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Photocatalytic Treatment Of Metoprolol With B-doped Tio2: Effect Of Water Matrix, Toxicological Evaluation And Identification Of Intermediates
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Photocatalytic Treatment Of Metoprolol With B-doped Tio2: Effect Of Water Matrix, Toxicological Evaluation And Identification Of Intermediates. Elsevier Science Bv, v. 176, p. 173-182 OCT-2015.
0926-3373
WOS:000356549200019
10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.04.007
Autor
Cavalcante
Rodrigo Pereira; Dantas
Renato Falcao; Wender
Heberton; Bayarri
Bernardi; Gonzalez
Oscar; Gimenez
Jaime; Esplugas
Santiago; Machulek
Amilcar
Jr.
Institución
Resumen
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of B doped TiO2 on the removal of metoprolol tartrate salt (MET) in ultrapure water (UW) and municipal secondary effluent (SE) using a Xenon lamp (photon flux of 2.99 x 10(-6) Einstein s(-1)) as irradiation source. The analyzed parameters were MET removal, total organic carbon (TOC), chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) and acute toxicity (Microtox (R)). The optimal photocatalyst concentration was determined in both matrices. After 180 min of irradiation, 70% and 44% of MET were removed using 0.4 g L-1 catalyst in UW and 2.0 g L-1 catalyst in SE, respectively. A substantial improvement of biodegradability (BOD5/COD) was also achieved. The acute eco-toxicity decreased when MET was degraded and no toxic products were formed at the end of the process. Several reaction intermediates generated during the MET removal were identified and a possible degradation pathway was proposed for the TiO2/5%B(w/w) reaction. Photocatalysis with B-doped TiO2 can be considered as an interesting MET degradation alternative, leading to higher removals and potential to use solar energy, thus, minimizing the operating costs. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 176
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