Kinetic modeling of the photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen and its main transformation products.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a kinetic model of the heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen and its main transformation products is presented. Kinetic photocatalytic modeling and photon absorption rate modeling were included. Monte Carlo method was used to model the photon absorption process. Experiments were carried out in a reactor operated in batch mode and TiO₂ nanotubes were used as photocatalyst irradiated with 254 nm UVC. Kinetic parameters were estimated from the experiments data by applying a non-linear regression procedure. Intrinsic expressions to the kinetics of acetaminophen degradation and its main transformation products were derived. Model, kinetics and photon absorption formulations and parameters proved to be affordable for describing the photocatalytic deg

SUBMITTER: Lopez Zavala MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328084 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature