@article {4389,
	title = {High-efficient photocatalytic degradation of commercial drugs for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment prospects: A case study of Ag/g-C3N4/ZnO nanocomposite materials},
	journal = {Chemosphere},
	volume = {282},
	year = {2021},
	note = {<p>n/a</p>
},
	month = {2021},
	pages = {130971},
	abstract = {<p>Pharmaceutical drugs{\textquoteright} removal from wastewater by photocatalytic oxidation process is considered as an attractive approach and environmentally friendly solution. This report aims to appraise the practical application potential of Ag/g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods toward the wastewater treatment of the pharmaceutical industry. The catalysts are synthesized by straightforward and environmentally-friendly strategies. Specifically, g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods heterostructure is constructed by a simple self-assembly method, and then Ag nanoparticles are decorated on g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods by a photoreduction route. The results show that three commercial drugs (paracetamol, amoxicillin, and cefalexin) with high concentration (40~mg~L-1) are significantly degraded in the existence of a small dosage of Ag/g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods (0.08~g~L-1). The Ag/g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods photocatalyst exhibits degradation performance of paracetamol higher 3.8, 1.8, 1.3 times than pristine g-C3N4, ZnO nanorods, and g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods. Furthermore, Ag/g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods have an excellent reusability and a chemical stability that achieved paracetamol degradation efficiency of 78\% and remained chemical structure of the photocatalyst after five cycles. In addition, the photocatalytic mechanism explanation and comparison of photocatalytic drugs{\textquoteright} degradation ability have also been discussed in this study.</p>
},
	keywords = {Ag/g-CN/ZnO nanorods, Catalyst dose, Commercial pharmaceuticals, Photocatalytic degradation, Visible light},
	isbn = {0045-6535},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653521014430},
	author = {Thang, Nguyen Quoc and Sabbah, Amr and Li-Chyong Chen and Kuei-Hsien Chen and Thi, Cao Minh and Viet, Pham Van}
}
