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Felisardo RJA, Brillas E, Boyer TH, Cavalcanti EB, Garcia-Segura S. Electrochemical degradation of acetaminophen in urine matrices: Unraveling complexity and implications for realistic treatment strategies. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 261:122034. [PMID: 38996729 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Urine has an intricate composition with high concentrations of organic compounds like urea, creatinine, and uric acid. Urine poses a formidable challenge for advanced effluent treatment processes following urine diversion strategies. Urine matrix complexity is heightened when dealing with pharmaceutical residues like acetaminophen (ACT) and metabolized pharmaceuticals. This work explores ACT degradation in synthetic, fresh real, and hydrolyzed real urines using electrochemical oxidation with a dimensional stable anode (DSA). Analyzing drug concentration (2.5 - 40 mg L-1) over 180 min at various current densities in fresh synthetic effluent revealed a noteworthy 75% removal at 48 mA cm-2. ACT degradation kinetics and that of the other organic components followed a pseudo-first-order reaction. Uric acid degradation competed with ACT degradation, whereas urea and creatinine possessed higher oxidation resistance. Fresh real urine presented the most challenging scenario for the electrochemical process. Whereas, hydrolyzed real urine achieved higher ACT removal than fresh synthetic urine. Carboxylic acids like acetic, tartaric, maleic, and oxalic were detected as main by-products. Inorganic ionic species nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium ions were released to the medium from N-containing organic compounds. These findings underscore the importance of considering urine composition complexities and provide significant advancements in strategies for efficiently addressing trace pharmaceutical contamination.
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- Raul José Alves Felisardo
- Graduate Program in Process Engineering, Tiradentes University, 300 Murilo Dantas Avenue, Aracaju 49032-490, SE, Brazil; Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287, AZ, United States
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- Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287, AZ, United States
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- Graduate Program in Process Engineering, Tiradentes University, 300 Murilo Dantas Avenue, Aracaju 49032-490, SE, Brazil; Institute of Technology and Research. 300 Murilo Dantas Avenue, Aracaju 49032-490, SE, Brazil
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- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287, AZ, United States.
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Lerdsri J, Jakmunee J, Reanpang P. Development of a sensitive electrochemical method to determine amitraz based on perylene tetracarboxylic acid/mesoporous carbon/Nafion@SPCEs. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:228. [PMID: 38558104 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06308-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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A cutting-edge electrochemical method is presented for precise quantification of amitraz (AMZ), a commonly used acaricide in veterinary medicine and agriculture. Leveraging a lab-made screen-printed carbon electrode modified with a synergistic blend of perylene tetracarboxylic acid (PTCA), mesoporous carbon (MC), and Nafion, the sensor's sensitivity was significantly improved. Fine-tuning of PTCA, MC, and Nafion ratios, alongside optimization of the pH of the supporting electrolyte and accumulation time, resulted in remarkable sensitivity enhancements. The sensor exhibited a linear response within the concentration range 0.01 to 0.70 μg mL-1, boasting an exceptionally low limit of detection of 0.002 μg mL-1 and a limit of quantification of 0.10 μg mL-1, surpassing maximum residue levels permitted in honey, tomato, and longan samples. Validation with real samples demonstrated high recoveries ranging from 80.8 to 104.8%, with a relative standard deviation below 10%, affirming the method's robustness and precision. The modified PTCA/MC/Nafion@SPCE-based electrochemical sensor not only offers superior sensitivity but also simplicity and cost-effectiveness, making it a pivotal tool for accurate AMZ detection in food samples. Furthermore, beyond the scope of this study, the sensor presents promising prospects for wider application across various electrochemical analytical fields, thereby significantly contributing to food safety and advancing agricultural practices.
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- Jamras Lerdsri
- Department of Livestock Development, Veterinary Research and Development Center (Upper Northern Region), Lampang, 52190, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, and Material Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Lampang, 52190, Thailand.
