title: Investigation of novel material for effective photodegradation of bezafibrate in aqueous samples.
abstract: A novel composite with an enhanced photocatalytic activity was prepared and applied to study the removal of bezafibrate (BZF), a hypolypemic pharmaceutical, from an aqueous environment. For the enhancement of titanium dioxide photoactivity a fullerene derivative, 2-(ferrocenyl) fulleropyrrolidine (FcC60), was synthesized and applied. Obtained composite was found to show a higher catalytic activity than pristine TiO2. Therefore, high hopes are set in composites that are based on carbonaceous nanomaterials and TiO2 as a new efficient photocatalysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Hurtowa 1, 15-399, Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regulska
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karpińska
mesh_terms: D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D010782:Photolysis; D014025:Titanium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium; D001629:Bezafibrate