New Insights on the Photodegradation of Caffeine in the Presence of Bio-Based Substances-Magnetic Iron Oxide Hybrid Nanomaterials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.1.1. BBS-C Isolation from the Green Compost
2.1.2. HMNPs Synthesis
2.1.3. Other Reagents
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. HMNPs Characterization
2.2.2. Caffeine Irradiation Test and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. HMNPs Main Physico-Chemical Features
3.2. HMNPs Stability
3.3. Preliminary Test on Caffeine (Photo)stability
3.4. Heterogeneous Caffeine (Photo)degradation in the Presence of HMNPs
3.5. Effect of pH on the Photo-Fenton Caffeine Degradation Mediated by HMNPs
3.6. Effect of Hydroxyl Radical Scavenger and Dissolved Oxygen on the Caffeine Photodegradation Mediated by HMNPs
3.7. Re-Use of HMNPs
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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pH | Fe(II) (mg·L−1) | Fe(III) (mg·L−1) | Fe Tot. (mg·L−1) |
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3.0 | 0.837 | 0.153 | 0.993 |
5.0 | 0.036 | 0.014 | 0.049 |
7.0 | 0.137 | 0.051 | 0.189 |
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Palma, D.; Bianco Prevot, A.; Brigante, M.; Fabbri, D.; Magnacca, G.; Richard, C.; Mailhot, G.; Nisticò, R. New Insights on the Photodegradation of Caffeine in the Presence of Bio-Based Substances-Magnetic Iron Oxide Hybrid Nanomaterials. Materials 2018, 11, 1084. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11071084
Palma D, Bianco Prevot A, Brigante M, Fabbri D, Magnacca G, Richard C, Mailhot G, Nisticò R. New Insights on the Photodegradation of Caffeine in the Presence of Bio-Based Substances-Magnetic Iron Oxide Hybrid Nanomaterials. Materials. 2018; 11(7):1084. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11071084
Chicago/Turabian StylePalma, Davide, Alessandra Bianco Prevot, Marcello Brigante, Debora Fabbri, Giuliana Magnacca, Claire Richard, Gilles Mailhot, and Roberto Nisticò. 2018. "New Insights on the Photodegradation of Caffeine in the Presence of Bio-Based Substances-Magnetic Iron Oxide Hybrid Nanomaterials" Materials 11, no. 7: 1084. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11071084