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Jia J, Minella M, Ruiz MC, Decker J, Li D, Gonçalves NPF, Prevot AB, Lin T, Giannakis S. Small concentrations, big results: μM addition of photoactive iron oxides with PMS, PDS, or H 2O 2, leads to enhanced removal of viruses at near-neutral pH. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 258:121760. [PMID: 38795547 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121760] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
Abstract
The photo-Fenton process is effective for pathogen removal, and its low-cost versions can be applied in resource-poor contexts. Herein, a photo-Fenton-like system was proposed using low concentrations of iron oxides (hematite and magnetite) and persulfates (peroxymonosulfate - PMS, and peroxydisulfate - PDS), which exhibited excellent inactivation performance towards MS2 bacteriophages. In the presence of bacteria, MS2 inactivation was inhibited in H2O2 and PDS systems but promoted in PMS-involved systems. The inactivation efficacy of all the proposed systems for mixed bacteria and viruses was greater than that of the sole bacteria, showing potential practical applications. The inactivation performance of humic acid-incorporated iron oxides mediating photo-Fenton-like processes was also studied; except for the PMS-involved system, the inactivation efficacy of the H2O2- and PDS-involved systems was inhibited, but the PDS-involved system was still acceptable (< 2 h). Reactive species exploration experiments indicated that ·OH was the main radical in the H2O2 and PDS systems, whereas 1O2 played a key role in the PMS-involved system. In summary, hematite- and magnetite-mediated persulfate-assisted photo-Fenton-like systems at low concentrations can be used as alternatives to the photo-Fenton process for virus inactivation in sunny areas, providing more possibilities for point-of-use drinking water treatment in developing countries.
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- Jialin Jia
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 5, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- CICECO - Instituto de Materiais de Aveiro, Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 5, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Farinelli G, Giannakis S, Schaub A, Kohantorabi M, Pulgarin C. Acids from fruits generate photoactive Fe-complexes, enhancing solar disinfection of water (SODIS): A systematic study of the novel "fruto-Fenton" process, effective over a wide pH range (4 - 9). WATER RESEARCH 2024; 255:121518. [PMID: 38554635 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
Abstract
This study aimed to enhance solar disinfection (SODIS) by the photo-Fenton process, operated at natural pH, through the re-utilization of fruit wastes. For this purpose, pure organic acids present in fruits and alimentary wastes were tested and compared with synthetic complexing agents. Owing to solar light, complexes between iron and artificial or natural chelators can be regenerated through ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) during disinfection. The target complexes were photoactive under solar light, and the Fe:Ligand ratios for ex situ prepared iron complexes were assessed, achieving a balance between iron solubilization and competition with bacteria as a target for oxidizing species. In addition, waste extracts containing natural acidic ligands were an excellent raw material for our disinfection enhancement purposes. Indeed, lemon and orange juice or their peel infusions turned out to be more efficient than commercially available organic acids, leading to complete inactivation in less than 1 h by this novel "fruto-Fenton" process, i.e. in the presence of a fruit-derived ligand, Fe(II) and H2O2. Finally, its application in Lake Leman water and in situ complex generation led to effective bacterial inactivation, even in mildly alkaline surface waters. This work proposes interesting SODIS and fruit-mediated photo-Fenton enhancements for bacterial inactivation in resource-poor contexts and/or under the prism of circular economy.
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- Giulio Farinelli
- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM-UMR 5635, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS 34090, Montpellier, France.
