Photocatalytic Degradation of Amoxicillin Drug using ZnO/CdS Nanocomposite for Aqueous Solutions by using AOPs

A. Alamir, Hassan Thoulfikar; Reidh Abass, Russul; Salah, Ola Hamad; Karim, Manal Morad; Ahjel, Salam; Al-shuwaili, Saeb Jasim; Kadhim, Wael Dheaa; Ahmed, Rathab Ali

doi:10.48309/ajca.2024.449003.1501

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¹ Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Al-Ameed, Iraq

² Al-Farahidi University, College of Medical Technology, Medical Lab. Techniques Department, Baghdad, Iraq

³ Department of Medical Engineering Al-Manara College for Medical Sciences, Maysan, Iraq

⁴ College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, Dhi Qar, Iraq

⁵ Department of Medical Engineering, Al-Hadi University College, Baghdad, Iraq

⁶ Department of Pharmacy, Al-Zahrawi University College, Karbala, Iraq

⁷ Department of Medical Engineering, Mazaya University College, Iraq

⁸ Department of Medical Laboratories Technology, AL-Nisour University College, Baghdad, Iraq

10.48309/ajca.2024.449003.1501

Abstract

The hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO/CdS nanocomposite studied for photocatalytic degradation of Amoxicillin (AMX) drug. The physical and chemical properties of the prepared ZnO/CdS were characterized using several analyses such as TEM, FE-SEM, TGA, and EDX. The photodegradation of Amoxicillin (AMX) drug was studied by employing UV-Vis light under several conditions in the presence of ZnO-CdS nanocomposite. Influence of several parameters such as AMX concentration (10-80 mg/L), mass of nanocomposite (0.1-0.4 g), and regeneration of ZnO-CdS nanocomposite was studied and optimized. All experiments were carried out under the most optimum conditions, which included a drug concentration of 30 mg/L, a light intensity of 1.2 mW/cm², and a solution pH of 6.8. The results showed that the photocatalytic efficiency rose with reducing concentration of AMX (95.99%-53.12%) when concentration increased from 10 to 80 mg/L. The photocatalytic degradation increased when the weight of the ZnO-CdS nanocomposite increased (44.43%-98.99%). It was observed that the photocatalytic efficiency of AMX was 80.86%-72.77.85% for the first to fourth cycles. This indicates the best stability of nanocomposites and could be potentially useful in practical batch degradation.

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Amoxicillin Drug using ZnO/CdS Nanocomposite for Aqueous Solutions by using AOPs

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Amoxicillin Drug using ZnO/CdS Nanocomposite for Aqueous Solutions by using AOPs

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript Available Online from 13 April 2024

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
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