Photocatalytic degradation of trimethoprim on doped Ti-pillared montmorillonite

[EN]Montmorillonite pillared with titanium and doped with Cr3+ or Fe3+ has been tested for the photo-degradation of the antibiotic trimethoprim (trimethoxybenzyl-2,4-pyrimidinediamine) under different conditions, namely, in the dark or in UV light, with or without catalyst, finding excellent catalyt...

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Autores: González, Beatriz, Trujillano Hernández, Raquel, Vicente, Miguel A., Rives Arnau, Vicente Rafael, Korili, Sophia A., Gil, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/161945
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/161945
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ti-pillared montmorillonite
Cr(III) and Fe(III) addition
Photocatalysis
Trimethoprim degradation
2303 Química Inorgánica
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Sumario:[EN]Montmorillonite pillared with titanium and doped with Cr3+ or Fe3+ has been tested for the photo-degradation of the antibiotic trimethoprim (trimethoxybenzyl-2,4-pyrimidinediamine) under different conditions, namely, in the dark or in UV light, with or without catalyst, finding excellent catalytic performance under photocatalytic conditions. The degradation by-products were preliminary analysed by mass spectrometry. The results suggested that the molecule broke in two halves, corresponding to its two existing rings. The process continued with the breakage of new fragments from the trimethoxybenzene half, these fragments later reacted with the methoxy groups in this part of the molecule, giving species with m/z values higher than that for the starting molecule, and with the breakage of new fragments.