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Zhu J, Wang H, Duan A, Wang Y. Mechanistic insight into the degradation of ciprofloxacin in water by hydroxyl radicals. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 446:130676. [PMID: 36580772 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Ciprofloxacin (CIP), an effective antibacterial drug, is widely used to treat bacterial infections in humans and animals. However, drug pollution from residues and the development of resistant genes may pose serious ecological risks. Among the known methods of CIP degradation, advanced oxidation technology initiated by hydroxyl radicals exhibits great potential. However, an in-depth study of the degradation mechanism is difficult because of the limitations of the testing methods. In this study, CIP oxidation by hydroxyl radicals was evaluated using density functional theory (DFT), and the thermodynamics, kinetics, and toxicity were investigated. The results show that CIP oxidation occurs mainly through the piperazine ring, benzene ring, and CC. High reactivity is achieved in the initial reactions, where only five reactions are not thermodynamically spontaneous. Reactions involving direct hydrogen abstraction by oxygen in this system are superior to the indirect reactions. Some theoretically predicted products, such as P6 and P11, are consistent with those reported in previous experiments, indicating that the theoretical study can provide supplementary information about the oxidation paths. The branching ratios for the hydrogen atom abstraction and addition reactions were 37. 45% and 62.55%, respectively. Finally, this reaction system is completely nontoxic based on toxicity assessment.
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- Jianfeng Zhu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Water Supply, Water Saving and Water Environment Governance in the Yangtze River Delta of Ministry of Water Resources, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Yao P, You A. Predicting combined antibacterial activity of sulfapyridine and its transformation products during sulfapyridine degradation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 253:114656. [PMID: 36796210 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114656] [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: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Antibiotics have strong antibacterial activity, even trace antibiotics can greatly inhibit the pollutant degradation efficiency. In order to effectively improve the pollutant degradation efficiency, it was hence of great significance to explore sulfapyridine (SPY) degradation and the mechanism of antibacterial activity. This study selected SPY as the research object, of which the trend of SPY concentration through hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), potassium peroxydisulfate (PDS) and sodium percarbonate (SPC) and resultant antibacterial activity at pre-oxidation was examined. The combined antibacterial activity (CAA) of SPY and its transformation products (TPs) was further analyzed. The SPY degradation efficiency reached more than 90 %. However, the degradation efficiency of antibacterial activity was between 40-60 %, and the mixture's antibacterial activity was difficult to be removed. The antibacterial activity of TP3, TP6 and TP7 was higher than that of SPY. TP1, and TP8 and TP10 were more prone to synergistic reaction with other TPs. The antibacterial activity of binary mixture gradually changed from synergism to antagonism as binary mixture concentration increased. The results provided a theoretical basis for the efficient degradation of antibacterial activity of the SPY mixture solution.
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- Pengcheng Yao
- Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics and Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design), Zhejiang 311100, China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics and Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design), Zhejiang 311100, China.
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Xia S, Wei Z, Kong X, Jia B, Han S. Antioxidative properties of bayberry tannins with different mean degrees of polymerization: Controlled degradation based on hydroxyl radicals. Food Res Int 2022; 162:112078. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cai A, Ling X, Wang L, Sun Q, Zhou S, Chu W, Li X, Deng J. Insight into UV-LED/PS/Fe(Ⅲ) and UV-LED/PMS/Fe(Ⅲ) for p-arsanilic acid degradation and simultaneous arsenate immobilization. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 223:118989. [PMID: 35998556 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a feed additive, p-arsanilic acid (p-ASA) is hardly metabolized in animal bodies and is excreted chemically unchanged via feces and urine, which can be transformed into more toxic inorganic arsenic species and other organic by-products upon degradation in the aquatic environment. In this study, UV-LED/persulfate (PS)/Fe(Ⅲ) and UV-LED/peroxymonosulfate (PMS)/Fe(Ⅲ) processes were developed to remove p-ASA and immobilize the formed inorganic arsenic via tuning solution pH. UV-LED/PMS/Fe(Ⅲ) (90.8%) presented the best performance for p-ASA degradation at pH 3.0, and the p-ASA degradation in these processes both followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics. The ∙OH played the major role in UV-LED/PS/Fe(Ⅲ) and UV-LED/PMS/Fe(Ⅲ) systems. Solution pH greatly affected the p-ASA degradation and the maximum removal can be achieved at pH 3.0 due to the presence of more Fe(OH)(H2O)52+. The dosages of Fe(III) and PMS (PS), SO42- and HCO3- significantly influenced the performance of p-ASA oxidation, while HA, Cl- and NO3- slightly affected the p-ASA degradation. According to quantum chemical calculation, radical addition on the C atom in the C-As bond of p-ASA was corroborated to be the dominant reaction pathway by SO4∙- and ∙OH. Additionally, the reactive sites and reasonable degradation pathways of p-ASA were proposed based on DFT calculation and HPLC/MS analysis. The release of inorganic arsenic in both processes can be effectively immobilized and the toxicity of the reaction solution dramatically reduced by adjusting solution pH to 6.0. UV-LED/PMS/Fe(Ⅲ) process was found to be more cost-effective than UV-LED/PS/Fe(Ⅲ) process at the low oxidant dosages.
