Homogeneous photosensitized degradation of pharmaceuticals by using red light LED as light source and methylene blue as photosensitizer

• Published in: Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) Vol. 316; pp. 872 - 881
• Main Authors: Ye, Y., Bruning, H., Yntema, D., Mayer, M., Rijnaarts, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2017
• Subjects: Methylene blue; Pharmaceuticals; Photosensitization; Red light LED; Singlet oxygen; Photosensitization; Red light LED; Singlet oxygen; Pharmaceuticals; Methylene blue

[Display omitted] •Use of methylene blue and red light LED for pharmaceutical removal.•Singlet oxygen plays an important role in the proposed method.•Type I photosensitization can also contribute to pharmaceutical degradation.•DFN degradation products formation was investigated under different condi...