Yue Zhao, Xiaoyi Xu, Tianyin Huang, Hewr Gailani Ahmed, Kartikesh Jha, Bingdang Wu
Photochemical active species generated from photosensitizers, e.g., dissolved organic matter (DOM), play vital roles in the transformation of micropollutants in water. Here, butanedione (BD), a redox-active moiety in DOM and widely found in nature, was employed to photo-transform naproxen (NPX) with peracetic acid (PAA) and H2 O2 as contrasts. The results obtained showed that the BD exhibited more applicable on NPX degradation. It works in the lake or river water under UV and solar irradiation, and its NPX degradation efficiency was 10-30 times faster than that of PAA and H2 O2 ...
April 9, 2024: Journal of Hazardous Materials