Nicolae Apostolescu
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Nicolae Apostolescu has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Claudia Cobzaru
Department of Chemical Engineering, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 73, Prof.dr.doc. Dimitrie Mangeron Avenue, 700050 Iasi, Romania
1 shared publication - Corina Cernatescu
Department of Organic, Biochemical and Food Engineering, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 73 Prof. Dr. Docent D. Mangeron Blvd., 700050 Iasi, Romania
1 shared publication - Gabriela Antoaneta Apostolescu
Department of Chemical Engineering, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 73, Prof.dr.doc. Dimitrie Mangeron Avenue, 700050 Iasi, Romania
1 shared publication - Maria Harja
Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection “Cristofor Simionescu”, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania
1 shared publication - Mihaela Aurelia Vizitiu
Department of Chemical Engineering, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 73, Prof.dr.doc. Dimitrie Mangeron Avenue, 700050 Iasi, Romania
1 shared publication - Ramona-Elena Tataru-Farmus
Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection “Cristofor Simionescu”, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Blvd. Prof. Dimitrie Mangeron, no. 73, 700050 Iasi, Romania
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
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Photocatalytic Removal of Antibiotics from Wastewater Using the CeO2/ZnO Heterojunction
CeO2/ZnO-based photocatalytic materials were synthesized by the sol-gel method in order to establish heterojunctions that increase the degradation efficiency of some types of antibiotics by preventing the recombination of electron–hole pairs. The synthesized materials were analysed by XRD, SEM, EDAX, FTIR, and UV-Vis. After several tests, the optimal concentration of the catalyst was determined to be 0.05 g‧L−1 and 0.025 g‧L−1 for chlortetracycline and 0.05 g‧L−1 for ceftriaxone. CeO2/ZnO assemblies showed much better degradation efficiency compared to ZnO or CeO2 tested individually. Sample S3 shows good photocatalytic properties for the elimination of ceftriaxone and tetracycline both from single solutions and from the binary solution. This work provides a different perspective to identify other powerful and inexpensive photocatalysts for wastewater treatment.
Open AccessPhotocatalytic Removal of Antibiotics from Wastewater Using the CeO2/ZnO Heterojunction
CeO2/ZnO-based photocatalytic materials were synthesized by the sol-gel method in order to establish heterojunctions that increase the degradation efficiency of some types of antibiotics by preventing the recombination of electron–hole pairs. The synthesized materials were analysed by XRD, SEM, EDAX, FTIR, and UV-Vis. After several tests, the optimal concentration of the catalyst was determined to be 0.05 g‧L−1 and 0.025 g‧L−1 for chlortetracycline and 0.05 g‧L−1 for ceftriaxone. CeO2/ZnO assemblies showed much better degradation efficiency compared to ZnO or CeO2 tested individually. Sample S3 shows good photocatalytic properties for the elimination of ceftriaxone and tetracycline both from single solutions and from the binary solution. This work provides a different perspective to identify other powerful and inexpensive photocatalysts for wastewater treatment.