Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. VII
Written by Amalia Maria SESCU, Lidia FAVIER, Gabriela CIOBANU, Sorin Mihai CIMPEANU, Razvan Ionut TEODORESCU, Maria HARJA
Water has the most importance to human life, but the quality is very important. Due to rapid development of industrial activities, it has been contaminated with many organic compounds, which is a great concern for environmental quality and human health. Nowadays, the reduction of pollutants in water has attracted a great interest leading to development of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), among which TiO2 heterogeneous photocatalysis, as a green and sustainable technology, is one of the most emerging and promising method. TiO2 photocatalyst is known for its excellent ability of degradation and mineralization of organic pollutants. In this work, it was studied the degradation process of Levetiracetam and 2,4,6, trichlorophenol in aqueous solution, by heterogeneous photocatalysis, in the presence of TiO2 Aeroxide® P25, confirming its effectiveness. For Levetiracetam at 150 min degradation was about 80%, while 2,4,6, trichlorophenol was total mineralization.
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