An overview of homogeneous and heterogeneous photocatalysis applications for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from real or synthetic hospital …

M Antonopoulou, C Kosma, T Albanis… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The last few decades, Pharmaceutical Active Compounds (PhACs) have been considered
as emerging contaminants due to their continuous release and persistence to aquatic …

A review on chitosan-based flocculants and their applications in water treatment

R Yang, H Li, M Huang, H Yang, A Li - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of chitosan and its derivatives as flocculants in water treatment has
received considerable attention due to their many advantages, including their widespread …

Degradation of chloramphenicol by thermally activated persulfate in aqueous solution

M Nie, Y Yang, Z Zhang, C Yan, X Wang, H Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
The feasibility of using thermally activated persulfate (TAP) to degrade chloramphenicol
(CAP) in aqueous solution was evaluated. Results showed that CAP degradation followed a …

Sono-activated persulfate oxidation of bisphenol A: kinetics, pathways and the controversial role of temperature

B Darsinou, Z Frontistis, M Antonopoulou… - Chemical engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
The sonochemical degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in the presence of sodium persulfate
(SPS) was investigated at 20 kHz. Experiments were performed at 110–450 μg/L BPA and 1 …

Photocatalytic degradation of a mixture of eight antibiotics using Cu-modified TiO2 photocatalysts: Kinetics, mineralization, antimicrobial activity elimination and …

E Evgenidou, Z Chatzisalata, A Tsevis… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study the photocatalytic degradation of a mixture of eight antibiotics using Cu-
modified TiO 2 photocatalysts has been explored. The catalysts have been synthesized …

Braiding kinetics and spectroscopy in photo-catalysis: the spectro-kinetic approach

MJ Muñoz-Batista, MM Ballari, A Kubacka… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The combination of kinetic and spectroscopic tools has become a key scientific methodology
for the understanding of catalytic behavior but its application in photocatalysis has inherent …

Degradation of ibuprofen by thermally activated persulfate in soil systems

Y Liu, S Wang, Y Wu, H Chen, Y Shi, M Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermally activated persulfate have been applied to dispose of ibuprofen (IBP) in a soil
system. Batch experiments were operated to investigate the influencing factors on …

Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) from waterbody using a revolving algal biofilm (RAB) reactor

S Chen, J Xie, Z Wen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The occurrence of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the aquatic
environment has raised concerns due to their accumulation in the ecosystem. This study …

Degradation of venlafaxine using TiO2/UV process: kinetic studies, RSM optimization, identification of transformation products and toxicity evaluation

D Lambropoulou, E Evgenidou, V Saliverou… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
The photochemical degradation of the antidepressant drug venlafaxine (VNF) by UV/TiO 2
process was investigated in the present study. Prescreening experiments were conducted to …

Enhanced photocatalytic removal of hexavalent chromium through localized electrons in polydopamine-modified TiO2 under visible irradiation

F Chen, W Yu, Y Qie, L Zhao, H Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) has received widespread attention
due to its high toxicity, in which the interfacial electrons generation and transfer on the …