Pharmaceutically active compounds in aqueous environment: A status, toxicity and insights of remediation

A Majumder, B Gupta, AK Gupta - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) have pernicious effects on all kinds of life
forms because of their toxicological effects and are found profoundly in various wastewater …

Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen in ultrapure water, municipal and pharmaceutical industry wastewaters using a TiO2/UV-LED system

N Jallouli, LM Pastrana-Martínez, AR Ribeiro… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Degradation and mineralization of ibuprofen (IBU) were investigated using Ultraviolet (UV)
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in TiO 2 photocatalysis. Samples of ultrapure water (UP) and a …

Removal of acetylsalicylate and methyl-theobromine from aqueous environment using nano-photocatalyst WO3-TiO2@ g-C3N4 composite

MB Tahir, M Sagir, K Shahzad - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Successful synthesis of WO 3-TiO 2-gC 3 N 4 ternary photocatalysts by
hydrothermal method.•Extended visible-light absorption and efficient charge separation due …

Degradation of diclofenac in water under LED irradiation using combined g-C3N4/NH2-MIL-125 photocatalysts

V Muelas-Ramos, MJ Sampaio, CG Silva… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reports the photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac by hybrid materials prepared
by combination of graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) and titanium-metal organic framework …

Titanium dioxide-based photocatalysts for degradation of emerging contaminants including pharmaceutical pollutants

R Krakowiak, J Musial, P Bakun, M Spychała… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Contamination of the environment has been a growing problem in recent years. Due to the
rapid growth in human population, the expansion of cities, along with the development of …

Occurrence, fate, persistence and remediation of caffeine: a review

G Korekar, A Kumar, C Ugale - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) have gained attention in recent years
due to their continuous discharge in natural waters. Their persistence in the environment …

Fast mineralization and detoxification of amoxicillin and diclofenac by photocatalytic ozonation and application to an urban wastewater

NFF Moreira, CA Orge, AR Ribeiro, JL Faria, OC Nunes… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
The degradation of two organic pollutants (amoxicillin and diclofenac) in 0.1 mM aqueous
solutions was studied by using advanced oxidation processes, namely ozonation …

Photocatalytic degradation of salicylic acid and caffeine emerging contaminants using titania nanotubes

MK Arfanis, P Adamou, NG Moustakas… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysis can be a suitable add-on process to conventional
wastewater treatment methods aiming to the full degradation of emerging contaminants …