Degradation of the drugs Gemfibrozil and Tamoxifen in pressurized and de-pressurized membrane photoreactors using suspended polycrystalline TiO2 as catalyst

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 54-63

  Molinari, R ^a   Caruso, A ^a   Argurio, P ^a   Poerio, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalytic membrane photoreactors; Drugs photodegradation; Submerged membrane photoreactors; TiO2 photocatalyst; Water detoxification; Water purification

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYTIC MEMBRANE PHOTOREACTORS; DRUGS PHOTODEGRADATION; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE PHOTOREACTORS; WATER DETOXIFICATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

GEMFIBROZIL; TAMOXIFEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DRUG DEGRADATION; FLOW RATE; PH; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 44249093440     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.03.033     Document Type: Article

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