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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
Volume 345, Issue -, Pages 27-35Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.05.024
Keywords
Dyes; Immobilization; Magnetic; Pharmaceuticals; Remediation
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- BMBF (Germany) [02WCL1264A]
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) [UID/FIS/04650/2013]
- FCT [SFRH/BD/98616/2013, IF/01381/2013/CP1160/CT0007]
- Basque Government Industry Department under ELKARTEK
- European Social Fund
- Human Potential Operational Program
- Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM - FEDER through COMPETE-Programa Operacional Competitividade e Inter-nacionalizacao (POCI) [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006984]
- FCT
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Photocatalysis promotes the degradation of contaminants in water, transforming them into by-products with lower or no toxicity. The photocatalysts can be applied in suspension or immobilized onto a support. The aim of using the immobilized form against the suspension form is that the costly extra final filtration process can be avoided, which is particularly important in water decontamination. This work reports on reusable Fe3O4/SiO2/TiO2 particles and the assessment of their photocatalytic activity on the degradation of methylene blue (MB), ciprofloxacin (CIP), norfloxacin (NOR) and ibuprofen (IBP). To achieve the most efficient photocatalyst it is necessary to determine the optimal thermal treatment parameters therefore, the Fe3O4/SiO2/TiO2 particles were calcined at different temperatures (500 degrees C and 600 degrees C) and times (30 min and 60 min). Higher degradation rates were achieved with calcination at 600 degrees C, reaching a total degradation of CIP, NOR, and MB, and half of IBP. The reuse of the magnetic particles is an economic and eco-friendly way to treat polluted water. The produced Fe3O4/SiO2/TiO2 particles showed a remarkable photocatalytic degradation of recalcitrant micropollutants, without significant efficiency loss after five uses. In addition, no other works reporting on the degradation of recalcitrant micropollutants using similar magnetic particles were found in the literature. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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