aenesca@unitbv.ro

+ 40 268 413 000

Economic development has brought with it besides the positive effects related to the increase of life quality several negative effects related especially to the increase and diversification of pollutants from water, air and soil. An important class of pollutants with a significant effect on the environment and health are pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) and especially antibiotics. At global level, the consumption of PhACs has increased significantly, being encouraged by the permissive legislation. The PhACs are not completely absorbed by the body and over 30% are eliminated in the public wastewater system. From this point of view, there are studies showing that in the last 10 years the wastewater collected from households has an increase in the PhACs concentration of over 55%. An alternative is represented by advanced oxidation processes (AOP) able of removing persistent organic compounds from the environment.

The purpose of this project proposal is to interrogate photoactive heterostructures into polymeric microvezicles to form hybrid microreactors, which can be recovered from the environment through controlled dispersion, being stable in both acidic and alkaline pH. The composition of heterostructures allows the favorable positioning of the energy bands using an extended field of spectral radiation, which leads to the increase of the mobility of the load carriers and the total degradation of the active pharmaceutical compounds.

Our mission
The project aims to develop photocatalytic materials active in the UV-Vis field and capable of removing active pharmaceutical compounds from wastewater. In this sense, the project team develops hybrid heterostructures with a unique and stable structure that will have a significant impact in protecting the environment.

Contact

email: aenesca@unitbv.ro

 +40 268 413 000

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