Open AccessPhotocatalytic degradation of penicillin G from simulated wastewater using the UV/ZnO process: isotherm and kinetic study
Author(s) -
Soheila Chavoshan,
Maryam Khodadadi,
Negin Nasseh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of environmental health science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 2052-336X
DOI - 10.1007/s40201-020-00442-7
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , penicillin , nuclear chemistry , wastewater , adsorption , materials science , scanning electron microscope , degradation (telecommunications) , kinetics , chemistry , chemical engineering , antibiotics , waste management , catalysis , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry , telecommunications , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , engineering
Pharmaceutical contaminants, including antibiotics, present in the environment, especially water resources, are a main concern for human and environmental health due to their stability and non-degradability. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to investigate the photocatalytic removal of penicillin G antibiotic from simulated wastewater using a photocatalytic process [UV/ZnO] in an isotherm and kinetic study.