Development and Evaluation of Operational Parameter Driven Mechanistic and Empirical Kinetic Models for Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants

Key Points

• The aim is to develop and evaluate kinetic models to understand photocatalytic degradation of emerging contaminants.
• Developed mechanistic and empirical kinetic models for photocatalysis
• Evaluated model performance in degrading various emerging contaminants
• Conducted experiments under controlled irradiation conditions
• Mechanistic models provided a deeper understanding of degradation pathways
• Empirical models showed a strong correlation with degradation rates
• Both model types indicated effective removal of contaminants under specific parameters