Pure, porous titania nanowires (TiO2-pNW) are produced in bulk amount (~?250 kg/day, reaction time scale?<?1 min) using a unique solvo-plasma oxidation method utilizing microwave plasma with the potential of easy scale up. The prepared nanowire is found to be efficient towards both biotic disinfection and destruction of various abiotic contaminants in wastewaters. In terms of organic contaminants, the TiO2-pNW is tested for destruction of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye, tetracycline (TC) antibiotic, and diclofenac (DFC) and caffeine (CAF) drugs. In the case of biotic contaminants, the disinfection of E. coli bacteria is demonstrated. In all of the studies, the photocatalytic performance of anatase TiO2-pNW is compared to that of commercially available P25 nanoparticles (TiO2-P25), both in the presence and absence of ozone. The excellent photoactivity exhibited by TiO2-pNW is a result of low recombination rate of electron–hole pair owing to the spatial separation of electrons and holes within the photoexcited nanowires. Moreover, the scavenger experiments and experiments involving ozone reveal that electron transfer and/or presence of dissolved oxygen are the major limiting factors for both porous titania nanowires and P25 spherical powder under UV exposure with photocatalytic activity towards pollutant degradation.
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