Degradation of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole  in aqueous media by UVA/TiO2 pure-brookite photocatalysis

Do Huy hoang; Ta Thi Hang; Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy; Bui Thi Thu; Bui Van Hoi; Tran Thi Thuong Huyen

doi:10.15625/2525-2518/16109

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Do Huy hoang Faculty of Chemistry, VNU Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Phan Chu Trinh, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Ta Thi Hang Thai Nguyen University of Education, 20 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Quang Trung, Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam
Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy Thai Nguyen University of Education, 20 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Quang Trung, Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam
Bui Thi Thu Department of Water, Environment and Oceanography, Vietnam France University (USTH), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Bui Van Hoi Department of Water, Environment and Oceanography, Vietnam France University (USTH), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tran Thi Thuong Huyen Institute of Materials Science (IMS), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

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https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/16109

Keywords:

TiO2 brookite, nanoparticle, Sulfamethoxazole, photodegradation, water treatment

Abstract

The appearance of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in natural environments poses a potential risk to human health and ecology. Among many developed treatment techniques to remove and degrade SMX from an aqueous environment, photodegradation using the phase-pure TiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) in brookite structure as an active photocatalyst could be considered as a novel and effective strategy. The photocatalytic degradation of SMX in aqueous media followed an apparent first-order kinetics under the simulated UV-A irradiation. The higher the photocatalysts load, the higher photocatalytic efficiency. The SMX photodegradation over brookite nanoparticles depended on the pH of the SMX solution that was related to changes in chemical isomers of SMX molecules in the range of pH values between 2.0 and 10.0. The degradation efficiency was highest at pH 10.0 (up to 88 % after 180 min under UV-A irradiation) when SMX was in anionic form. With real matrices, the presence of metal ions (in mineral water) and fact-finding organic matter (in surface water) had a small effect on photodegradation efficiency due to either the complexation between SMX with metal ions or the inhibition of free radicals. The obtained results confirmed that the nano-sized TiO₂ brookite photocatalyst has a high potential for water and wastewater remediation.

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