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    Photocatalytic Treatment Techniques using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Antibiotic Removal from Water

    TitlePhotocatalytic Treatment Techniques using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Antibiotic Removal from Water
    Publication TypeChapters/ Papers in International Books
    Year of Publication2017
    AuthorsDuarte, A.A.L.S., and Amorim M. T. P.
    Abstract Text

    The increasing of emerging micropollutants presence in drinking water sources have brought new challenges to existing water treatment systems (WTS), highlighting the need of innovative and low-cost technological solutions. Recent advances in nanotechnology enable highly efficient and multifunctional processes, providing sustainable alternatives to current water treatment practices. This chapter presents the results of several pilot-scale studies developed to assess the effects of TiO2 nanoparticles on antibiotic removal efficiency, using different low-cost photocatalytic reactors. The characterization of its photo-oxidation kinetics also performed considering different test scenarios in order to assess the effects of the major abiotic parameters on oxytetracycline (OTC) removal efficiency, which achieved the maximum values of 96% and 98% using the photocatalysis with TiO₂ and the photocatalytic filtration, respectively. It must be highlighted the surprising regeneration ability showed by the photocatalytic porous medium, developed at a lab-scale, which can completely recover its oxidative properties after few hours of simple sun exposure.

    Book TitleApplication of Titanium Dioxide
    Chapter7
    Pagination125 - 146
    Date Published2017-07-25
    PublisherIN TECH
    ISBN 978-953-51-3430-5
    URLhttp://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/photocatalytic-treatment-techniques-using-titanium-dioxide-nanoparticles-for-antibiotic-removal-from
    Keywordsantibiotic removal, heterogeneous photocatalysis, photo-oxidation kinetics, Photocatalytic filtration, Safe drinking water, TiO2 nanoparticles
    RightsopenAccess
    Peer reviewedyes
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

    Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more


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