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Use of response surface methodology for optimization of the photocatalytic degradation of ampicillin by ZnO/polyaniline nanocomposite

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ZnO/polyaniline nanocomposite was obtained by surface modification of ZnO nanoparticles with conducting polyaniline, synthesized by polymerization of aniline monomers. The ZnO/polyaniline nanocomposite was characterized by use of UV–visible spectroscopy, TEM, and XRD, and was used for removal of the antibiotic ampicillin, an important water pollutant, from aqueous solution. The effects of initial concentration of ampicillin, reaction time, and solution pH on efficiency of removal by 10 mg/L ZnO/polyaniline nanocomposite were determined and optimized by use of response surface methodology. Predicted and experimental values of the degradation efficiency were in good agreement (R 2 = 0.9763). Maximum degradation was achieved under the optimum conditions: initial ampicillin concentration 4.5 mg/L, reaction time 120 min, and solution pH 5.

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Olad, A., Nosrati, R. Use of response surface methodology for optimization of the photocatalytic degradation of ampicillin by ZnO/polyaniline nanocomposite. Res Chem Intermed 41, 1351–1363 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-013-1278-x

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