Synergistic ternary porous CN–PPy–MMt nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic metronidazole mineralization: performance, mechanism, and pathways
Vellaichamy Balakumar, Karthikeyan Sekar, Chitiphon Chuaicham, Ramalingam Manivannan, Keiko Sasaki
Abstract
A novel reusable CN–PPy–MMt nanocomposite photocatalyst was produced <italic>via</italic> an <italic>in situ</italic> method for effective photocatalytic mineralization of a common antibiotic pollutant, metronidazole.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisMineralization (soil science)NanocompositeMetronidazoleTernary operationPollutantChemical engineeringMaterials scienceChemistryAntibioticsNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryCatalysisProgramming languageEngineeringComputer scienceBiochemistryNitrogenAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications