TY  - JOUR
JF  - Journal of Hazardous Materials
SP  - 445
EP  - 449
Y1  - 2010///
N1  - cited By 377
N2  - The study examined the effect of operating conditions (zinc oxide concentration, pH and irradiation time) of the UV/ZnO photocatalytic process on degradation of amoxicillin, ampicillin and cloxacillin in aqueous solution. pH has a great effect on amoxicillin, ampicillin and cloxacillin degradation. The optimum operating conditions for complete degradation of antibiotics in an aqueous solution containing 104, 105 and 103 mg/L amoxicillin, ampicillin and cloxacillin, respectively were: zinc oxide 0.5 g/L, irradiation time 180 min and pH 11. Under optimum operating conditions, complete degradation of amoxicillin, ampicillin and cloxacillin occurred and COD and DOC removal were 23.9 and 9.7, respectively. The photocatalytic reactions under optimum conditions approximately followed a pseudo-first order kinetics with rate constant (k) 0.018, 0.015 and 0.029 min-1 for amoxicillin, ampicillin and cloxacillin, respectively. UV/ZnO photocatalysis can be used for amoxicillin, ampicillin and cloxacillin degradation in aqueous solution. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A1  - Elmolla, E.S.
A1  - Chaudhuri, M.
SN  - 03043894
VL  - 173
TI  - Degradation of amoxicillin, ampicillin and cloxacillin antibiotics in aqueous solution by the UV/ZnO photocatalytic process
AV  - none
KW  - Amoxicillin; Aqueous solutions; Irradiation time; Operating condition; Optimum conditions; Optimum operating conditions; Photocatalytic process; Photocatalytic reactions; Pseudo-first order kinetics
KW  -  Antibiotics; Degradation; Irradiation; Photocatalysis; Rate constants; Solutions; Zinc; Zinc oxide
KW  -  pH effects
KW  -  amoxicillin; ampicillin; antibiotic agent; cloxacillin; zinc oxide
KW  -  antibiotics; aqueous solution; catalysis; chemical oxygen demand; degradation; dissolved organic carbon; irradiation; zinc
KW  -  analytic method; aqueous solution; article; chemical oxygen demand; chemical reaction kinetics; drug degradation; drug structure; irradiation; pH; photocatalysis; ultraviolet radiation
KW  -  Amoxicillin; Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biodegradation
KW  -  Environmental; Catalysis; Chromatography
KW  -  High Pressure Liquid; Cloxacillin; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Kinetics; Medical Waste; Photochemistry; Solutions; Spectrophotometry
KW  -  Ultraviolet; Time Factors; Ultraviolet Rays; Water; Zinc Oxide
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-71749086081&doi=10.1016%2fj.jhazmat.2009.08.104&partnerID=40&md5=c148f9323e0964138a67df2924bfef2c
ID  - scholars1311
IS  - 1-3
ER  -