@article {Fotiou201313991,
	title = {Photocatalytic degradation of microcystin-LR and off-odor compounds in water under UV-A and solar light with a nanostructured photocatalyst based on reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composite. Identification of intermediate products.},
	journal = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
	volume = {52},
	number = {39},
	year = {2013},
	note = {cited By 49},
	pages = {13991-14000},
	abstract = {Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is the most common and toxic variant of the group of microcystins (MCs) produced during the formation of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Geosmin (GSM) and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) may also be produced during cyanobacterial blooms and can taint water causing undesirable taste and odor. The photocatalytic degradation of MC-LR, GSM, and MIB in water under both UV-A and solar light in the presence of reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composite (GO-TiO2) was studied. Two commercially available TiO 2 materials (Degussa P25 and Kronos) and a reference TiO2 material prepared in the laboratory (ref-TiO2) were used for comparison. Under UV-A irradiation, Degussa P25 was the most efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of all target analytes followed by GO-TiO 2, ref-TiO2, and Kronos. Under solar light irradiation GO-TiO2 presented similar photocatalytic activity to Degussa P25, followed by Kronos and ref-TiO2 which were less efficient. Intermediate products formed during the photocatalytic process with GO-TiO 2 under solar light were identified and were found to be almost identical to those observed by Degussa P25/UV-A. Assessment of the residual toxicity of MC-LR during the course of treatment with GO-TiO2 showed that toxicity is proportional only to the remaining MC-LR concentration. The photocatalytic performance of GO-TiO2 was also evaluated under solar light illumination in real surface water samples, and GO-TiO2 proved to be effective in the degradation of all target compounds. {\textcopyright} 2013 American Chemical Society.},
	doi = {10.1021/ie400382r},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84885196809\&doi=10.1021\%2fie400382r\&partnerID=40\&md5=7d3c394c618ca4a2d6e837e440bfea7c},
	author = {Fotiou, T. and Triantis, T.M. and Kaloudis, T. and Pastrana-Mart{\'\i}nez, L.M. and V. Likodimos and P. Falaras and Silva, A.M.T. and Hiskia, A.}
}
