Supported metalloporphyrins as reusable catalysts for the degradation of antibiotics: Synthesis, characterization, activity and ecotoxicity studies

The preparation of covalently linked manganese(III) meso-tetrakis(2,6-dichlorophenyl)porphyrin acetate to aminopropyl functionalized silica gel and its full characterization by standard spectroscopic methods including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetry (TG) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) is described. The supported metalloporphyrin was evaluated as catalyst in the degradation of trimethoprim (TMP), using...