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Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry Volume 97, 2015 - Issue 1
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Identification, quantification and abatement of environmental pollutants and their toxic effects - current perspective

Sulfamethoxazole removal from polluted water by immobilized photocatalysis

A. AlatracheLaboratoire Sciences et Génie des Procédés (LRGP) CNRS, UMR 7274, ENSIC, Université de Lorraine, Nancy Cedex, France;Laboratoire RMN Physique 01 UR 13-04, Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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A. CortylLaboratoire Sciences et Génie des Procédés (LRGP) CNRS, UMR 7274, ENSIC, Université de Lorraine, Nancy Cedex, France
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P. ArnouxLaboratoire Sciences et Génie des Procédés (LRGP) CNRS, UMR 7274, ENSIC, Université de Lorraine, Nancy Cedex, France
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M.N. PonsLaboratoire Sciences et Génie des Procédés (LRGP) CNRS, UMR 7274, ENSIC, Université de Lorraine, Nancy Cedex, France
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O. ZahraaLaboratoire Sciences et Génie des Procédés (LRGP) CNRS, UMR 7274, ENSIC, Université de Lorraine, Nancy Cedex, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 32-42 | Received 13 Feb 2014, Accepted 17 Jun 2014, Published online: 14 Aug 2014
 
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Abstract

The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 deposits (Degussa P25 and Millennium PC500) has been studied using sulfamethoxazole (SMX) as a model water pollutant and a UV fluorescent lamp as a light source (365 nm). Both catalysts have shown very similar properties in the photocatalytic degradation of SMX. Special attention has been given to the effect of the irradiation time, pH, and pollutant concentration. No mass-transfer limitations are observed. The degradation of SMX is accelerated at low concentration, and the photocatalytic degradation kinetics obey the Langmuir–Hinshelwood model, allowing the adsorption and apparent rate constants to be determined for both catalysts.

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