Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic Sewage

The photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) of the steroid estrogens (SEs), β-estradiol, and 17α-ethynylestradiol, competitive with some constituent compounds of the sanitary fraction of domestic sewage, was studied. The copollutants, urea, and saccharose, present in concentrations exceeding those of the SEs...

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Main Authors: Tatyana Karpova, Sergei Preis, Juha Kallas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/53853
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description The photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) of the steroid estrogens (SEs), β-estradiol, and 17α-ethynylestradiol, competitive with some constituent compounds of the sanitary fraction of domestic sewage, was studied. The copollutants, urea, and saccharose, present in concentrations exceeding those of the SEs by a factor of a hundred to thousands, appeared to exert a weaker influence to the photocatalytic degradation of the SEs than was expected. The removal of the SEs from diluted urine proceeded, selectively, demonstrating the potential of PCO in the treatment of the separate sanitary fraction of domestic sewage.
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spelling doaj-art-12d9b2cc9556427f8a59bf0499689f3b2025-08-20T02:02:11ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2007-01-01200710.1155/2007/5385353853Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic SewageTatyana Karpova0Sergei Preis1Juha Kallas2Department of Chemical Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, FinlandThe photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) of the steroid estrogens (SEs), β-estradiol, and 17α-ethynylestradiol, competitive with some constituent compounds of the sanitary fraction of domestic sewage, was studied. The copollutants, urea, and saccharose, present in concentrations exceeding those of the SEs by a factor of a hundred to thousands, appeared to exert a weaker influence to the photocatalytic degradation of the SEs than was expected. The removal of the SEs from diluted urine proceeded, selectively, demonstrating the potential of PCO in the treatment of the separate sanitary fraction of domestic sewage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/53853
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Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic Sewage
International Journal of Photoenergy
title Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic Sewage
title_full Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic Sewage
title_fullStr Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic Sewage
title_full_unstemmed Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic Sewage
title_short Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Steroid Estrogens in the Presence of Copollutants in the Sanitary Fraction of Domestic Sewage
title_sort selective photocatalytic oxidation of steroid estrogens in the presence of copollutants in the sanitary fraction of domestic sewage
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/53853
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