PFC3 - Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Compounds by TIO2: An Ecotoxicity Assessment

Benilde Simões Mendes; Nuno Carlos Lapa dos Santos Nunes

PFC3 - Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Compounds by TIO2: An Ecotoxicity Assessment

Benilde Simões Mendes, Nuno Carlos Lapa dos Santos Nunes

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Abstract

The aim of the present work is to study the photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical compounds using TiO2 as catalyst, and to assess the ecotoxicity variation associated with the process. The target molecules were ibuprofen (IBU), sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and mixtures IBU/SMX, as these compounds are medicines of great consumption, frequently detected in the environment. The photodegradation assays with TiO2 proved to be effective, since high mineralization rates along with the absence of ecotoxicity of the final solutions were achieved.

Original language	Unknown
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th Inorganic Chemistry Conference – Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Pages	35
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Event	10th Inorganic Chemistry Conference of the Portuguese Chemical Society - Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → …

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Conference	10th Inorganic Chemistry Conference of the Portuguese Chemical Society
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PFC3 - Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Compounds by TIO2: An Ecotoxicity Assessment. / Mendes, Benilde Simões ; Nunes, Nuno Carlos Lapa dos Santos.
Proceedings of the 10th Inorganic Chemistry Conference – Sociedade Portuguesa de Química. 2014. p. 35.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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