The photocatalytic degradation of the commercial reactive Black5 (RB5), Blue19 (RB19), Green19 (RG19), Red120 (RR120), and Yellow81 (RY81) in aqueous solution and sunlight were examined in the presence of Fe2O3 and the mixture Fe2O3/H2O2 as catalysts. The results showed that the photocatalytic degradation followed first-order...

Ibuprofen (IBU), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is one of the most widely used and frequently detected pharmaceuticals personal care products in water bodies. This study examined IBU degradation aquatic solutions via ferric ion activated peroxydisulfate (PDS) coupled with electro-oxidation (EC/Fe3+/PDS). The mechanisms involved three synergistic reactions EC/Fe3+/PDS system, including: ...

The effects of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) degradation on consolidation commingled preforms have been investigated. Contrary to what could be expected, under the same processing conditions, systematically results in a high porosity content, above 10%. Fourier Transform Infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR) and Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) shown small molecular structure modifications PEE...

Thymoquinone (TQ) is a potent anticancer phytochemical with confirmed in vitro efficacy. Its clinical use has not yet established, and very few reports have documented its formulation. There also are no reports about the aqueous solubility and stability of this valuable drug, despite their direct correlation with the in vivo efficacy. In the current research, we have established and validated a...

Humic substances mainly humic acids constitute the major fraction of natural organic matter in water supplies. They play an important role in the formation of harmful disinfection by products. Degradation of humic acids by means of ultraviolet radiation and ultrasonic irradiation processes was investigated in a laboratory-scale batch photoreactor equipped with an 300 W immersed-type medium-pres...

Omeprazole (OME) is a proto type anti-secretary agent. This compound is very unstable, especially in acidic aqueous solutions. A stability indicating HPLC assay has been developed in order to investigate the effect of different factors on the stability of omeprazole. These factors included the pH with the tested values ranging from 6-10 and the temperature by monitoring the drug stability at 25...

Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a toxic compound which is used as a fungicide, bactericide, herbicide and chemical intermediate. Because of its toxicity, there is a need to decontaminate the PCP-laden soils and bioremediation is a very useful alternative to conventional clean-up methods. The success of this depends on finding strains able to degrade PCP in a changeable environment. The aim of this w...

Zinc oxide (ZnO) photocatalysts were synthesized by sol-gel method using zinc acetate as precursor for degradation of azo dyes under UV irradiation. The resultant samples were characterized by different techniques, such as XRD, SEM, and EDX. The influence of preparation conditions such as calcination temperature and composite ratio on the degradation of methyl orange (MO) was investigated. ZnO ...

In this study DBP-degradation strain CQ0301 was isolated from rubbish landfill soil. According to the biophysical, biochemical characteristics and analysis of 16S rRNA, the strain was identified as Rhodococcus ruber. Three new protein bands could be fractioned after DBP-inducing, which were suspected to participate the process of DBP-degrading. Catechol was suspected to be an intermediate produ...