Photolytic and TiO2-assisted photocatalytic oxidation of the anxiolytic drug lorazepam (Lorenin® pills) under artificial UV light and natural sunlight: A comparative and comprehensive study

Solar Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 219-228

  Sousa, M A ^a,b   Goncalves C ^b   Pereira, João H O S ^a   Vilar, Vítor J P ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a   Alpendurada, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Instituto da Agua da Regiao Norte Matosinhos   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Artificial UV photochemical reactor; Lorazepam; Photolysis; Solar pilot plant with CPCs; TiO2 photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC; LORAZEPAM; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTOR; SOLAR PILOT PLANTS; TIO;

DEGRADATION; PELLETIZING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; PILOT PLANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

BIOACCUMULATION; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIGHT EFFECT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; OXIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE WATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84870652883     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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