[HTML][HTML] Fluoroquinolones: Fate, effects on the environment and selected removal methods

VA Thai, NT Thuy, B Pandit, AP Khedulkar - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution caused by antibiotics is perceived with deep concern nowadays. It can be
hardly removed by traditional wastewater treatment plants. Fluoroquinolones (FQs), a kind of …

A critical review of photo-based advanced oxidation processes to pharmaceutical degradation

IMD Gonzaga, CVS Almeida, LH Mascaro - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Currently, the production and consumption of pharmaceuticals is growing exponentially,
making them emerging contaminants that cause hazards to the ecological environment and …

Electrochemical degradation of acetaminophen in urine matrices: Unraveling complexity and implications for realistic treatment strategies

RJA Felisardo, E Brillas, TH Boyer, EB Cavalcanti… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Urine has an intricate composition with high concentrations of organic compounds like urea,
creatinine, and uric acid. Urine poses a formidable challenge for advanced effluent …

Revealing degradation of organic constituents of urine during the electrochemical oxidation of ciprofloxacin via boron-doped diamond anode

RJA Felisardo, E Brillas, EB Cavalcanti… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is a widely prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat various
types of infections, including respiratory and digestive diseases. However, after uptake …

Norfloxacin degradation in synthetic human urine using nickel converter slag-laterite heterogeneous Electro-Fenton process

L Miao, J Li, C Ma, W Qu, W Wang, J Wang… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human urine is a point source of environmental antibiotic-related microcontaminants. Thus,
develo** dedicated treatment technologies for the effective degradation of urine …

Synergetic effect of photocatalysis and peroxymonosulfate activated by MFe 2 O 4 (M= Co, Mn, or Zn) for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

M Long, D Li, H Li, X Ma, Q Zhao, Q Wen, F Song - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanosized MFe2O4 (M= Co, Mn, or Zn) photocatalysts were synthesized via a simple sol–
gel method. MFe2O4 photocatalysts exhibited lower photocatalytic activity for the …

Ultrasound-assisted ionic exchange and solvothermal synthesis of Bi2MoO6/Bi2SiO5/Bi12SiO20 ternary nanophotocatalysts for visible light-driven degradation …

A Haghighi, N Rahemi, E Fatehifar… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The novel ternary Bi 2 MoO 6/Bi 2 SiO 5/Bi 12 SiO 20 nanophotocatalyst as a
cascaded pseudo-type II configuration was synthesized at different values of Si and Bi 2 …

An urgent call for using real human urine in decentralized sanitation research and advancing protocols for preparing synthetic urine

P Simha, C Courtney, DG Randall - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Recycling resources excreted in human urine can help achieve a sustainable future and
circular economy in the sanitation space. However, many studies researching different …

A template-assisted method for synthesizing TiO2 nanoparticles and Ni/TiO2 nanocomposites for urea electrooxidation

IMA Mohamed, AG Shehata, A Al-Anazi… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The exploration of electrocatalytic urea-assisted wastewater treatment as a method for
sustainable energy generation presents a compelling approach within the domain of green …

Unlocking the potential of in situ H2O2 generation in urine as a decentralized electro-sanitation strategy

RJA Felisardo, CHM Fernandes, GOS Santos… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the impact of the direct in situ generation of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O
2) in urine through the application of gas diffusion electrode based on Printex L6 carbon …