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Wang P, Gu X, Li S, Shen J, Liu J, Gong C, Chen Y. Deep degradation of sulfamethoxazole by the Fe-Co/γ-Al 2O 3-catalysed photo-Fenton system. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:3924-3939. [PMID: 37487236 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2237658] [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: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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The heterogeneous photo-Fenton system using Fe-Co/γ-Al2O3 as a catalyst was applied in the study of sulfamethoxazole(SMX) degradation. The morphology, structure, elemental composition and metal valence distribution of Fe-Co/γ-Al2O3 were found to be relatively stable before and after the reaction. The highest SMX degradation efficiency and mineralization (The ratio of organic matter being oxidized to carbon dioxide and water) were obtained under the conditions of 15% Fe-Co loading rate, 1:1 mass ratio of Fe and Co, 1 g/L catalyst dosage, 1.5 mL 30% H2O2 dosage, 18 W UV lamp power and 60 min reaction time, which were 98% and 66%, respectively. Radical quenching experiments and electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR) characterization revealed that ·OH played an important role in the degradation and mineralization SMX in the Fe-Co/γ-Al2O3 heterogeneous photo-Fenton system. Combined with the analysis of N, S and intermediate products, there may be three degradation pathways of SMX in the heterogeneous photo-Fenton system. This work provides a technical reference for realizing the efficient degradation and mineralization of SMX in a heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction system.
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- Peize Wang
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Xiao S, Liu T, Li N, Ding J, Chen J, Xu Y, Zhang L, Yang L, Zhou X, Ren N, Zhang Y. Chloride-Mediated Enhancement in Cu(II)-catalyzed Fenton-like Reaction: The Overlooked Reactive Chlorine Species. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024:124586. [PMID: 39033841 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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The practical application of Cu(II)-catalyzed Fenton-like reaction (Cu(II)/H2O2) exhibits a low efficiency in the degradation of refractory compounds of wastewater. The impact of chloride ions (Cl-) on Fenton-like reactions have been investigated, but the influence mechanism is still unclear. Herein, the presence of Cl- (5 mM) significantly accelerated the degradation of benzoic acid (BA) under neutral conditions. The degradation of BA follows pseudo-first-order kinetics, with a degradation rate 7.3 times higher than the Cu(II)/H2O2 system. Multiple evidences strongly demonstrated that this reaction enables the production of reactive chlorine species (RCS) rather than HO• and high-valent copper (Cu(III)). The kinetic model revealed that Cl- could shift reactive species from the key intermediate (Cu(III)-chloro complexes) to RCS. Dichlorine radicals (Cl2•-) was discovered to play a crucial role in BA degradation, which was largely overlooked in previous reports. Although the reaction rate of Cl2•- with BA (k = 2.0 × 106 M-1 s-1) is lower than that of other species, its concentration is 10 orders of magnitude higher than that of Cu(III) and HO•. Furthermore, the exceptional efficacy of the Cu(II)/H2O2 system in BA degradation was observed in saline aquatic environments. This work sheds light on the previously unrecognized role of the metal-chloro complexes in production the RCS and water purification.
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- Shaoze Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji University, Shanghai ,200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji University, Shanghai ,200092, PR China.
