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Enhancing the Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Estrogenic Hormone Using ZnO/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite

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Combining 40wt.% ZnO with HAP within a low-cost coprecipitation method results in a 40ZnO:HAP composite with a high specific surface area of 250 m2g−1 that is able to retain the 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2), a hormonal model, and then degrade it under UV light. The particle size is between 10 and 20 with platelet morphology of approximately 5 nm. Due to the large structure of EE2, its adsorption on ZnO, HAP and 40ZnHAP is low, but it is easily degraded under UV light. The experimental adsorption kinetics matches well with the pseudo-first-order equation and the maximum adsorption capacity (qe) is the highest for the 40ZnHAP nanocomposite though it does not exceed 1.1 mg g−1. The complete degradation of EE2 is achieved for 40ZnHAP and ZnO at 90 min and 120 min, respectively. Results indicate that the combination of ZnO and porous apatite is an interesting combination for the efficient degradation of EE2 hormone.

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    C. El Bekkali, M. Abbadi, J. Labrag, I. Es-saidi & A. Laghzizil

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  3. Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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El Bekkali, C., Abbadi, M., Labrag, J. et al. Enhancing the Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Estrogenic Hormone Using ZnO/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite. Chemistry Africa (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-024-00982-7

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