Diana L. Marques, Giusi Piccirillo, Fábio M. S. Rodrigues, Rafael T. Aroso, Lucas D. Dias, Gabriela J. da SIlva, Mário J. F. Calvete, Mariette M. Pereira
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Abstract
This work describes an innovative catalytic process for aqueous trimethoprim degradation, using a fixed-bed continuous flow reactor packed with a manganese(III) meso-substituted porphyrin covalently immobilized functionalized aminopropyl silica gel as the catalyst and H2O2 as green oxidant. It exhibits remarkable activity and stability, maintaining its performance over extended periods (up to 8 hours) and achieving significant reductions in total organic carbon (TOC =80%). Importantly, microbiological assays confirmed that this degradation process effectively converts trimethoprim into non-resistance-inducing products.
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