Ezra L. Cates

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ezra L. Cates is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Ezra L. Cates has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 6 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Ezra L. Cates's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (9 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (5 papers). Ezra L. Cates is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (9 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (5 papers). Ezra L. Cates collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Australia. Ezra L. Cates's co-authors include Jae‐Hong Kim, Min Cho, Sushant P. Sahu, Xie Quan, Paul Westerhoff, Jonathon Brame, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, T. David Waite, Qilin Li and Pedro J. J. Alvarez and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Nature Nanotechnology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Ezra L. Cates

27 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Challenges and prospects of advanced oxidation water treatment processes using catalytic nanomaterials

2018 1.0k citations Ezra L. Cates, Jae‐Hong Kim et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset?

2018 613 citations Stephanie K. Loeb, Pedro J. J. Alvarez et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Factors affecting vacuum ultraviolet (185 nm) emission intensities in low-pressure mercury lamp photoreactors for photolytic destruction of water contaminants 2025 ·Journal of Water Process Engineering ·(unknown), D. S. Spicer, Ezra L. Cates	0
2	Semiconductor-hydrophobic material interfaces as a new active site paradigm for photocatalytic degradation of perfluorocarboxylic acids 2023 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·(unknown), Michael J. Bentel, Ezra L. Cates	16
3	Synthesis of Petitjeanite Bi₃O(OH)(PO₄)₂ Photocatalytic Microparticles: Effect of Synthetic Conditions on the Crystal Structure and Activity toward Degradation of Aqueous Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) 2023 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Michael J. Bentel, (unknown), Ezra L. Cates	8
4	Quantification and modeling of the response of surface biofilm growth to continuous low intensity UVC irradiation 2021 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Katherine R. Zodrow, William C. Bridges, Ezra L. Cates	23
5	Biofilm growth under continuous UVC irradiation: Quantitative effects of growth conditions and growth time on intensity response parameters 2021 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Ezra L. Cates	12
6	Do Gas Nanobubbles Enhance Aqueous Photocatalysis? Experiment and Analysis of Mechanism 2021 ·Catalysts ·(unknown), Jiaying Chen, Mohamed Ateia, Ezra L. Cates, Matthew S. Johnson	20
7	Impacts of Reactor Configuration, Degradation Mechanisms, and Water Matrices on Perfluorocarboxylic Acid Treatment Efficiency by the UV/Bi₃O(OH)(PO₄)₂ Photocatalytic Process 2020 ·ACS ES&T Engineering ·(unknown), Dawei Wang, Mohamed Ateia, Sushant P. Sahu, Ezra L. Cates	47
8	Can incorporation of UVC LEDs into showerheads prevent opportunistic respiratory pathogens? – Microbial behavior and device design considerations 2019 ·Water Research ·Ezra L. Cates, (unknown)	16
9	Challenges and prospects of advanced oxidation water treatment processes using catalytic nanomaterials breakdown → 2018 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·(unknown), Ezra L. Cates, Jae‐Hong Kim	1042
10	The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset? breakdown → 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Stephanie K. Loeb, Pedro J. J. Alvarez, Jonathon Brame, Ezra L. Cates, Wonyong Choi, John C. Crittenden, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Qilin Li, Gianluca Li Puma, Xie Quan, David L. Sedlak, T. David Waite, Paul Westerhoff, Jae‐Hong Kim	613
11	Rapid Degradation and Mineralization of Perfluorooctanoic Acid by a New Petitjeanite Bi₃O(OH)(PO₄)₂ Microparticle Ultraviolet Photocatalyst 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology Letters ·Sushant P. Sahu, (unknown), Mohamed Ateia, (unknown), Amith S. Maroli, Ezra L. Cates	126
12	Bacteria Inactivation via X-ray-Induced UVC Radioluminescence: Toward in Situ Biofouling Prevention in Membrane Modules 2016 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Timothy A. Johnson, (unknown), Sushant P. Sahu, David A. Ladner, Ezra L. Cates	10
13	Bench-scale evaluation of water disinfection by visible-to-UVC upconversion under high-intensity irradiation 2015 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Ezra L. Cates, Jae‐Hong Kim	16
14	Fluorinated TiO2 as an ambient light-activated virucidal surface coating material for the control of human norovirus 2014 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Geun Woo Park, Min Cho, Ezra L. Cates, David Lee, (unknown), Jan Vinjé, Jae‐Hong Kim	57
15	Synthesis and Characterization of Visible-to-UVC Upconversion Antimicrobial Ceramics 2014 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Ezra L. Cates, Min Cho, Jae‐Hong Kim	40
16	Visible-to-UVC upconversion efficiency and mechanisms of Lu7O6F9:Pr3+ and Y2SiO5:Pr3+ ceramics 2014 ·Journal of Luminescence ·Ezra L. Cates, Angus P. Wilkinson, Jae‐Hong Kim	55
17	Delineating Mechanisms of Upconversion Enhancement by Li⁺ Codoping in Y₂SiO₅:Pr³⁺ 2012 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Ezra L. Cates, Angus P. Wilkinson, Jae‐Hong Kim	72
18	Converting Visible Light into UVC: Microbial Inactivation by Pr³⁺-Activated Upconversion Materials 2011 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Ezra L. Cates, Min Cho, Jae‐Hong Kim	112
19	Inactivation and surface interactions of MS-2 bacteriophage in a TiO2 photoelectrocatalytic reactor 2010 ·Water Research ·Min Cho, Ezra L. Cates, Jae‐Hong Kim	69
20	Field Evaluation of a Proprietary Storm-Water Treatment System: Removal Efficiency and Relationships to Peak Flow, Season, and Dry Time 2009 ·Journal of Environmental Engineering ·Ezra L. Cates, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Steven C. Patch	11

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