Current perspective in metal oxide based photocatalysts for virus disinfection: A review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-15-2022

Abstract

Nanotechnology holds huge potential for the prevention of various viral outbreaks that have increased at a disquieting rate over the past decades. Metal oxide nanomaterials with oxidative capability are the effective materials that provide platforms as well as tools for the well understanding of the mechanism, its detection, and treatment of various viral diseases like measles, influenza, herpes, ebola, current COVID-19 etc. In this inclusive review, we survey various previous research articles on different notable photoactive transition metal oxides that possess enough potential to act as antiviral agents for the deactivation of harmful viruses. We investigated and highlighted the plausible photocatalytic oxidative mechanism of photoactive transition metal oxides in degrading viral coatings, genomic RNA using suitable free radical generation. The key finding of the present review article including the discovery of a vision on the suitable photocatalytic transition metal oxides that have been proven to be excellent against harmful viruses and consequently combatting deadly CoV-2 in the environment. This review intends to provide conclusive remarks and a realistic outlook on other advanced photocatalytic metal oxides as a potential solution in battling other similar upcoming pandemics.

Identifier

85123793726 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Environmental Management

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114617

e-ISSN

10958630

ISSN

03014797

PubMed ID

35121465

Volume

308

Grant

2020H1D3A1A04081409

Fund Ref

Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

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