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Environment, Coast and Ocean Research Laboratory (ECOREL-UPM), c/Profesor Aranguren s/n 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- School of Basic Sciences (SB), Institute of Chemical Science and Engineering (ISIC), Group of Advanced Oxidation Processes (GPAO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 6 CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for X-ray and Nano Science (CXNS), Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestr. 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Environment, Coast and Ocean Research Laboratory (ECOREL-UPM), c/Profesor Aranguren s/n 28040, Madrid, Spain; Environmental Remediation and Biocatalysis Group, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle, 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia; Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Carrera 28 A No. 39A-63, Bogotá, Colombia
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Tian N, Schmidt LC, Lameiro MJA, Polo-López MI, Marín ML, Boscá F, González IDC, Lehmann AH, Giannakis S. Why is HSO 5- so effective against bacteria? Insights into the mechanisms of Escherichia coli disinfection by unactivated peroxymonosulfate. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 254:121441. [PMID: 38479173 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121441] [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: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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This study examined the antimicrobial efficacy of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) against bacteria, using Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a model organism. Our investigation delineates the complex mechanisms exerted by unactivated PMS. Thus, an initial redox reaction between PMS and the target biomolecules of bacteria generates SO4•- as the pivotal reactive species for bacterial inactivation; to a lesser extent, •OH, 1O2, or O2•- may also participate. Damage generated during oxidation was identified using an array of biochemical techniques. Specifically, redox processes are promoted by PMS and SO4•- targets and disrupt various components of bacterial cells, predominantly causing extracellular damage as well as intracellular lesions. Among these, external events are the key to cell death. Finally, by employing gene knockout mutants, we uncovered the role of specific gene responses in the intracellular damage induced by radical pathways. The findings of this study not only expand the understanding of PMS-mediated bacterial inactivation but also explain the ten-fold higher effectiveness of PMS than that reported for H2O2. Hence, we provide clear evidence that unactivated PMS solutions generate SO4•- in the presence of bacteria, and consequently, should be considered an effective disinfection method.
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- Na Tian
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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- CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, Ctra. Senés km 4, Almería 04200, Spain; Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería E-04120, Spain
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- CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, Ctra. Senés km 4, Almería 04200, Spain; Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería E-04120, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Unidad docente Ingeniería Sanitaria, c/ Profesor Aranguren, s/n, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Jia J, Giannakis S, Li D, Yan B, Lin T. Efficient and sustainable photocatalytic inactivation of E. coli by an innovative immobilized Ag/TiO 2 photocatalyst with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) under visible light. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 901:166376. [PMID: 37595906 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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A novel catalytic system for effective photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) was constructed by anchoring Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) on silane coupling agent (SCA) pretreated TiO2 nano-tube arrays (Ag/SCA/TiO2NTAs). Morphology and structural analyses revealed that SCA could disperse AgNPs evenly on TiO2NTAs, thus inducing a superior surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect. Ag/SCA/TiO2NTAs catalyst exhibited excellent inactivation performance when in the presence of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and visible light (VL), with 6-log E. coli was completely inactivated within 60 min, which was 5.3, 12.5 and 13.2 times higher than that of Ag/SCA/TiO2NTAs/VL, PMS/VL and Ag/SCA/TiO2NTAs/PMS/dark systems, respectively. Additionally, the photocatalyst exhibited a highly reusable property, with the inactivation performance almost unchanged after ten cycles of uses with minimal Ag leaching. The inactivation mechanism analysis demonstrated that both radical (SO4•-, OH) and non-radical (h+, 1O2) pathways involved in E. coli inactivation, and SCA played a pivotal role in the production of reactive species. Chloride ions (Cl-) greatly enhanced the inactivation efficiency, while bicarbonate (HCO3-) and phosphate (H2PO4-) showed an inhibitory effect. Humic acid (HA) displayed a dual effect on inactivation performance, where the low concentration of HA facilitated the bacteria inactivation, while the higher dose suppressed bacteria inactivation. Moreover, the system exhibited excellent inactivation performance in tap water. This work first used SCA as the binder to fix AgNPs on TiO2NTAs for VL photocatalytic inactivation of bacteria with the assistance of PMS, which was expected to provide some insights into the practical treatment of drinking water.
