Photocatalytic degradation of carbamazepine, clofibric acid and iomeprol with P25 and Hombikat UV100 in the presence of natural organic matter (NOM) and other organic water constituents.

The photocatalytic degradation of natural organic matter (NOM) and organic substance mixtures under simulated solar UV light has been investigated with suspended TiO(2). It could be shown by size-exclusion chromatography that photocatalysis of NOM led to a reduction of the average hydrodynamic radii and presumably of the nominal molecular weight, too. The decrease of the UV/Vis absorption of NOM was faster than the NOM mineralization. This study also focuses on the different abilities of photocatalytic materials (P25 and Hombikat UV100) to decrease persistent substances influenced by the presence of NOM and mixtures of pharmaceuticals or diagnostic agents. In general, the presence of NOM and other organic substances retarded the photocatalysis of a specific persistent substance by the combination of radiation attenuation, competition for active sites and surface deactivation of the catalyst by adsorption. The results of this work prove that photocatalysis is a promising technology to reduce persistent substances like NOM, carbamazepine, clofibric acid, iomeprol and iopromide even if they are present in a complex matrix.

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