TY - JOUR TI - The state-of-the-art development of photocatalysts for the degradation of persistent herbicides in wastewater ID - scholars16285 KW - Heterojunctions; Light; Light absorption; Photocatalysis; Pollution; Semiconductor doping; Wastewater treatment; Weed control KW - Agriculture sectors; Aquatic system; Electron hole pairs; Enhanced light absorptions; Hybrid technology; Metal elements; Non-metals; Photocatalyst modification; Photogenerated charge carriers; State of the art KW - Herbicides KW - bismuth; herbicide; herbicide residue; metal; metal oxide; nonmetal; peroxydisulfate potassium KW - agricultural runoff; herbicide; performance assessment; persistent organic pollutant; photodegradation; photolysis; reaction kinetics; remediation; wastewater treatment; weed control KW - agriculture; art; carbon nitrogen ratio; drug degradation; hybrid; light absorption; nonhuman; oxidation; photocatalysis; photodegradation; pollutant; Review; waste water management; wastewater; weed control; catalysis; pollutant; semiconductor; wastewater KW - Catalysis; Environmental Pollutants; Herbicides; Semiconductors; Waste Water N2 - Herbicides are one of the most recurring pollutants in the aquatic system due to their widespread usage in the agriculture sector for weed control. Semiconductor-based photocatalysts have gained recognition due to their ability to degrade and mineralize pollutants into harmless by-products completely. Lately, many studies have been done to design photocatalysts with efficient separation of photogenerated charge carriers and enhanced light absorption. Photocatalyst engineering through doping with metal and non-metal elements and the formation of heterojunction are proven effective for minimizing the recombination of electron-hole pairs and enlarging the absorption in the visible light region. This review focuses on discussing and evaluating the recent progress in the types of photocatalysts and their performance in the remediation of herbicides in wastewater. The development of innovative hybrid technologies is also highlighted. The limitations and challenges of photocatalysis technology in the present literature have been identified, and future studies are recommended. © 2022 Elsevier B.V. N1 - cited By 28 AV - none VL - 843 A1 - Hazaraimi, M.H. A1 - Goh, P.S. A1 - Lau, W.J. A1 - Ismail, A.F. A1 - Wu, Z. A1 - Subramaniam, M.N. A1 - Lim, J.W. A1 - Kanakaraju, D. JF - Science of the Total Environment UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85133271819&doi=10.1016%2fj.scitotenv.2022.156975&partnerID=40&md5=e234513b9d1f556b3a8f8081cf2b7bdd PB - Elsevier B.V. SN - 00489697 Y1 - 2022/// ER -