The degradation of diclofenac has been realized for the first time by a piezo-enhanced sonophotocatalytic approach based on ZnO. The sonophotocatalytic degradation showed a slight enhancement in the degradation of the parent compound, whereas strong synergistic effects were observed for the mineralization process when suitable ZnO morphologies are used, reaching 70% of complete degradation of 25 ppm diclofenac using 0.1 g/L ZnO in 360 min. Tests in a complex water matrix show enhanced diclofenac removal, outperforming a TiO2 benchmark photocatalyst. These promising experimental results promote this process as a good alternative to traditional degradation approaches for remediation of real water matrices.
Piezo-enhanced photocatalytic diclofenac mineralization over ZnO / D. Meroni, C.L. Bianchi, D.C. Boffito, G. Cerrato, A. Bruni, M. Sartirana, E. Falletta. - In: ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1350-4177. - 75(2021 Jul), pp. 105615.1-105615.5.
Piezo-enhanced photocatalytic diclofenac mineralization over ZnO
D. Meroni
Primo
Validation
;C.L. BianchiSecondo
Formal Analysis
;A. BruniInvestigation
;M. SartiranaInvestigation
;E. Falletta
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2021
Abstract
The degradation of diclofenac has been realized for the first time by a piezo-enhanced sonophotocatalytic approach based on ZnO. The sonophotocatalytic degradation showed a slight enhancement in the degradation of the parent compound, whereas strong synergistic effects were observed for the mineralization process when suitable ZnO morphologies are used, reaching 70% of complete degradation of 25 ppm diclofenac using 0.1 g/L ZnO in 360 min. Tests in a complex water matrix show enhanced diclofenac removal, outperforming a TiO2 benchmark photocatalyst. These promising experimental results promote this process as a good alternative to traditional degradation approaches for remediation of real water matrices.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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