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Antibiotic contamination is increasing scrutinized recently. In this work, the AgAgCl/WO3/g-C3N4 (AWC) nanocomposites were successfully synthesized using a two-step process involving electrostatic self-assembly and in-situ deposition for trimethoprim (TMP) degradation. The as-prepared photocatalysts were investigated and characterized by XRD, FTIR, XPS, TGA, SEM, TEM, UV-vis, PL and EIS. The experimental results indicated that 99.9% of TMP (4 mg/L) was degraded within 60 min when the concentration of AWC was 0.5 g/L. Reactive species scavenging experiments and electron spin resonance (ESR) experiments illustrated that superoxide radical (center dot O-2(-)) and photogenerated holes (h(+)) were the main active species. The functional theory calculation and identification of intermediates via HPLC-MS revealed the possible degradation pathways of TMP. A double photoelectron-transfer mechanism in AWC photocatalyst was proposed. Five cycling photocatalytic tests and reactions under different solution matrix effects further supported that the AWC was a promising photocatalyst for the removal of TMP from the aquatic environment.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ISSN: 0304-3894
Year: 2021
Volume: 403
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JCR@2021
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JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: ENGINEERING;
ESI HC Threshold:105
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 152
SCOPUS Cited Count: 150
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 22 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 2