PMID- 30117024
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190828
LR  - 20200225
IS  - 1614-7499 (Electronic)
IS  - 0944-1344 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 19
DP  - 2019 Jul
TI  - Photodegradation using TiO(2)-activated borosilicate tubes.
PG  - 19025-19034
LID - 10.1007/s11356-018-2858-5 [doi]
AB  - This study examines the photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) 
      semiconductor supported on borosilicate tubes (cut-off 290 nm) towards removal of 
      a mix of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from water. For this purpose, two 
      widely used analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ibuprofen (IBU) and 
      mefenamic acid, along with MCPA sodium monohydrate, which is a common herbicide 
      frequently used in the agricultural activities, were selected as a case study. 
      Borosilicate tubes were coated with titanium oxide through two different 
      approaches: sol-gel dip-coating and a hybrid nanoparticle dip-coating and 
      plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) process. The photochemical 
      reactor that hosts the titania-coated tubes was designed to permit continuous 
      throughput of liquid feed stream. The photodegradation experiments were performed 
      in laboratory conditions under artificial irradiation simulating solar light. The 
      efficiency of direct photolysis and heterogeneous photocatalysis (TiO(2)) was 
      investigated, and the performance of each coating method was evaluated. Kinetic 
      studies for each experiment were accomplished, the overall results showed poor 
      efficiency and insufficient removal for NSAIDs through direct photolysis, whereas 
      applying heterogeneous photacatalysis with TiO(2) coated on borosilicate tubes 
      was found to accelerate their degradation rate with complete decomposition. 
      Concomitantly, kinetic experimental results showed a critical difference of 
      performance for the two coating methods used; in particular, the degradation 
      rates of pollutants by the sol-gel-coated tubes were much faster than the 
      degradation by the nanoparticle/PECVD-coated tubes. Using TiO(2) supported on 
      borosilicate tubes appears to be a promising alternative to conventional TiO(2) 
      suspension and avoid post-separation stages. The results achieved in this study 
      can be used to optimise large-scale applications, and expanding the study to 
      cover a wide range of pollutants will lead to achieve more representative 
      results.
FAU - Khalaf, Samer
AU  - Khalaf S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1423-5236
AD  - Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100, Potenza, Italy. 
      skhalaf@staff.alquds.edu.
AD  - Soil and Hydrology Research Lab (SHR), Department of Earth and Environmental 
      Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine. skhalaf@staff.alquds.edu.
FAU - Shoqeir, Jawad H
AU  - Shoqeir JH
AD  - Soil and Hydrology Research Lab (SHR), Department of Earth and Environmental 
      Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
FAU - Scrano, Laura
AU  - Scrano L
AD  - Department of European Cultures (DICEM), University of Basilicata, 85100, 
      Potenza, Italy.
FAU - Karaman, Rafik
AU  - Karaman R
AD  - Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Quds University, 
      Jerusalem, 20002, Palestine.
FAU - Bufo, Sabino A
AU  - Bufo SA
AD  - Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100, Potenza, Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180816
PL  - Germany
TA  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
JT  - Environmental science and pollution research international
JID - 9441769
RN  - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal)
RN  - 0 (Herbicides)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - 15FIX9V2JP (titanium dioxide)
RN  - D1JT611TNE (Titanium)
RN  - D888C394VO (2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid)
SB  - IM
MH  - 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid/chemistry
MH  - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemistry
MH  - Catalysis
MH  - Herbicides/chemistry
MH  - Kinetics
MH  - Nanoparticles
MH  - *Photolysis
MH  - Sunlight
MH  - Titanium/*chemistry
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*chemistry
MH  - Water Purification/*methods
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - AOPs
OT  - Borosilicate tubes
OT  - Emerging contaminants
OT  - Ibuprofen
OT  - MCPA
OT  - Mefenamic acid
OT  - PECVD
OT  - Photo-degradation
OT  - Photocatalysis
OT  - Sol-gel coating
OT  - TiO2
OT  - Wastewater
EDAT- 2018/08/18 06:00
MHDA- 2019/08/29 06:00
CRDT- 2018/08/18 06:00
PHST- 2018/01/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/07/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/08/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/08/29 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/08/18 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-018-2858-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-018-2858-5 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Jul;26(19):19025-19034. doi: 
      10.1007/s11356-018-2858-5. Epub 2018 Aug 16.