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- Anhong Cai
- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- Afflicated Zhejiang Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
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Yao J, Tang Y, Zhang Y, Ruan M, Wu W, Sun J. New theoretical investigation of mechanism, kinetics, and toxicity in the degradation of dimetridazole and ornidazole by hydroxyl radicals in aqueous phase. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 422:126930. [PMID: 34449347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Dimetridazole (DMZ) and ornidazole (ONZ) have been widely used to treat anaerobic and protozoal infections. The residues of DMZ/ONZ persist in the water environment. The mechanisms and kinetics of hydroxyl-initiated oxidation, the primary DMZ/ONZ degradation method, were evaluated by quantum chemical methods.·OH-induced degradation of DMZ and ONZ shared many mechanistic and kinetic characteristics. The most feasible degradation pathway involved forming OH-imidazole adducts and NO2. The OH-imidazole adducts were subsequently degraded into double·OH imidazole intermediates. The rate coefficients for·OH degradation of DMZ and ONZ were 4.32 × 109 M-1 s-1 and 4.42 × 109 M-1 s-1 at 298 K, respectively. The lifetimes of DMZ and ONZ treated with·OH at concentrations of 10-9-10-18 mol L-1 at 298 K were τDMZ = 0.231-2.31 × 108 s and τONZ = 0.226-2.26 × 108 s, respectively. Toxicity assessment showed that the first degradation products of DMZ and ONZ exhibited enhanced aquatic toxicity, whereas most of the secondary degradation products were not harmful to aquatic organisms. Some of transformation products were still developmental toxicant or mutagenicity positive.
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- Junfang Yao
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, Hubei 435002, PR China
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- School of Environmental and municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Fushun Road 11, Qingdao, Shandong, 266033, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photoinduced Functional Materials, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, Sichuan 621000, PR China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, Hubei 435002, PR China
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- College of Foreign Languages, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, Hubei 435002, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, Hubei 435002, PR China.
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Theoretical Calculation on the Reaction Mechanisms, Kinetics and Toxicity of Acetaminophen Degradation Initiated by Hydroxyl and Sulfate Radicals in the Aqueous Phase. TOXICS 2021; 9:toxics9100234. [PMID: 34678930 PMCID: PMC8537891 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9100234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The •OH and SO4•− play a vital role on degrading pharmaceutical contaminants in water. In this paper, theoretical calculations have been used to discuss the degradation mechanisms, kinetics and ecotoxicity of acetaminophen (AAP) initiated by •OH and SO4•−. Two significant reaction mechanisms of radical adduct formation (RAF) and formal hydrogen atom transfer (FHAT) were investigated deeply. The results showed that the RAF takes precedence over FHAT in both •OH and SO4•− with AAP reactions. The whole and branched rate constants were calculated in a suitable temperature range of 198–338 K and 1 atm by using the KiSThelP program. At 298 K and 1 atm, the total rate constants of •OH and SO4•− with AAP were 3.23 × 109 M−1 s−1 and 4.60 × 1010 M−1 s−1, respectively, considering the diffusion-limited effect. The chronic toxicity showed that the main degradation intermediates were harmless to three aquatic organism, namely, fish, daphnia, and green algae. From point of view of the acute toxicity, some degradation intermediates were still at harmful or toxic level. These results provide theoretical guidance on the practical degradation of AAP in the water.
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