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Photocatalytic degradation of cefotaxime pharmaceutical compounds onto a modified nanocatalyst

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The photocatalytic advanced oxidation process as treatment for the removal of cefotaxime pharmaceutical compounds was conducted onto a modified nanocatalyst. Using photocatalysis with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) is a suitable and alternative method. Therefore, this study targeted acquiring insights into using ultraviolet (UV) light radiation sources with two types of nanocatalysts (i.e., TiO2 and TiO2/kaolin) to reduce cefotaxime contaminants. The characterization properties of both catalysts were determined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The study investigated the effects of the irradiation time (10–120 min), cefotaxime concentration (10–40 mg/L), TiO2 dose (0.05–0.2 g), and pH (4–8) on the decomposition cefotaxime. The highest degradation with pure TiO2 was obtained at a contact time of 90 min, cefotaxime concentration of 10 mg/L, TiO2 dose of 0.2 g, and a pH of 4, with a removal efficiency of almost 68%. The results indicated that cefotaxime can easily be oxidized with a TiO2/kaolin catalyst with a removal efficiency of approximately 99.8% when using a UV/H2O2 treatment. The UV/H2O2 oxidation was more effective and sustainable as well as being a promising technique for the treatment of cefotaxime in wastewater.

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The authors wish to thank the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Mustansiriyah University/College of Engineering/Materials Engineering Department Baghdad-Iraq, and Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industries Engineering, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology-Iraq, 52 Alsinaa St., Baghdad, PO Box 35010, Iraq

    Noor. S. Abbood, Eman H. Khader & Talib M. Albayati

  2. Materials Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq

    Nisreen S. Ali

  3. Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industries Engineering, Al- Mustaqbal University College, Hilla, Babylon, PO Box 100, Iraq

    Hasan. Sh. Majdi

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, A1B 3X5, Canada

    Noori M. Cata Saady

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Abbood, N.S., Ali, N.S., Khader, E.H. et al. Photocatalytic degradation of cefotaxime pharmaceutical compounds onto a modified nanocatalyst. Res Chem Intermed 49, 43–56 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-022-04879-3

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