Removal of the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid from wastewater using heterogeneous photocatalysis.

Due to its high solubility in water, a large amount of the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid persisting in the soil of treated crops enters surface water or groundwater. The aim of this study was to investigate the photocatalytic degradation of acetamiprid in an aqueous medium. The experiments were carried out in an annular suspension reactor operating in recirculated batch mode and using a UV-A lamp as the radiation source.

Catalytic oxidation of toluene: comparative study over powder and monolithic manganese-nickel mixed oxide catalysts.

This paper is focused on development of the metal monolithic structure for total oxidation of toluene at low temperature. The well-adhered catalyst, based on the mixed oxides of manganese and nickel, is washcoated on the Al/AlO plates as metallic support. For the comparison purposes, results observed for the manganese-nickel mixed oxide supported on the metallic monolith are compared with those obtained using powder type of the same catalyst.