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Nano Based Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals

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Abstract

The removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater is urgently required and even more necessary for wastewater reuse. Since conventional WWTPs are not designed to treat water polluted with pharmaceuticals present at trace levels, the applied treatments are mostly ineffective in their removal. Therefore the use of more efficient processes for removing or improving the biodegradability of these compounds has become necessary. Among several advanced oxidation process, nano based photocatalytic processes represent a challenging alternative for pharmaceuticals removal due to its capacity to utilize the solar radiation as the light source, thus reducing significantly electric power required and therefore saving treatment costs and to operate without pH adjustment. This chapter is aimed at describing the state of the art in the heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals using different nano particles (NPs).

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Abbreviations

Abbreviations:

Pharmaceuticals

ACY:

Acyclovir

AMI:

Amiloride

AMX:

Amoxicillin

AMP:

Ampicillin

ATL:

Atenolol

B:

Bendroflumethiazide

CBZ:

Bendroflumethiazide

CAP:

Chloramphenicol

CIP:

Ciprofloxacin

CLX:

Cloxacillin

CDN:

Codeine

DCF:

Diclofenac

ERY:

Erythromycin

ERYA:

Erythromycylamine

ETA:

Ethacrynic acid

FLU:

Flumequine

F:

Furosemide

IBP:

Ibuprofene

LEVO:

Levofloxacin

LNC:

Lincomycin

LZP:

Lorazepam

MT:

Metronidazole

MOX:

Moxifloxacin

Naproxen:

NPX

NOR:

Norfloxacin

OFL:

Ofloxacin

OXA:

Oxacillin

PRC:

Paracetamol

PZQ:

Praziquantel

RIF:

Rifampicin

SMT:

Sulfanethazine

SMX:

Sulfamethoxazole

TC:

Tetracycline

TYL:

Tylosine

VAN:

Vancomycin

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Lofrano, G., Libralato, G., Sharma, S.K., Carotenuto, M. (2017). Nano Based Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals. In: Lofrano, G., Libralato, G., Brown, J. (eds) Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53162-5_7

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