<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Pharmaceutical pollutants have been detected in many countries in surface and ground water after treatment in wastewater treatment plants. The presented studies concern the photocatalytic removal of one of SSRI antidepressants - sertraline from water using TiO2 photocatalyst. The process was conducted using two laboratory installations with periodic and flow reactors. Two forms of TiO2 was used in the photocatalytic reactions: suspended and supported onto a glass fabric. The studies shown that with increasing initial concentration of pharmaceutical, photoactivity decreases. For the initial concentration of 0.025 g/dm3, the best results – 94% removal – was achieved for the process conducted in the periodic reactor with TiO2 supported onto a glass fabric.</abstract>

Pharmaceutical pollutants have been detected in many countries in surface and ground water after treatment in wastewater treatment plants. The presented studies concern the photocatalytic removal of one of SSRI antidepressants - sertraline from water using TiO2 photocatalyst. The process was conducted using two laboratory installations with periodic and flow reactors. Two forms of TiO2 was used in the photocatalytic reactions: suspended and supported onto a glass fabric. The studies shown that with increasing initial concentration of pharmaceutical, photoactivity decreases. For the initial concentration of 0.025 g/dm3, the best results – 94% removal – was achieved for the process conducted in the periodic reactor with TiO2 supported onto a glass fabric.

Degradation of sertraline in water by suspended and supported TiO2

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Degradation of sertraline in water by suspended and supported TiO

Pharmaceutical pollutants have been detected in many countries in surface and ground water after treatment in wastewater treatment plants. The presented...

Degradation of sertraline in water by suspended and supported TiO₂

Published Online: Jul 25, 2018

Page range: 107 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2018-0030

Keywords
photocatalysis, titanium dioxide, pharmaceuticals, sertraline, water treatment

© 2018 Maja Rejek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Degradation of sertraline in water by suspended and supported TiO2

Published Online: Jul 25, 2018

Page range: 107 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2018-0030

Keywordsphotocatalysis, titanium dioxide, pharmaceuticals, sertraline, water treatment

© 2018 Maja Rejek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Degradation of sertraline in water by suspended and supported TiO₂

Keywords
photocatalysis, titanium dioxide, pharmaceuticals, sertraline, water treatment