Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Non-Opioid Analgesics Driven by Solar Light Exposure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of the Photocatalysts
2.2. Irradiation Experiments
3. Results
3.1. UV Photodegradation
3.2. Photocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis—Systems with Tungsten Oxide and Iron Oxide
3.2.1. Application of WO3 and Fe2O3 Used Individually
3.2.2. Application of Hybrid WO3/Fe2O3 Photocatalyst
3.3. Effect of the Matrix
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Pobozy, E.; Kaczmarek, S.; Miecznikowski, K.; Pyrzynska, K.; Biesaga, M. Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Non-Opioid Analgesics Driven by Solar Light Exposure. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7768. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177768
Pobozy E, Kaczmarek S, Miecznikowski K, Pyrzynska K, Biesaga M. Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Non-Opioid Analgesics Driven by Solar Light Exposure. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(17):7768. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177768
Chicago/Turabian StylePobozy, Ewa, Sylwia Kaczmarek, Krzysztof Miecznikowski, Krystyna Pyrzynska, and Magdalena Biesaga. 2024. "Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Non-Opioid Analgesics Driven by Solar Light Exposure" Applied Sciences 14, no. 17: 7768. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177768