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Sathiyan K, Wang J, Williams LM, Huang CH, Sharma VK. Revisiting the Electron Transfer Mechanisms in Ru(III)-Mediated Advanced Oxidation Processes with Peroxyacids and Ferrate(VI). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:11822-11832. [PMID: 38899941 PMCID: PMC11223481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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The potential of Ru(III)-mediated advanced oxidation processes has attracted attention due to the recyclable catalysis, high efficiency at circumneutral pHs, and robust resistance against background anions (e.g., phosphate). However, the reactive species in Ru(III)-peracetic acid (PAA) and Ru(III)-ferrate(VI) (FeO42-) systems have not been rigorously examined and were tentatively attributed to organic radicals (CH3C(O)O•/CH3C(O)OO•) and Fe(IV)/Ru(V), representing single electron transfer (SET) and double electron transfer (DET) mechanisms, respectively. Herein, the reaction mechanisms of both systems were investigated by chemical probes, stoichiometry, and electrochemical analysis, revealing different reaction pathways. The negligible contribution of hydroxyl (HO•) and organic (CH3C(O)O•/CH3C(O)OO•) radicals in the Ru(III)-PAA system clearly indicated a DET reaction via oxygen atom transfer (OAT) that produces Ru(V) as the only reactive species. Further, the Ru(III)-performic acid (PFA) system exhibited a similar OAT oxidation mechanism and efficiency. In contrast, the 1:2 stoichiometry and negligible Fe(IV) formation suggested the SET reaction between Ru(III) and ferrate(VI), generating Ru(IV), Ru(V), and Fe(V) as reactive species for micropollutant abatement. Despite the slower oxidation rate constant (kinetically modeled), Ru(V) could contribute comparably as Fe(V) to oxidation due to its higher steady-state concentration. These reaction mechanisms are distinctly different from the previous studies and provide new mechanistic insights into Ru chemistry and Ru(III)-based AOPs.
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- Krishnamoorthy Sathiyan
- Program
for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-8371, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Program
for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-8371, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Program
for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-8371, United States
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Cao H, Bu F, Li X, Liu W, Sun Z, Shen J, Ma F, Gu Q. Unravelling structure evolution of dissolved organic matter during oxidation by persulfate: Insights from aromaticity and fluorescence analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 259:119518. [PMID: 38960351 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Persulfate advanced oxidation technology is widely utilized for remediating organic-contaminated groundwater. Post-remediation by persulfate oxidation, the aromaticity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in groundwater is significantly reduced. Nevertheless, the evolution trends of aromaticity and related structural changes in DOM remained unclear. Here, we selected eight types of DOM to analyze the variation in aromaticity, molecular weight, and fluorescence characteristics during oxidation by persulfate using optical spectroscopy and parallel faction analysis combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy analysis (2D PARAFAC COS). The results showed diverse trends in the changes of aromaticity and maximum fluorescence intensity (Fmax) among different types of DOM as the reaction time increases. Four types of DOM (humic acid 1S104H, fulvic acid, and natural organic matters) exhibited an initially noteworthy increase in aromaticity followed by a decrease, while others demonstrated a continuous decreasing trend (14.3%-69.4%). The overall decreasing magnitude of DOM aromaticity follows the order of natural organic matters ≈ commercial humic acid > fulvic acid > extracted humic acid. The Fmax of humic acid increased, exception of commercial humic acid. The Fmax of fulvic acid initially decreased and then increased, while that of natural organic matters exhibited a decreasing trend (86.4%). The fulvic acid-like substance is the main controlling factor for the aromaticity and molecular weight of DOM during persulfate oxidation process. The oxidation sequence of fluorophores in DOM is as follows: fulvic-like substance, microbial-derived humic-like substance, humic-like substance, and aquatic humic-like substance. The fulvic-like and microbial-derived humic-like substances at longer excitation wavelengths were more sensitive to the response of persulfate oxidation than that of shorter excitation wavelengths. This result reveals the structure evolution of DOM during persulfate oxidation process and provides further support for predicting its environmental behavior.
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- Huizhen Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
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Zhang H, Jiang M, Su P, Lv Q, Zeng G, An L, Ma J, Yang T. Novel sunlight-induced monochloramine activation system for efficient microcontaminant abatement. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 258:121798. [PMID: 38820990 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121798] [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: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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As an eco-friendly and sustainable energy, solar energy has great application potential in water treatment. Herein, simulated sunlight was for the first time utilized to activate monochloramine for the degradation of environmental organic microcontaminants. Various microcontaminants could be efficiently degraded in the simulated sunlight/monochloramine system. The average innate quantum yield of monochloramine over the wavelength range of simulated sunlight was determined to be 0.068 mol/Einstein. With the determined quantum yield, a kinetic model was established. Based on the good agreement between the simulated and measured photolysis and radical contributions to the degradation of ibuprofen and carbamazepine, the major mechanism of monochloramine activation by simulated sunlight was proposed. Chlorine radical (Cl∙) and hydroxyl radical (HO∙) were major radicals responsible for microcontaminant degradation in the system. Moreover, the model facilitated a deep investigation into the effects of different reaction conditions (pH, monochloramine concentration, and water matrix components) on the degradation of ibuprofen and carbamazepine, as well as the roles of the involved radicals. The differences between simulated and measured degradation data of each microcontaminant under all conditions were less than 10 %, indicating the strong reliability of the model. The model could also make good prediction for microcontaminant degradation in the natural sunlight/monochloramine system. Furthermore, the formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) was evaluated at different oxidation time in simulated sunlight/monochloramine with and without post-chloramination treatment. In real waters, organic components showed more pronounced suppression on microcontaminant degradation efficiency than inorganic ions. This study provided a systematic investigation into the novel sunlight-induced monochloramine activation system for efficient microcontaminant degradation, and demonstrated the potential of the system in practical applications.
