Green aspects of photocatalysts during corona pandemic: a promising role for the deactivation of COVID-19 virus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-6-2022
Abstract
The selection of a facile, eco-friendly, and effective methodology is the need of the hour for efficient curing of the COVID-19 virus in air, water, and many food products. Recently, semiconductor-based photocatalytic methodologies have provided promising, green, and sustainable approaches to battle against viral activation via the oxidative capabilities of various photocatalysts with excellent performance under moderate conditions and negligible by-products generation as well. Considering this, recent advances in photocatalysis for combating the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are inclusively highlighted. Starting from the origin to the introduction of the coronavirus, the significant potential of photocatalysis against viral prevention and -disinfection is discussed thoroughly. Various photocatalytic material-based systems including metal-oxides, metal-free and advanced 2D materials (MXenes, MOFs and COFs) are systematically examined to understand the mechanistic insights of virus-disinfection in the human body to fight against COVID-19 disease. Also, a roadmap toward sustainable solutions for ongoing COVID-19 contagion is also presented. Finally, the challenges in this field and future perspectives are comprehensively discussed involving the bottlenecks of current photocatalytic systems along with potential recommendations to deal with upcoming pandemic situations in the future.
Identifier
85131450898 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Rsc Advances
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra08981a
e-ISSN
20462069
First Page
13609
Last Page
13627
Issue
22
Volume
12
Grant
KEP-34-130-40
Fund Ref
King Abdulaziz University
Recommended Citation
Kumar, Abhinandan; Soni, Vatika; Singh, Pardeep; Parwaz Khan, Aftab Aslam; Nazim, Mohammed; Mohapatra, Satyabrata; Saini, Vipin; Raizada, Pankaj; Hussain, Chaudhery Mustansar; Shaban, Mohamed; Marwani, Hadi M.; and Asiri, Abdullah M., "Green aspects of photocatalysts during corona pandemic: a promising role for the deactivation of COVID-19 virus" (2022). Faculty Publications. 2955.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/2955
