The photocatalytic destruction of the cyanotoxin, nodularin using Ti02.

Liu, Iain; Lawton, Linda A.; Bahnemann, Detlef W.; Robertson, Peter K.J.

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysis has been used to initiate the destruction of nodularin, a natural hepatotoxin produced by cyanobacteria. The destruction process was monitored using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis which has also enabled the identification of a number of the photocatalytic decomposition products. The reduction in toxicity following photocatalytic treatment was evaluated using protein phosphatase inhibition assay, which demonstrated that the destruction of nodularin was paralleled by an elimination of toxicity.

Citation

LIU, I., LAWTON, L.A., BAHNEMANN, D.W. and ROBERTSON, P.K.J. 2005. The photocatalytic destruction of the cyanotoxin, nodularin using Ti02. Applied catalysis B: environmental [online], 60(3-4), pages 245-252. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2005.03.006

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 31, 2005
• Online Publication Date: Oct 31, 2005
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2005
• Deposit Date: Jul 2, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 2, 2010
• Journal: Applied catalysis B: environmental
• Print ISSN: 0926-3373
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 245-252
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2005.03.006
• Keywords: TiO2; Photocatalysis; Nodularin; Cyanotoxin
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/497