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- Haochen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province 529020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province 529020, China; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, Guangdong Province, China.
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Azad A, Iradukunda JC, Men Y, Verdi A, Liu H. Persulfate photolysis and limited irrigation of recycled wastewater for turfgrass growth: Accumulation of pharmaceutical and personal care products and physiological responses. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 262:122009. [PMID: 39024669 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Recycled wastewater effluent irrigation and implementing limited irrigation rates are two promising strategies for water conservation in agriculture. However, one major challenge is the accumulation and translocation of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) from recycled water to crops. This study investigated the effects of UV persulfate (UV/PS) treatment of recycled water and limited irrigation rate on PPCPs accumulation and physiological responses of St. Augustine turfgrass via a 14-week field trial. Carbamazepine (CBZ), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), triclosan (TCS), fluoxetine (FLX) and diclofenac (DCF) were spiked at 0.1-1.5 µg/L into recycled water and two limited irrigation rates corresponding to 60 % and 80 % of reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) were applied. Results showed that UV/PS removed 60 % of CBZ and > 99 % of other PPCPs from recycled water. Irrigation with UV/PS treated recycled water resulted in approximately a 60 % reduction in CBZ accumulation and complete removal of SMX, DCF, FLX and TCS in both turfgrass leaves and roots. A more limited irrigation rate at 60 % ETo resulted in a higher accumulation of CBZ accumulation compared to 80 % ETo. Similarly, the canopy temperature increased under 60 % ETo irrigation rate compared to 80 % ETo, suggesting that turfgrass under 60 % ETo was more prone to water stress. Applying a 60 % ETo irrigation rate was not sufficient to maintain the turfgrass quality in the acceptable range. A negative correlation between the visual quality and cumulative mass of PPCPs in turfgrass leaves at different irrigation rates was observed, yet irrigation rate was the major driver of turfgrass overall quality and health. Insights from this study will help to integrate recycled water with treatment and limited irrigation, thereby enhancing agricultural water reuse practices.
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- Ananta Azad
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521 USA.
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Lu Q, Han Q, Liu H, Feng L, Liu Y, Du Z, Zhang L. Molecular-level transformations of dissolved black carbon in UV-based advanced oxidation processes. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 260:121962. [PMID: 38941867 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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Dissolved black carbon (DBC) released from biochar, is an essential group in the dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool and is widely distributed in aquatic environments. In various advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), DBC exhibits enhanced free radical scavenging compared to typical DOM, attributed to its smaller molecular weight and more compacted aromatic structure; however, the molecular-level transformations of DBC in different AOPs, such as UV/H2O2, UV/PDS, and UV/Chlorine, remain unclear. This study employed a DBC derived from wheat biochar for experimentation. Characterization involved ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and fluorescence excitation-emission-matrix (EEM) spectroscopy, revealing the transformation of DBC through diminished SUVA254 values and reduced intensity of three-dimensional fluorescence peaks. Further insights into the transformation were gained through Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). After each UV-AOP treatment, a conspicuous augmentation in the oxygen content of DBC was observed. The detailed oxygenation processes were elucidated through mass difference analysis, based on 23 types of typical reactions. Results indicated that oxygenation reactions were most frequently detected in all three UV-AOP treatments. Specifically, the hydroxylation (+O) predominated in UV/H2O2, while the di-hydroxylation (+2O) prevailed in UV/PDS. UV/Chlorine treatments commonly exhibited tri-hydroxylation (+3O), with the identification of 1194 Cl-BPs of unknown structures. This study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the molecular transformations of DBC induced by various free radicals in different UV-AOP processes, leading to a better understanding of the different fates of DBC in UV-AOP processes. In addition, the identification of DBC as a precursor of by-products will also contribute to the understanding of how to inhibit the generation of by-products.
