Albendazole Degradation Possibilities by UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes

Table 1

Degradation conditions of ALB in experiment groups A–D.

Experiment group	Experiment label	Experiment description
A	A1	UV illumination (photolysis) with predominant wavelengths 185/254 nm (UV-C)
	A2	UV illumination (photolysis) with predominant wavelength 365 nm (UV-A)
B	B1	UV illumination in the presence of sol-gel TiO2 film (photocatalysis) with predominant wavelengths 185/254 nm(UV-C), with continuous purging with air (O2)
	B2	UV illumination in the presence of sol-gel TiO2 film (photocatalysis) with predominant wavelengths 365 (UV-A) nm, with continuous purging with air (O2)
C	C1	Ozone dosage via concentrated O3 solution (prepared according to [24]), low dosage of O3: 0.5 mg/L
	C2	Ozone dosage via concentrated O3 solution (prepared according to [24]), high dosage of O3: 1.5 mg/L
	C3	High dosage of O3: 1.5 mg/L + UV-C radiation
	C4	High dosage of O3: 1.5 mg/L + UV-A radiation
D	D1	H2O2 dosage via concentrated (30%) solution, high dosage of H2O2: 320 mg/L H2O2
	D2	H2O2 dosage via concentrated (30%) solution, high dosage of H2O2: 320 mg/L H2O2 + UV-C radiation
	D3	H2O2 dosage via diluted (1 : 4) 30% solution, low dosage of H2O2: 64 mg/L H2O2 + UV-C radiation
	D4	H2O2 dosage via concentrated (30%) solution, high dosage of H2O2: 320 mg/L H2O2 + UV-A radiation