“…According to Salama et al, the decomposition of AMS occurs in two different steps with a first mass loss (C 9 H 12 SO 3 N molecule) in the temperature range 202-390 °C and a second loss (C 6 H 12 N and CH 3 NO) in the temperature range 393.41-726.86 °C. 53 Furthermore, carbamazepine and amitriptyline require decomposition temperatures higher than 377 °C and 270 °C, respectively, 54,55 while thermal decomposition of chlorpyrifos under inert and oxidative conditions was achieved at temperatures higher than 550 °C. 56 Thus, runs 4, 10 and 13, with lower reaction temperatures and time, exhibited decreased removal rates (64.79%, 66% and 55.79%, respectively) compared to runs 2, 3 and 6 employing higher temperatures and decomposition efficiencies (79.1%, 83.11% and 88.63%, respectively).…”