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- Qi Lu
- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Wang J, Huo L, Bian K, He H, Dodd MC, Pinto AJ, Huang CH. Efficacy and Mechanism of Antibiotic Resistance Gene Degradation and Cell Membrane Damage during Ultraviolet Advanced Oxidation Processes. ACS ES&T WATER 2024; 4:2746-2755. [PMID: 38903200 PMCID: PMC11186015 DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Combinations of UV with oxidants can initiate advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and enhance bacterial inactivation. However, the effectiveness and mechanisms of UV-AOPs in damaging nucleic acids (e.g., antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)) and cell integrity represent a knowledge gap. This study comprehensively compared ARG degradation and cell membrane damage under three different UV-AOPs. The extracellular ARG (eARG) removal efficiency followed the order of UV/chlorine > UV/H2O2 > UV/peracetic acid (PAA). Hydroxyl radical (•OH) and reactive chlorine species (RCS) largely contributed to eARG removal, while organic radicals made a minor contribution. For intracellular ARGs (iARGs), UV/H2O2 did not remove better than UV alone due to the scavenging of •OH by cell components, whereas UV/PAA provided a modest synergism, likely due to diffusion of PAA into cells and intracellular •OH generation. Comparatively, UV/chlorine achieved significant synergistic iARG removal, suggesting the critical role of the RCS in resisting cellular scavenging and inactivating ARGs. Additionally, flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that membrane damage was mainly attributed to chlorine oxidation, while the impacts of radicals, H2O2, and PAA were negligible. These results provide mechanistic insights into bacterial inactivation and fate of ARGs during UV-AOPs, and shed light on the suitability of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and flow cytometry in assessing disinfection performance.
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- Junyue Wang
- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- State
Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory
of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental
Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington (UW), Seattle, Washington 98195-2700, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Yuan J, Li Y, Chen X, Yi Q, Wang Z. One electron oxidation-induced degradation of brominated flame retardants in electroactive membrane filtration system: Vital role of dichlorine radical-mediated process. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 471:134318. [PMID: 38643582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Reactive chlorine species (RCS) are inevitably generated in electrochemical oxidation process for treating high-salinity industrial wastewater, thereby resulting in the competition with coexisting hydroxyl radicals (•OH) for oxidizing recalcitrant organic compounds. Due to the low redox potentials compared to •OH, the role of RCS has been often overlooked. In this work, we developed an electroactive membrane filtration (EMF) system that had a high removal efficiency (99.1 ± 0.5 %) for tetrabromobisphenol S (TBBPS) at low energy consumption (1.45 kWh m-3). Electron spin resonance spectroscopy and molecular probing tests indicated the predominance of Cl2•-, of which steady-state concentration (2.2 ×10-10 M) was extremely higher than those of ClO• (6.7 ×10-13 M), •OH (0.95 ×10-13 M), and Cl• (2.39 ×10-15 M). The density functional theory (DFT) and intermediate product analysis highlighted that Cl2•- radicals had a higher electrophilic attack efficacy than •OH radicals for inducing changes in the electron density of the carbon atoms around phenolic hydroxyl groups, thus leading to the generation of transition state intermediates and accelerating the degradation of TBBPS. Our work demonstrates the vital role of Cl2•- radicals for pollutant degradation, highlighting the potential of this technology for cost-effective removal of recalcitrant organic compounds from water and wastewater.
