• Effect of different gases on the sonochemical Cr(VI) reduction in the presence of citric acid 

    Meichtry, Jorge Martín; Cancelada, Lucía; Destaillats, Hugo; Litter, Marta Irene; 0000-0002-4832-7956; 0000-0002-7438-9587; 0000-0002-0312-0177 (2020-12-01)
    The sonochemical (850 kHz) Cr(VI) reduction (0.30 mM, pH 2) in the presence of citric acid (Cit, 2 mM) was analyzed under different working atmospheres: reactor open to air without sparging (ROAWS), and Ar, O2, air and N2 ...
  • New insights on the UV/TiO2 photocatalytic treatment of thiomersal and its 2-sulfobenzoic acid product 

    de la Fourniere, Emmanuel; Meichtry, Jorge Martín; Gautier, Eduardo Amilcar; Custo, Graciela; Litter, Marta Irene; 0000-0002-5648-5372; 0000-0002-4832-7956; 0000-0002-0312-0177 (2021-06-28)
    Abstract: Background: Thiomersal (TM), a complex between 2-mercaptobenzoic acid (2-MBA) and ethylmercury (C2H5Hg+), is an antimicrobial preservative used in immunological, ophthalmic, cosmetic products, and vaccines. Objective: ...
  • Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 films prepared by cathodic arc deposition: dependence on thickness and reuse of the photocatalysts 

    Meichtry, Jorge Martín; Vega, Daniel; Kleiman, Ariel; Litter, Marta Irene; Márquez, Adriana; 0000-0002-4832-7956; 0000-0001-7179-3288; 0000-0002-0312-0177 (2020-01-25)
    In this work, the photocatalytic activity of anatase films with thicknesses up to 1100 nm prepared by cathodic arc deposition (CAD) on glass substrates is reported. The photocatalytic activity under UV?Vis irradiation ...
  • Treatment of ethylmercury chloride by heterogeneous photocatalysis over TiO2 

    de la Fourniere, Emmanuel; Meichtry, Jorge Martín; Gautier, Eduardo Amilcar; Leyva, Ana Gabriela; Litter, Marta Irene; 0000-0002-5648-5372; 0000-0002-4832-7956; 0000-0002-0312-0177 (2021-04-15)
    Ethylmercury chloride (C2H5HgCl) was treated by UV/TiO2 photocatalysis in the presence of O2 and under N2 at pH 4.2. No report exists on C2H5Hg+ degradation by heterogeneous photocatalysis. The adsorption of C2H5Hg+ over ...