Sol-Gel Synthesis of New TiO₂ Ball/Activated Carbon Photocatalyst and Its Application for Degradation of Three Hormones: 17α-EthinylEstradiol, Estrone, and β-Estradiol.

ABSTRACT: Many approaches have been investigated to eliminate pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants during the last decades. However, a lack of sustainable and efficient solutions exists for the removal of hormones by advanced oxidation processes. The aim of this study was to synthesize and test new photoactive bio composites for the elimination of these molecules in wastewater effluents. The new materials were obtained from the activated carbon (AC) of Arganian spinosa tree nutshells and titanium tetrachloride by the sol gel method. SEM analysis allowed one to confirm the formation of TiO₂ particles homogeneously dispersed at the surface of AC with a controlled titanium dioxide mass ratio, a specific TiO₂ anatase structure, and a highly specific surface area, e

SUBMITTER: El Mouchtari EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10143179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature