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Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac by Hydroxyapatite⁻TiO₂ Composite Material: Identification of Transformation Products and Assessment of Toxicity.

ABSTRACT: Diclofenac (DCF) is one of the most detected pharmaceuticals in environmental water matrices and is known to be recalcitrant to conventional wastewater treatment plants. In this study, degradation of DCF was performed in water by photolysis and photocatalysis using a new synthetized photocatalyst based on hydroxyapatite and TiO₂ (HApTi). A degradation of 95% of the target compound was achieved in 24 h by a photocatalytic treatment employing the HApTi catalyst in comparison to only 60% removal by the photolytic process. The investigation of photo-transformation products was performed by means of UPLC-QTOF/MS/MS, and for 14 detected compounds in samples collected during treatment with HApTi, the chemical structure was proposed. The determination of transformation product (TP) toxicity was performed by using different assays: Daphnia magna acute toxicity test, Toxi-ChromoTest, and Lactuca sativa and Solanum lycopersicum germination inhibition test. Overall, the toxicity of the samples obtained from the photocatalytic experiment with HApTi decreased at the end of the treatment, showing the potential applicability of the catalyst for the removal of diclofenac and the detoxification of water matrices.

SUBMITTER: Murgolo S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6164299 | biostudies-other | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac by Hydroxyapatite⁻TiO₂ Composite Material: Identification of Transformation Products and Assessment of Toxicity.

Murgolo Sapia S Moreira Irina S IS Piccirillo Clara C Castro Paula M L PML Ventrella Gianrocco G Cocozza Claudio C Mascolo Giuseppe G

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20180919 9

Diclofenac (DCF) is one of the most detected pharmaceuticals in environmental water matrices and is known to be recalcitrant to conventional wastewater treatment plants. In this study, degradation of DCF was performed in water by photolysis and photocatalysis using a new synthetized photocatalyst based on hydroxyapatite and TiO₂ (HApTi). A degradation of 95% of the target compound was achieved in 24 h by a photocatalytic treatment employing the HApTi catalyst in comparison to only 60% removal by ...[more]

PMID: 30235831

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac by Hydroxyapatite⁻TiO₂ Composite Material: Identification of Transformation Products and Assessment of Toxicity.

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac by Hydroxyapatite⁻TiO₂ Composite Material: Identification of Transformation Products and Assessment of Toxicity.

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