oxidize the organic pollutants into CO₂ and H₂O as follows [27] :
ZnO + photon →h+ + eˉ
H₂O →h+ + OHˉ
h+ + OHˉ →HO•
h+ + H₂O →H+ + OH•
eˉ + O₂ →O₂ˉ•
O₂ˉ 十 h+ →HO₂•
2HO₂• →O₂• + H₂O₂
H₂O₂ + O₂ˉ• →OH•+ OHˉ+ O₂
H₂O₂ + photon → 2OH •
Organic + OH• + O2 → CO2 + H₂O + other productions.