Removal of alprazolam from aqueous solutions by heterogeneous photocatalysis: Influencing factors, intermediates, and products

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 307, Issue , 2017, Pages 1105-1115

  Finčur, Nina L ^a   Krstić, Jugoslav B ^b   Šibul, Filip S ^a   Šojić, Daniela V ^a   Despotović, Vesna N ^a   Banić, Nemanja D ^a   Agbaba, Jasmina R ^a   Abramović, Biljana F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Anxiolytic; Heterogeneous photocatalysis; Mineralization; Nanostructure; Reaction intermediates

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; IRRADIATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYST LOADING; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

EID: 84988000471     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.09.008     Document Type: Article

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