Fotokatalitička razgradnja trimetoprima

master's thesis

• Title (english): Photocatalytic degradation of trimethoprim
• Author: Katarina Majnarić
• Mentor: Sandra Babić (mentor)
• Committee member: Sandra Babić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Irena Škorić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davor Ljubas (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-07-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Chemistry

Abstract

S pojavom sve većeg broja farmaceutika u okolišu do izražaja dolazi problem njihove prisutnosti i u vodama te njihovo neučinkovito uklanjanje konvencionalnim metodama obrade voda. Gotovo je nemoguće pratiti gdje sve dospijevaju farmaceutici i u kojim se koncentracijama nalaze. Tako nisu niti u potpunosti ispitani potencijalni negativni utjecaji na ekosustav. Antibiotici su jedna od najvažnijih skupina farmaceutika čijim se akumuliranjem u okolišu pojavljuje problem otpornosti mikroorganizama na antibiotike. Trimetoprim je upravo jedan od antibiotika na koji se sve više razvija otpornost. Kao obećavajuće metode razgradnje trimetoprima pokazali su se napredni oksidacijski procesi. Cilj ovog rada bio je napraviti pregled literature u kojoj je istražena razgradnja trimetoprima naprednim oksidacijskim procesima i razgradnja drugih farmaceutika fotokatalitičkom razgradnjom. Nakon pregleda napravljen je osvrt i predložen potencijalni put istraživanja fotokatalitičke razgradnje trimetoprima.

Abstract (english)

With the emergence of an increasing number of pharmaceuticals in the environment, the problem of their presence in water and their inefficient removal by conventional water treatment methods comes to the fore. It is almost impossible to keep track of where all pharmaceuticals end up and in what concentrations they are. Also, the potential negative impacts on the ecosystem have not been fully investigated yet. Antibiotics are one of the most important groups of pharmaceuticals. Their accumulation in the environment causes the problem of antibiotic resistance of microorganisms. Trimethoprim is one of the antibiotics to which resistance is increasingly developing. Advanced oxidation processes have been shown to be promising methods for the degradation of trimethoprim. The aim of this study was to review the literature in which the degradation of trimethoprim by advanced oxidation processes and the degradation of other pharmaceuticals by photocatalytic degradation was investigated. In conclusion a potential pathway for investigating the photocatalytic degradation of trimethoprim was proposed.

• Keywords: farmaceutici; antibiotici; trimetoprim; napredni oksidacijski procesi; fotokatalitička razgradnja; aktivne vrste
• Keywords (english): pharmaceuticals; antibiotics; trimethoprim; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalytic degradation; active species
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:149:867455
• Study programme: Title: Applied Chemistry - Graduate study; specializations in: Environmental chemistry and green technologies, Advanced materials and technologies, Applied organic chemistry; Course: Applied organic chemistry; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra primijenjene kemije (magistar/magistra primijenjene kemije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access; Embargo expiration date: 2021-07-10
• Created on: 2022-03-06 13:42:25