Ion, S.G.; Pavel, O.D.; Guzo, N.; Tudorache, M.; Coman, S.M.; Parvulescu, V.I.; Cojocaru, B.; Jacobsen, E.E. Use of Photocatalytically Active Supramolecular Organic–Inorganic Magnetic Composites as Efficient Route to Remove β-Lactam Antibiotics from Water. Catalysts2022, 12, 1044.
Ion, S.G.; Pavel, O.D.; Guzo, N.; Tudorache, M.; Coman, S.M.; Parvulescu, V.I.; Cojocaru, B.; Jacobsen, E.E. Use of Photocatalytically Active Supramolecular Organic–Inorganic Magnetic Composites as Efficient Route to Remove β-Lactam Antibiotics from Water. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1044.
Ion, S.G.; Pavel, O.D.; Guzo, N.; Tudorache, M.; Coman, S.M.; Parvulescu, V.I.; Cojocaru, B.; Jacobsen, E.E. Use of Photocatalytically Active Supramolecular Organic–Inorganic Magnetic Composites as Efficient Route to Remove β-Lactam Antibiotics from Water. Catalysts2022, 12, 1044.
Ion, S.G.; Pavel, O.D.; Guzo, N.; Tudorache, M.; Coman, S.M.; Parvulescu, V.I.; Cojocaru, B.; Jacobsen, E.E. Use of Photocatalytically Active Supramolecular Organic–Inorganic Magnetic Composites as Efficient Route to Remove β-Lactam Antibiotics from Water. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1044.
Abstract
Considerable efforts have been made in recent years to identify an optimal treatment method for the removal of antibiotics from wastewaters. A series of supramolecular organic-inorganic magnetic composites containing Zn-modified MgAl LDHs and Cu-phthalocyanine as photosensitizer have been prepared with the scope to β-lactam antibiotics removal from aqueous solutions. The characterization of these materials confirmed the anchorage of Cu-phthalocyanine onto the edges of the LDH lamellae, with a negligible part inserted in the interlayer space. The removal of β-lactam antibiotics occurred via a concerted adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. The efficiency of the composites was depending on i) the LDH: magnetic nanoparticle (MP) ratio, that is strongly correlated to the textural properties of the catalysts, and ii) the phthalocyanine loading in the final composite. A maximum of the efficiency was achieved with a removal of ~93% of antibiotics after 2h of reaction.
Keywords
layered double hydroxides; magnetic nanoparticles; phthalocyanines; antibiotics removal
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Applied Chemistry
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