"Photocatalytic experiments on the pharmaceutical pollutant carbamazepine (CBZ) were conducted using. sol–gel nitrogen-doped TiO2-coated glass slides under a solar simulator. CBZ was stable to photodegradation. under direct solar irradiation. No CBZ sorption to the catalyst surface was observed, as further. confirmed by surface characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of N-doped TiO2. surfaces. When exposing the catalyst surface to natural organic matter (NOM), an excess amount of carbon. was detected relative to controls, which is consistent with NOM remaining on the catalyst surface.. The catalyst surface charge was negative at pH values from 4 to 10 and decreased with increasing pH, correlated. with enhanced CBZ removal with increasing medium pH in the range of 5–9. A dissolved organic. carbon concentration of 5 mg\/L resulted in. ∼20% reduction in CBZ removal, probably due to competitive. inhibition of the photocatalytic degradation of CBZ. At alkalinity values corresponding to CaCO3 addition. at 100 mg\/L, an over 40% decrease in CBZ removal was observed. A 35% reduction in CBZ occurred in the. presence of surface water compared to complete suppression of the photocatalytic process in wastewater. effluent."

Impact of water quality on removal of carbamazepine in natural waters by N-doped TiO2 photo-catalytic thin film surfaces

LOZZI, Luca;RUGGIERI, FABRIZIO;
2013-01-01

Abstract

"Photocatalytic experiments on the pharmaceutical pollutant carbamazepine (CBZ) were conducted using. sol–gel nitrogen-doped TiO2-coated glass slides under a solar simulator. CBZ was stable to photodegradation. under direct solar irradiation. No CBZ sorption to the catalyst surface was observed, as further. confirmed by surface characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of N-doped TiO2. surfaces. When exposing the catalyst surface to natural organic matter (NOM), an excess amount of carbon. was detected relative to controls, which is consistent with NOM remaining on the catalyst surface.. The catalyst surface charge was negative at pH values from 4 to 10 and decreased with increasing pH, correlated. with enhanced CBZ removal with increasing medium pH in the range of 5–9. A dissolved organic. carbon concentration of 5 mg\/L resulted in. ∼20% reduction in CBZ removal, probably due to competitive. inhibition of the photocatalytic degradation of CBZ. At alkalinity values corresponding to CaCO3 addition. at 100 mg\/L, an over 40% decrease in CBZ removal was observed. A 35% reduction in CBZ occurred in the. presence of surface water compared to complete suppression of the photocatalytic process in wastewater. effluent."
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