Innovative self-sterilizing transparent Fe–phosphate polyethylene films under visible light

Sami Rtimi, Alexander Gulin, Rosendo Sanjines, Cesar Pulgarin, Victor Nadtochenko and John Kiwi

RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 77066
DOI: 10.1039/C6RA15881A

Innovative photocatalyst (FeOx–TiO2): transients induced by femtosecond laser pulse leading to bacterial inactivation under visible light

S. Rtimi, R. Sanjines, J. Kiwi, C. Pulgarin, M. Bensimon, I. Khmel and V. Nadtochenko

RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 101751
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA18960H

Using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) technique for studying biofilm formation on LDPE and PET surfaces: laboratory and field experiments

Pavlos Tziourrou, John Vakros and Hrissi K. Karapanagioti

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2020, 27, 12055
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07729-0

Grafted semiconductors on PE-films leading to bacterial inactivation: Synthesis, characterization and mechanism

A. Camarasa Mena, S. Rtimi, C. Pulgarin, J.-C. Lavanchy and J. Kiwi

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2017, 519, 231
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.07.034

Iron-based photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic nano-structures: Facts, perspectives, and expectations

Yamen AlSalka, Luis I. Granone, Wegdan Ramadan, Amer Hakki, Ralf Dillert and Detlef W. Bahnemann

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 244, 1065
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.12.014

Deciphering the Mechanisms of Bacterial Inactivation on HiPIMS Sputtered CuxO-FeOx-PET Surfaces: From Light Absorption to Catalytic Bacterial Death

Arthur Graf, Jake Finkel, Adrien A. P. Chauvet and Sami Rtimi

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 45319
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17380

Self-Sterilizing Sputtered Films for Applications in Hospital Facilities

Sami Rtimi, Stefanos Giannakis and Cesar Pulgarin

Molecules, 2017, 22, 1074
DOI: 10.3390/molecules22071074

Enhancing solar disinfection of water in PET bottles by optimized in-situ formation of iron oxide films. From heterogeneous to homogeneous action modes with H2O2 vs. O2 – Part 1: Iron salts as oxide precursors

Sakine Shekoohiyan, Sami Rtimi, Gholamreza Moussavi, Stefanos Giannakis and Cesar Pulgarin

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 358, 211
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.09.219

Fragmentation of polypropylene into microplastics promoted by photo-aging; release of metals, toxicity and inhibition of biodegradability

Josipa Papac Zjacić, Zvonimir Katančić, Marin Kovacic, Hrvoje Kusic, Zlata Hrnjak Murgić, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Panaghiotis Karamanis and Ana Loncaric Bozic

Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 935, 173344
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173344

Microplastics formation based on degradation characteristics of beached plastic bags

P. Tziourrou, S. Kordella, Y. Ardali, G. Papatheodorou and H.K. Karapanagioti

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021, 169, 112470
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112470

Advancing Fenton and photo-Fenton water treatment through the catalyst design

Alexander V. Vorontsov

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019, 372, 103
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.04.033

Enhancing solar disinfection of water in PET bottles by optimized in-situ formation of iron oxide films. From heterogeneous to homogeneous action modes with H2O2 vs. O2 – Part 2: Direct use of (natural) iron oxides

Sakine Shekoohiyan, Sami Rtimi, Gholamreza Moussavi, Stefanos Giannakis and Cesar Pulgarin

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 360, 1051
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.10.113

Enhanced electrodegradation of the Sunset Yellow dye in acid media by heterogeneous Photoelectro-Fenton process using Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a catalyst

Amanda C.N. Pinheiro, Tayná S. Bernardino, Fausto E.B. Junior, Marcos R.V. Lanza and Willyam R.P. Barros

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020, 8, 103621
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2019.103621

FeOx-TiO2 Film with Different Microstructures Leading to Femtosecond Transients with Different Properties: Biological Implications under Visible Light

Sami Rtimi, Cesar Pulgarin, Victor A. Nadtochenko, Fedor E. Gostev, Ivan V. Shelaev and John Kiwi

Sci Rep, 2016, 6
DOI: 10.1038/srep30113

Innovative photo-Fenton catalysis by PE-FeOx films leading to methylene blue (MB) degradation: Kinetics, surface properties and mechanism

Laura Suárez, Huiyu Dong, Cesar Pulgarin, Rosendo Sanjines, Zhimin Qiang and John Kiwi

Applied Catalysis A: General, 2016, 519, 68
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2016.03.029

TiCaPCON-Supported Pt- and Fe-Based Nanoparticles and Related Antibacterial Activity

Viktor A. Ponomarev, Aleksander N. Sheveyko, Elizaveta S. Permyakova, Jihyung Lee, Andrey A. Voevodin, Diana Berman, Anton M. Manakhov, Miroslav Michlíček, Pavel V. Slukin, Viktoriya V. Firstova, Sergey G. Ignatov, Ilya V. Chepkasov, Zakhar I. Popov and Dmitry V. Shtansky

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 28699
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09649

Dual-path activation of peroxymonosulfate by S vacancies in Mo/Fe-S for antibacterial applications

Jin Wang, Wenyu Ren, Yi Wang, Dun Zhang, Yu Wang, Peng Ju and Kunpeng Dou

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 475, 146232
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146232

Biosynthesised magnetic iron nanoparticles for sludge dewatering via Fenton process

Anu Mary Ealias, Jephin Varughese Jose and M. P. Saravanakumar

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2016, 23, 21416
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7351-4

Bactericide effects of transparent polyethylene photocatalytic films coated by oxides under visible light

Sami Rtimi and John Kiwi

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017, 213, 62
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.05.004

Innovative and stable TiO 2 supported catalytic surfaces removing aldehydes under UV-light irradiation

W. Elfalleh, A.A. Assadi, A. Bouzaza, D. Wolbert, J. Kiwi and S. Rtimi

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2017, 343, 96
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.04.029

Kinetics and mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation using Cr2O3/Fe2O3 nanostructure derived from bimetallic metal organic framework

Hadi Salari

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019, 7, 103092
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2019.103092

Visible Light Trapping against Charge Recombination in FeOx–TiO2 Photonic Crystal Photocatalysts

Martha Pylarinou, Alexia Toumazatou, Elias Sakellis, Evangelia Xenogiannopoulou, Spiros Gardelis, Nikos Boukos, Athanasios Dimoulas and Vlassis Likodimos

Materials, 2021, 14, 7117
DOI: 10.3390/ma14237117

Insight into the interaction of magnetic photocatalysts with the incoming light accelerating bacterial inactivation and environmental cleaning

John Kiwi and Sami Rtimi

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 281, 119420
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119420

Iron-coated polymer films with high antibacterial activity under indoor and outdoor light, prepared by different facile pre-treatment and deposition methods

Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo, Ania Schärer, Stefanos Giannakis, Sami Rtimi and César Pulgarín

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 243, 161
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.10.035

Trifunctional cross‐linker trimethylol melamine enhancing adhesive force of PVA hydrogels

Yajun Wang, Zijian Gao, Shuang Guan, Tengyang Ye, Zhe Yu and Guang Hui Gao

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2016, 133
DOI: 10.1002/app.43774

Mechanisms of the Antibacterial Effects of TiO2–FeOx under Solar or Visible Light: Schottky Barriers versus Surface Plasmon Resonance

John Kiwi and Sami Rtimi

Coatings, 2018, 8, 391
DOI: 10.3390/coatings8110391