Table 2 Comparison performance of photocatalytic membranes supplemented with inorganic NPs published in previous studied.

From: Low-cost photocatalytic membrane modified with green heterojunction TiO2/ZnO nanoparticles prepared from waste

Materials

Method

NPs

light

Flux L/m2 h

Efficiency

Pollutant

References

CeO2 on stainless steel

Facile spray coating

CeO2

UV lamp

–

99.96%

MB (10 ppm)

91

GO-TiO2 /(PAN)

layer-by-layer

GO-TiO2

UV 250 min

1.88

58.8%

(MB) 20 mg/L

92

N,Pd /TiO2 /PSf

Phase inversion

N,Pd co-doped TiO2

visible light 4 h

–

97%

Dye (eosin yellow) (100 mg/L)

29

N-TiO2/PDVF Hollow fiber

Dry/wet cospinning

N-doped TiO2

LED and UV 360 min

41.9

75% and 100% of visible and UV

Reactive Black 5 (RB5)

93

ZnIn2S4 /PVDF

Phase inversion

ZnIn2S4

halogen tungsten lamp 3 h

270

95%

Tetracycline 10 mg·L−1

94

NRGT/PS

Non-solvent-induced phase-separation

N-doped GO/TiO2 (NRGT)

UV, and sunlight150 min

210 and 220 with sun and UV

To 93% and 95% with sun and UV

(MB) 50 mg/L

62

TiO2@HNTs PVC

Phase inversion

TiO2@HNTs

UV

–

42.37%32.76 MB and RB

MB and RB dye 20 mg/L

67

(TNT)/PVDF

Phase inversion

Titania nanotubes

Hg lamps 90 min

–

45.50%

brilliant green (BG) dye

95

Au0.1Ag0.9/TiO2/CA

Phase inversion

Au0.1Ag0.9/TiO2

visible light

–

80%

pulp and paper factory (Chooka)

96

PVDF-TiO2 hollow fiber

Phase inversion

TiO2

UV A lamp 90–120 min

45

60%

Organic Compound COD

97

TiO2/ZnO/PVC

Phase inversion

TiO2/ZnO

Sunlight 28 min

9.3

99%

Humic acid (0.5 g/L)

Current study

TiO2/ZnO nanocomposites

Sol–gel and hydrotherma

TiO2/ZnO

xenon lamp 80 min

–

100%

Methylene blue (MB) (10 mg/L)

98

heterojunction ZnO/TiO2

Precipitation

ZnO/TiO2

UV 120 min

–

90%

RhB (10–5 M)

99

ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposite

Sol–gel

ZnO/TiO2

UV 3 h

–

96%

methylene blue 50 ppm

100

ZnO/TiO2 Thin film

Doctor blade

ZnO/TiO2

UV 12 h

–

74.04%

Acetaldehyde 150 ppm

101

C QDs modified ZnO/ TiO2 nanotube heterojunction

Electrospun–hydrothermal

C QDs ZnO/ TiO2

visible light 60 min

–

95%

Rh B (5 mg/L)

102

Cu–ZnO/TiO2 nanoparticles

Sol–gel

Cu–ZnO/TiO2

Visible light- 150 min

–

97%

Methyl orange

103

ZnO/TiO2

Sol–gel spin coating technique

ZnO/TiO2

UV 240 min

–

94%

Methylene blue (MB)

104