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Ren H, Qian H, Hou Q, Li W, Ju M. Removal of ionic liquid in water environment: A review of fundamentals and applications. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lerdsri J, Upan J, Jakmunee J. Nafion mixed carbon nanotube modified screen-printed carbon electrode as a disposable electrochemical sensor for quantification of Amitraz in honey and longan samples. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Radinović K, Milikić J, Balčiūnaitė A, Sukackienė Z, Bošković M, Tamašauskaitė-Tamašiūnaitė L, Šljukić B. Low Au-content CoAu electrodes for environmental applications. RSC Adv 2022; 12:26134-26146. [PMID: 36275101 PMCID: PMC9475402 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04828k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Six cobalt gold (CoAu) electrodes were prepared by electroless deposition using different gold-containing solutions (acidic and weakly acidic) and different Au deposition times. Characterization of CoAu electrodes was done by scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, N2-sorption, and X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The possibility of using the prepared electrodes in environmental applications, i.e., for the electrochemical sensing of a trace amount of arsenic(iii) in weakly alkaline media was assessed. Employing the CoAu electrode (prepared by immersing Co/Cu into 1 mM HAuCl4 (pH 1.8) at 30 °C for 30 s) under optimized conditions (deposition potential −0.7 V and deposition time of 60 s), a low limit of detection of 2.16 ppb was obtained. Finally, this CoAu electrode showed activity for arsenic oxidation in the presence of Cu(ii) as a model interferent as well as in real samples. Furthermore, the use of CoAu electrode as an anode in fuel cells, namely, direct borohydride – hydrogen peroxide fuel cells was also assessed. A peak power density of 191 mW cm−2 was attained at 25 °C for DBHPFC with CoAu anode at a current density of 201 mA cm−2 and cell voltage of 0.95 V, respectively. The peak power density further increased with the increase of the operating temperature to 55 °C. A low Au-content CoAu electrode prepared by simple electroless deposition outperforms a pure Au electrode for versatile environmental applications: As(iii) sensing in water or as electrodes in direct borohydride-hydrogen peroxide fuel cells.![]()
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- Kristina Radinović
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade 11158, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade 11158, Serbia
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Saulėtekio ave. 3, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Saulėtekio ave. 3, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology, and Metallurgy, Department of Microelectronic Technologies, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade 11158, Serbia
- Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials, Laboratory for Physics of Materials and Emerging Technologies, Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon1049–001, Portugal
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Alamry KA, Khan A, Hussein MA, Alfaifi SY. Sensitive electrochemical detection of toxic nitro-phenol in real environmental samples using enzymeless oxidized-carboxymethyl cellulose-sulfate/sulfated polyaniline composite based electrode. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cheng Z, Jiang X, Cui Z, Jia H, Wang J. The characteristic of electrode of degradation of bio-electrochemical system based on in-situ ultrasonic monitoring: Biofilm and ion precipitation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 789:147987. [PMID: 34052491 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrode interface behavior is a decisive factor affecting the performance of bio-electrochemical systems, and traditional monitoring methods cannot provide real-time feedback. Therefore, in situ ultrasonic monitoring was performed to continuously monitor the formation process of electroactive biofilm and salt precipitation on the cathode surface. The results showed that biofilm was attached to the cathode surface first. Then, Ca2+ and Mg2+ precipitation gradually invaded the biofilm and accumulated between the cathode and the biofilm. The electrochemical performance of the biofilm adhesion and initial ion invasion process was improved. However, the electrochemical performance of the precipitation layer was decreased, while the operation time increases. In this paper, based on the air cathode scaling analyzing a new method for monitoring the electrode interface of bio-electrochemical system was provided, and the performance was recovered by using reverse electric field.
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- Zhiyang Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Material Science and Engineering, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China; State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology,Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan 250353, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Material Science and Engineering, TianGong University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Lee T, Lee W, Kim S, Lee C, Cho K, Kim C, Yoon J. High chlorine evolution performance of electrochemically reduced TiO 2 nanotube array coated with a thin RuO 2 layer by the self-synthetic method. RSC Adv 2021; 11:12107-12116. [PMID: 35423728 PMCID: PMC8696594 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra09623g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Recently, reduced TiO2 nanotube arrays via electrochemical self-doping (r-TiO2) are emerging as a good alternative to conventional dimensionally stable anodes (DSAs) due to their comparable performance and low-cost. However, compared with conventional DSAs, they suffer from poor stability, low current efficiency, and high energy consumption. Therefore, this study aims to advance the electrochemical performances in the chlorine evolution of r-TiO2 with a thin RuO2 layer coating on the nanotube structure (RuO2@r-TiO2). The RuO2 thin layer was successfully coated on the surface of r-TiO2. This was accomplished with a self-synthesized layer of ruthenium precursor originating from a spontaneous redox reaction between Ti3+ and metal ions on the r-TiO2 surface and thermal treatment. The thickness of the thin RuO2 layer was approximately 30 nm on the nanotube surface of RuO2@r-TiO2 without severe pore blocking. In chlorine production, RuO2@r-TiO2 exhibited higher current efficiency (∼81.0%) and lower energy consumption (∼3.0 W h g-1) than the r-TiO2 (current efficiency of ∼64.7% of and energy consumption of ∼5.2 W h g-1). In addition, the stability (ca. 22 h) was around 20-fold enhancement in RuO2@r-TiO2 compared with r-TiO2 (ca. 1.2 h). The results suggest a new route to provide a thin layer coating on r-TiO2 and to synthesize a high performance oxidant-generating anode.
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- Teayoung Lee
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes (ICP), Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Environmental Science & Engineering, POSTECH 77 Chungam-ro, Nam-gu Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes (ICP), Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes (ICP), Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Environmental Science & Engineering, POSTECH 77 Chungam-ro, Nam-gu Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Energy/Environment Convergence Technologies, Kongju National University 1223-24, Cheonan-daero Cheonan-si 31080 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes (ICP), Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
- Korea Environment Institute 370 Sicheong-daero Sejong-si 30147 Republic of Korea
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Henrique JM, Monteiro MK, Cardozo JC, Martínez-Huitle CA, da Silva DR, dos Santos EV. Integrated-electrochemical approaches powered by photovoltaic energy for detecting and treating paracetamol in water. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Arellano M, Oturan N, Oturan MA, Pazos M, Sanromán MÁ, González-Romero E. Differential pulse voltammetry as a powerful tool to monitor the electro-Fenton process. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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