Al/Cu-PILC as a Photo-Fenton Catalyst: Paracetamol Mineralization.

ABSTRACT: Pillared clays have shown to effectively catalyze the photo-Fenton process without the necessity of acidic conditions, which is a very attractive feature from the perspective of environmentally friendly processes, especially when high natural abundance of chemical elements are incorporated. In this work, the catalytic activity of Al/Cu interlayered pillared clays for the degradation and mineralization of paracetamol through a photo-Fenton-like process was investigated. Al/Cu-pillared clays were prepared by adding ane Al/Cu pillaring solution to a bentonite suspension. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the enlargement of the interlayer space of the clay provoked by the pillaring process and Al and Cu species in the prepared samples were verified by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The

SUBMITTER: Hurtado L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9281314 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature