Delia Teresa Sponza

Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

Title: Photodegradation of Acetaminophen, Adderall, Amitriptyline and Amlodipine drugs with MnO2/Mn-modified alkalinized g-C3N4 nanocomposite

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Biography

Prof. Dr. Delia Teresa Sponza is currently working as a professor at Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Environmental Engineering. Scientific study topics are; Environmental engineering microbiology, Environmental engineering ecology, Treatment of fluidized bed and activated sludge systems, Nutrient removal, Activated sludge microbiology, Environmental health, Industrial toxicity and toxicity studies, The effect of heavy metals on microorganisms, Treatment of toxic compounds by anaerobic / aerobic sequential processes, Anaerobic treatment of organic chemicals that cause industrial toxicity and wastewater containing them, Anaerobic treatability of wastewater containing dyes, Treatment of antibiotics with anaerobic and aerobic sequential systems, Anaerobic and aerobic treatment of domestic organic wastes with different industrial treatment sludges, Treatment of polyaromatic compounds with bio-surfactants in anaerobic and aerobic environments, Treatment of petrochemical, Textile and olive processing industry wastewater by sonication, Treatment of olive processing industry wastewater with nanoparticles and the toxicity of nanoparticles. She has many international publications.

Abstract

Pharmaceutical waste management is turning into an international issue because of the absence of guidelines, irrational behavior of patients, and the lack of understanding aboaut the term expired medication. The developing nations are frequently encountering the hassle of mismanaging pharmaceutical waste due to the absence of regulations in gaining access to critical prescription medicinal drugs. There is an urgent need to develop and implement novel innovative strategies to avoid the mismanagement of pharmaceutical waste. In order te photodegrade some drugs namely Acetaminophen, Adderall, Amitriptyline  and Amlodipine  a nanocomposite namely MnO2/Mn-modified alkalinized g-3N4  was generated under laboratort conditions. The microstructure of the nanocomposite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis,  X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis  and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effects of some operational conditions like  increasing of Acetaminophen, Adderall, Amitriptyline, Amlodipine drug  and nanocomposite concentrations, time, temperature , sun ligth power levels  on the  photodegradation of drugs were investigated. For maximal yields the optimized operational conditions were detected.