Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen Using Titanium Dioxide

No. 31 (2010-01-01)
  • Marcela Papamija
    a Ingeniera Química. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. marcepapa@hotmail.com
  • Víctor Sarria
    b PhD. en Ciencias. Profesor asociado, Departamento de Química, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. vsarria@uniandes.edu.co
https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.31.5

Abstract

This study explores the degradation of an emerging contaminant, ibuprofen (IB) in water through photocatalysis heterogeneous. For this aim, the efficiency of the degradation of this anti-inflammatory using titanium dioxide Degussa P-25 in suspension or immobilized on a glass rings, was evaluated. The effect of the amount of catalyst in suspension, tested 0, 50 and 200 mg/L TiO2 was also evaluated. The results of this study show that, the best results of 80.64% degradation of initial IB were obtained during 240 minutes with 200 mg/L TiO2 and 50 mg/L of IB.

Keywords: Advanced oxidation processes, catalyst, heterogeneous photocatalysis, wastewater