Bismuth 3 acetate

Lead (II) oxide (99.999%), hexamethyldisilathiane (TMS) (synthesis grade), 1-octadecene (technical grade 90%) and toluene (anhydrous, 99.8%) were purchased from Sigma Aldrich. Bismuth (III) acetate (99.999%, metals basis) was purchased from Alfa Aesar. Acetone and methanol were purchased from Panreac.

All reagents were purchased and used without further purification. Ellagic acid (EA) reagent-grade (ACROS Organics, 97%), bismuth (III) acetate (Alfa Aesar, 99%), and glacial acetic acid (Merck, 100%) were used for the synthesis of SU-101. PhACs, used for the adsorption and photodegradation experiments, include atenolol (At; Sigma-Aldrich, ≥ 98%), sulfamethazine (SMT; Sigma-Aldrich, ≥ 99%) and sodium diclofenac (DCF; Sigma-Aldrich, ≥ 98). Formic acid (FA; Thermo Scientific, ≥ 98%) and acetonitrile (ACN; J.T. Baker, HPLC-grade) were used for the preparation of HPLC mobile phases. For the preparation of the phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution, sodium anhydrous phosphate dibasic (ACROS Organics, 98%), sodium phosphate monobasic anhydrous (ACROS Organics, 98%), orthophosphoric acid (ACROS Organics, ≥ 85%) and Milli-Q water were used. Isopropyl alcohol (VWR, 99%), p-benzoquinone (ACROS, ≥ 98%), disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate dihydrate (Na₂EDTA, Fisher Scientific, 99.5%) and silver nitrate (ACROS Organics, 99.9%) were employed for active species trapping tests.