Abstract
This study investigates the adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of fluoxetine using clinoptilolite (CLP)/TiO2, NaX/TiO2, and MIL-101 (Fe)/TiO2 composite photocatalysts. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of fluoxetine followed the order CLP/TiO2 (28.49 mg g−1) < NaX/TiO2 (87.50 mg g−1) < MIL-101(Fe)/TiO2 (222.4 mg g−1) under optimum pH of 9, an adsorbent dosage of 0.5 g L−1, and 25 °C. The equilibrium time for the fluoxetine sorption using CLP/TiO2, NaX/TiO2, and MIL-101(Fe)/TiO2 was 120 min, 50 min, and 20 min, respectively. The adsorption data of fluoxetine followed the Pseudo-second-order kinetic and Freundlich isotherm models. The removal efficiency of fluoxetine (50 mg L−1) using MIL-101(Fe)/TiO2, NaX/TiO2, and CLP/TiO2 during adsorption/UV irradiation & adsorption/visible light irradiation was 91.8 & 87.8%, 66.5 & 39.2%, and 48.3 & 21.9% within adsorption equilibrium time/120 min irradiation time. The MIL 101(Fe)/TiO2 catalyst regenerated for five runs without significant changing in the photocatalytic removal efficiency. The degradation efficiency of fluoxetine using MIL-101 (Fe)/TiO2 was higher than that of CLP/TiO2, and NaX/TiO2 through the highest adsorption capacity of MIL-101 (Fe) and synergistic photocatalytic role of MIL-101 (Fe) and TiO2 under UV and visible light irradiation during adsorption/photocatalysis combined method. The efficient degradation of fluoxetine using MIL-101 (Fe)/TiO2 under visible light at a shorter time confirmed the use of the synthesized photocatalyst for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater in the future. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2154-2171 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords
- Fluoxetine
- MIL 101(Fe)/TiO2 composite
- Photocatalyst
- UV irradiation
- Visible irradiation
- Zeolite/TiO2 composite