PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF NAPROXEN BY A MIXTURE OF ZnO/TiO2 NANOPARTICLE POWDER
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https://doi.org/10.24867/07HZ04DistlKeywords:
naproxen, nanoparticle mixture ZnO/TiO₂, photocatalysisAbstract
In this paper, the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of naproxen in the aqueous medium using photocatalysts based on nanoparticle powder which is activated by UV radiation, has been examined. The results indicates the justification of the combination of zinc oxide with titanium dioxide in order to increase the efficiency of the photocatalytic decomposition process of naproxen and opens the prospect that some other mixtures could also improve these results.
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2020-04-30
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