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Piezo-Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Water Using Calcined Natural Sphalerite
This study is the first to report the high performance of calcined natural sphalerite as a heterogeneous catalyst (Catalyst) in the piezo- and photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals (bezafibrate and ceftriaxone) using high-frequency ultrasound (US, 1.7 MHz) and ultraviolet-light-emitting diodes (LED, 365 nm). The kinetic comparison showed that piezo-photocatalysis (LED + US + Catalyst) was more efficient than photocatalysis (LED + Catalyst) for degrading both contaminants in deionized water as well as in surface river water at natural pH (7.9). Despite reducing degradation rates (~1.7 times) in river water due to the scavenging effect of its constituents, ceftriaxone and bezafibrate were degraded by 77% and 48% after 1 h of exposure, respectively. Adding H2O2 increased the corresponding pseudo-first-order rate constants, and the complete degradation of ceftriaxone was achieved. However, the contribution of ultrasound at a given intensity was hidden, which resulted in a similar performance of piezo-photocatalysis and photocatalysis for treating river water. No pronounced synergy between the piezo- and photocatalytic processes was observed in the experimental conditions used. Nevertheless, the H2O2-assisted piezo-photocatalysis using high-frequency US, LED, and natural catalysts can be considered a novel and effective strategy for eliminating pharmaceuticals from real water without pH adjustment.
Piezo-Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Water Using Calcined Natural Sphalerite
This study is the first to report the high performance of calcined natural sphalerite as a heterogeneous catalyst (Catalyst) in the piezo- and photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals (bezafibrate and ceftriaxone) using high-frequency ultrasound (US, 1.7 MHz) and ultraviolet-light-emitting diodes (LED, 365 nm). The kinetic comparison showed that piezo-photocatalysis (LED + US + Catalyst) was more efficient than photocatalysis (LED + Catalyst) for degrading both contaminants in deionized water as well as in surface river water at natural pH (7.9). Despite reducing degradation rates (~1.7 times) in river water due to the scavenging effect of its constituents, ceftriaxone and bezafibrate were degraded by 77% and 48% after 1 h of exposure, respectively. Adding H2O2 increased the corresponding pseudo-first-order rate constants, and the complete degradation of ceftriaxone was achieved. However, the contribution of ultrasound at a given intensity was hidden, which resulted in a similar performance of piezo-photocatalysis and photocatalysis for treating river water. No pronounced synergy between the piezo- and photocatalytic processes was observed in the experimental conditions used. Nevertheless, the H2O2-assisted piezo-photocatalysis using high-frequency US, LED, and natural catalysts can be considered a novel and effective strategy for eliminating pharmaceuticals from real water without pH adjustment.
Piezo-Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Water Using Calcined Natural Sphalerite
Svetlana Popova (author) / Victoria Tazetdinova (author) / Erzhena Pavlova (author) / Galina Matafonova (author) / Valeriy Batoev (author)
2023
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