Instantaneous oxidation of levofloxacin as toxic pharmaceutical residuals in water using clay nanotubes decorated by ZnO (ZnO/KNTs) as a novel photocatalyst under visible light source.

Kaolinite nanotubes Levofloxacin Mechanism Photocatalytic degradation ZnO

Journal

Journal of environmental management
ISSN: 1095-8630
Titre abrégé: J Environ Manage
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0401664

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Oct 2020
Historique:
received: 15 05 2020
revised: 22 06 2020
accepted: 25 06 2020
entrez: 12 8 2020
pubmed: 12 8 2020
medline: 13 8 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Kaolinite nanotubes were synthesized by a simple scrolling process and decorated by ZnO nanoparticles as a novel nanocomposite (ZnO/KNTs). The synthetic ZnO/KNTs composite was characterized as an effective photocatalyst in the oxidation of levofloxacin pharmaceutical residuals in the water resources. The composite displays a surface area of 95.4 m

Identifiants

pubmed: 32778301
pii: S0301-4797(20)30947-6
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111019
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Pharmaceutical Preparations 0
Water 059QF0KO0R
Levofloxacin 6GNT3Y5LMF
Zinc Oxide SOI2LOH54Z
Clay T1FAD4SS2M

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

111019

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Mostafa R Abukhadra (MR)

Materials Technologies and Their Applications Lab, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef City, Egypt; Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, BeniSuef City, Egypt. Electronic address: abukhadra89@science.bsu.edu.eg.

Ashraf Helmy (A)

Materials Technologies and Their Applications Lab, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef City, Egypt; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, BeniSuef City, Egypt.

Mohamed F Sharaf (MF)

Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed A El-Meligy (MA)

Advanced Manufacturing Institute, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed Tawhid Ahmed Soliman (AT)

Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia.

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