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Photocatalytic Degradation of Acetaminophen Using Carbon-TiO2 Nanocatalyst Extracted from Hibiscus Flower under Visible Light

K. E. Viswanathan, Department of Civil Engineering, Builders Engineering College, Kangayam, Tirupur, TN, India K. Dhivya, Department of Civil Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, TN, India G. Anusha, Department of Civil Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, TN, India S. Anandaraj umailanandkrish@gmail.com
Department of Civil Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, TN, India

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Abstract

In today’s world pharmaceutical waste in the Environment has become a worldwide issue. These compounds are used in living beings to cure diseases and prevent them. But the disposal of these types of waste was not disposed of properly. In this study, the pharmaceutical compound – “Acetaminophen” (ACT) was degraded using photocatalytic degradation which is one among the pharmaceutical waste. The Compound is much harmful to living beings and causes severe disorders like vomiting and nausea. In this paper, the Acetaminophen is degraded using the carbon-TiO₂ nanocatalyst. The Carbon-TiO2 nanocatalyst was synthesized and characterized such as particle size, zeta potential, FTIR, Surface area analyzer, EDX, and SEM images. The Acetaminophen was degraded by using Photocatalytic degradation under transparent condition. The analysis of disintegration was performed by using the UV-vis spectrophotometer. The results obtained indicated the maximum degradation efficiency of around 87% obtained. Hence, C-TiO₂ can be utilized under visible light to effectively degrade Acetaminophen.

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