@misc{10481/97807,
year = {2024},
month = {11},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/97807},
abstract = {ZrO2, TiO2, ZrO2-TiO2, and TiO2-ZrO2 were successfully prepared using the sol–gel
method and fully characterized to check their physico-chemical features. X-ray diffraction showed
the co-existence of monoclinic and tetragonal ZrO2 in addition to the Anatase phase for TiO2. The
formation of mixed oxides led to a reduction in the band gap values and a modification of the
textural characteristics, while the XPS evidenced an oxygen vacancy-rich surface. The ability of the
synthesized materials to eliminate drug contaminants was checked using Sulfamethoxazole (SMX)
as a model molecule under UV and BLUE-LED irradiation. The materials’ potential to decrease
wastewater toxicity was also studied. The best photocatalyst was TiO2-ZrO2 with 76 and 100%
conversion under visible and UV irradiation, respectively.},
organization = {Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación and
ERDF Andalusia Program 2021–2027, grant number C-EXP-247-UGR23},
organization = {MICIU/AEI/10.13039/
501100011033, grant numbers PID2021-127803OB-I00, CNS2023-144680, and RYC2020-029301-I},
organization = {Grant C-EXP-247-UGR23 funded by
Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación and by the ERDF Andalusia Program 2021–
2027},
organization = {Grants PID2021-127803OB-I00 and CNS2023-144680 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/
501100011033, “ERDF A way of making Europe”, and “European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR”},
organization = {Program for financing Zineb
Bensmaine’s mobility to the University of Granada},
organization = {National Research Fund-Algeria (DGRSDT/MESRS)},
organization = {Grant RYC2020-029301-I funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and “ESF Investing in your future”},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {zirconia},
keywords = {titania},
keywords = {photocatalysis},
title = {Enhanced Photodegradation of Sulfamethoxazole Through Cutting-Edge Titania-Zirconia-Based Materials},
doi = {10.3390/catal14110784},
author = {Bensmaine, Zineb and El Korso, Sanaa and Moral-Rodríguez, Adriana Isabel and Bedrane, Sumeya and Ziani-Cherif, Chewki and Pérez Cadenas, Agustín Francisco and Carrasco-Marín, Francisco and Bailón-García, Esther},
}