Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 6
N
ANO
-T
I
O
2
A
PPLICATION IN
A
GRICULTURE
:
A
R
EVIEW
Wen Ke Liu
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture,
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,
Key Lab. for Agro-Environment and Climate Change,
Ministry of Agriculture
，
Beijing 100081, China
A
BSTRACT
Photocatalytic and hydrophilic conversion functions of nano-titanium
dioxide (nano-TiO
2
) irradiated with ultraviolet light have been
commercially applied in many fields, particularly sustainable agriculture
and building industry. Based on the beneficial properties of efficient
photocatalytic activity, high stability and low costs, environmental
friendly and safety on human health, nano-TiO
2
was assumed to be more
and more extensively applied in sustainable agriculture. In the paper, the
research progress of nano-TiO
2
utilization in soil and water remediation,
pathogen treatment and decomposition of phytotoxic substances from
straw and cultivated vegetables was collected, highlighting the
phytocatalytic function of nano-TiO
2
utilization in sustainable agriculture.
Keywords:
Titanium dioxide (TiO
2
）
; Photocatalysis; Phytotoxic substances;
Pollutants; Sterilization.