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- Jialin Jia
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Environment, Coast and Ocean Research Laboratory (ECOREL-UPM), c/ Profesor Aranguren, 3, ES-28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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Liu Y, Dong W, Jiang X, Xu J, Yang K, Zhu L, Lin D. Efficient Degradation of Intracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes by Photosensitized Erythrosine-Produced 1O 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:12105-12116. [PMID: 37531556 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Intracellular antibiotic resistance genes (iARGs) constitute the important part of wastewater ARGs and need to be efficiently removed. However, due to the dual protection of intracellular DNA by bacterial membranes and the cytoplasm, present disinfection technologies are largely inefficient in iARG degradation. Herein, we for the first time found that erythrosine (ERY, an edible dye) could efficiently degrade iARGs by producing abundant 1O2 under visible light. Seven log antibiotic-resistant bacteria were inactivated within only 1.5 min, and 6 log iARGs were completely degraded within 40 min by photosensitized ERY (5.0 mg/L). A linear relationship was established between ARG degradation rate constants and 1O2 concentrations in the ERY photosensitizing system. Surprisingly, a 3.2-fold faster degradation of iARGs than extracellular ARGs was observed, which was attributed to the unique indirect oxidation of iARGs induced by 1O2. Furthermore, ERY photosensitizing was effective for iARG degradation in real wastewater and other photosensitizers (including Rose Bengal and Phloxine B) of high 1O2 yields could also achieve efficient iARG degradation. The findings increase our knowledge of the iARG degradation preference by 1O2 and provide a new strategy of developing technologies with high 1O2 yield, like ERY photosensitizing, for efficient iARG removal.
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- Yi Liu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
- Zhejiang Ecological Civilization Academy, Anji 313300, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
- Zhejiang Ecological Civilization Academy, Anji 313300, China
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La Manna P, De Carluccio M, Iannece P, Vigliotta G, Proto A, Rizzo L. Chelating agents supported solar photo-Fenton and sunlight/H 2O 2 processes for pharmaceuticals removal and resistant pathogens inactivation in quaternary treatment for urban wastewater reuse. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 452:131235. [PMID: 36948125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this work, Fe3+-iminodisuccinic acid (Fe:IDS) based solar photo Fenton (SPF), an Italian patented method, was investigated in quaternary treatment of real urban wastewater and compared to Fe3+-ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid (Fe:EDDS) for the first time. Three pharmaceuticals (PCs) (sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine and trimethoprim) and four pathogens (Escherichia coli, somatic and F-plus coliphages, Clostridium perfringens, consistently with the new EU regulation for wastewater reuse (2020/741)), were chosen as target pollutants. SPF with Fe:EDDS was more effective in PCs removal (80%, 10 kJ L-1) than the SPF with Fe:IDS (58%), possibly due to the higher capability of generating hydroxyl radicals. On the contrary, Fe:IDS was more effective (4.3 log inactivation for E. coli) than Fe:EDDS (1.9 log) in pathogens inactivation, possibly due to a lower iron precipitation and turbidity which finally promoted an improved intracellular photo-Fenton mechanism. Fe:L based SPF was subsequently coupled to sunlight/H2O2. Interestingly, while its combination with Fe:EDDS based SPF slightly increased disinfectant efficacy (2.3 vs 1.9 log inactivation for E. coli), the combination with Fe:IDS decreased inactivation efficiency (3.4 vs 4.3 log reduction). In conclusion, due to the good compromise between PCs removal and disinfection efficiency, Fe:IDS SPF alone is an attractive option for quaternary treatment for urban wastewater reuse.
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- Pellegrino La Manna
- Water Science and Tecnology group (WaSTe), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Water Science and Tecnology group (WaSTe), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Environmental Chemistry Group (ECG), Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Water Science and Tecnology group (WaSTe), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Han H, Zhang M, Wang H, Song H, Chen Y. Effective removal of organic dyes using the ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of NaP zeolite doping Cu or Fe in Fenton-like oxidation systems. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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