Tetracycline Removal through the Synergy of Catalysis and Photocatalysis by Novel NaYF[sub.4]:Yb,Tm@TiO[sub.2]-Acetylacetone Hybrid Core-Shell Structures

Novel hybrid core-shell structures, in which up-converting (UC) NaYF[sub.4]:Yb,Tm core converts near-infrared (NIR) to visible (Vis) light via multiphoton up-conversion processes, while anatase TiO[sub.2]-acetylacetonate (TiO[sub.2]-Acac) shell ensures absorption of the Vis light through direct inje...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2023-05, Vol.24 (11)
Main Authors: Mančić, Lidija, Almeida, Lucas A, Machado, Tamires M, Gil-Londoño, Jessica, Dinić, Ivana, Tomić, Miloš, Marković, Smilja, Jardim, Paula, Marinkovic, Bojan A
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Language:English
Subjects:
Catalysis
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Tetracycline
Tetracyclines
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Summary:Novel hybrid core-shell structures, in which up-converting (UC) NaYF[sub.4]:Yb,Tm core converts near-infrared (NIR) to visible (Vis) light via multiphoton up-conversion processes, while anatase TiO[sub.2]-acetylacetonate (TiO[sub.2]-Acac) shell ensures absorption of the Vis light through direct injection of excited electrons from the highest-occupied-molecular-orbital (HOMO) of Acac into the TiO[sub.2] conduction band (CB), were successfully synthesized by a two-step wet chemical route. Synthesized NaYF[sub.4]:Yb,Tm@TiO[sub.2]-Acac powders were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and photoluminescence emission measurement. Tetracycline, as a model drug, was used to investigate the photocatalytic efficiencies of the core-shell structures under irradiation of reduced power Vis and NIR spectra. It was shown that the removal of tetracycline is accompanied by the formation of intermediates, which formed immediately after bringing the drug into contact with the novel hybrid core-shell structures. As a result, ~80% of tetracycline is removed from the solution after 6 h.
ISSN:1422-0067
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms24119441