of the major problems afflicting mankind. Water scarcity is an immediate consequence of population growth, agricultural and industrial expansion, and is on the verge of a criticai point in several zones of the globe. This ca\1s for the research and development of new efficient water purification technologies, preferably of low cost and low energy consumption, as we\1 as minimizing the use of chemicals and their impact on the environrnent.