Photocatalytically Active Supramolecular Organic-inorganic Magnetic Composites as Efficient Route to Remove β-lactam Antibiotics from Water

Autor: Sabina Gabriela Ion, Octavian D. Pavel, Nicolae Guzo, Madalina Tudorache, Simona M. Coman, Vasile I. Parvulescu, Bogdan Cojocaru, Elisabeth E. Jacobsen
Rok vydání: 2022
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202208.0289.v1
Popis: Considerable efforts have been made in recent years to identify an optimal treatment method for the removal of antibiotics from wastewaters. A series of supramolecular organic-inorganic magnetic composites containing Zn-modified MgAl LDHs and Cu-phthalocyanine as photosensitizer have been prepared with the scope to β-lactam antibiotics removal from aqueous solutions. The characterization of these materials confirmed the anchorage of Cu-phthalocyanine onto the edges of the LDH lamellae, with a negligible part inserted in the interlayer space. The removal of β-lactam antibiotics occurred via a concerted adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. The efficiency of the composites was depending on i) the LDH: magnetic nanoparticle (MP) ratio, that is strongly correlated to the textural properties of the catalysts, and ii) the phthalocyanine loading in the final composite. A maximum of the efficiency was achieved with a removal of ~93% of antibiotics after 2h of reaction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE