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Table 5 Degradation of bisphenol A by different photocatalysis

From: Human metabolic effects of BPA and the application of a hybrid photocatalytic membrane for BPA contaminated water

Photocatalyst

Type of lamp

Initial concentration of BPA (ppm)

Time (h)

Efficiency (%)

References

TiO2 powder

Hg-Xe lamp

40

15

99

[189]

TiO2 particles

Hg lamp

22

4

90

[190]

Ce-ZnO powder, H2O2

UV Apelex

50

24

100

[191]

Titanium dioxide @ nanodiamond nanocomposite

UV lamps

10

1.7

100

[192]

TiO2 suspension

UV lamps

20

60

97

[197]

TiO2 99 percent anatase

UVC

5

2

98

[198]

Zinc powder

Not mention

25

5

98

[199]

Ag3PO4

Xe lamp

10

0.17

100

[200]

Ag3PO4- graphene hydrogel

Xenon lamp

10

0.2

100

[201]

N, Co Codoped TiO2 suspension

Solar light

Not disclosed

2.5

100

[202]

rGO–TiO2 powder

Solar light

Not disclosed

0.5

100

[203]

Praseodymium doped TiO2 nanoparticles

Mercury lamp (UV-A light)

40

2.7

50

[204]