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- Jia Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Wang X, Ma X, Wu Y, Li C, Chen R. Enhanced ammonia oxidation by a photoelectrocatalysis‑chlorine system: The role of ClO• and free chlorine. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172300. [PMID: 38593873 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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The decomposition of ammonia-N to environmental-friendly N2 remains a fundamental problem for water treatment. We proposed a way to selectively and efficiently oxidize ammonia to N2 through an integrated photoeletrocatalysis‑chlorine reactions (PECCl) system based on a bifunctional TiO2 nanotube photoanode. The ·OH and HClO can be simultaneously generated on the TiO2 nanotube photoanode in this system, which can in situ form ClO· for efficient ammonia removal. Compared with electrochemical‑chlorine (EC-Cl), photocatalysis‑chlorine (PC-Cl) and photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) systems, the PEC-Cl system exhibited much higher electrocatalytic activity due to the synergetic effect of photoelectrocatalyst and electrocatalyst in bifunctional TiO2 nanotube electrode. The removal efficiency of ammonia-N and total-N reached 100.0 % and 93.3 % at 0.3 V (vs Ag/AgCl) in the PEC-Cl system. Moreover, the system was efficient under various pH conditions. The reactions between ClO-/ClO· and the N-containing intermediates contributed to the high performance of the system, which expanded the reactions from the electrode surface to the electrolyte. Furthermore, radical scavenging and free chlorine determination experiments confirmed that ClO· and free chlorine were the main active species that enabled the ammonia oxidation. This study presents new understanding on the role of active species for ammonia removal in wastewater.
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- Xiaodan Wang
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources development, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control in Mining and Metallurgy of Jiangxi Province, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources development, Xi'an 710055, PR China.
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Wang C, Xue S, Xu Y, Li R, Qiu Y, Wang C, Ren LF, Shao J. Novel electrocatalytic capacitive deionization with catalytic electrodes for selective phosphonate degradation: Performance and mechanism. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 256:121614. [PMID: 38657308 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121614] [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: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Phosphonate is becoming a global interest and concern owing to its environment risk and potential value. Degradation of phosphonate into phosphate followed by the recovery is regarded as a promising strategy to control phosphonate pollution, relieve phosphorus crisis, and promote phosphorus cycle. Given these objectives, an anion-membrane-coated-electrode (A-MCE) doped with Fe-Co based carbon catalyst and cation-membrane-coated-electrode (C-MCE) doped with carbon-based catalyst were prepared as catalytic electrodes, and a novel electrocatalytic capacitive deionization (E-CDI) was developed. During charging process, phosphonate was enriched around A-MCE surface based on electrostatic attraction, ligand exchange, and hydrogen bond. Meanwhile, Fe2+ and Co2+ were self-oxidized into Fe3+ and Co3+, forming a complex with enriched phosphonate and enabling an intramolecular electron transfer process for phosphonate degradation. Additionally, benefiting from the stable dissolved oxygen and high oxygen reduction reaction activity of C-MCE, hydrogen peroxide accumulated in E-CDI (158 μM) and thus hydroxyl radicals (·OH) were generated by activation. E-CDI provided an ideal platform for the effective reaction between ·OH and phosphonate, avoiding the loss of ·OH and triggering selective degradation of most phosphonate. After charging for 70 min, approximately 89.9% of phosphonate was degraded into phosphate, and phosphate was subsequently adsorbed by A-MCE. Results also showed that phosphonate degradation was highly dependent on solution pH and voltage, and was insignificantly affected by electrolyte concentration. Compared to traditional advanced oxidation processes, E-CDI exhibited a higher degradation efficiency, lower cost, and less sensitive to co-existed ions in treating simulated wastewaters. Self-enhanced and selective degradation of phosphonate, and in-situ phosphate adsorption were simultaneously achieved for the first time by a E-CDI system, showing high promise in treating organic-containing saline wastewaters.
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- Chengyi Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China; China Electronics System Engineering NO. 2 Construction Co., Ltd., No. 88 Juqu Road, Wuxi, 214135, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China; Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, Yunnan University, No. 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, 650504, Yunnan, PR China.
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Hsieh MC, Lee WN, Chu YH, Lin HHH, Lin AYC. Sunlight enhanced the formation of tribromomethane from benzotriazole degradation during the sunlight/free chlorine treatment in the presence of bromide. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 357:142039. [PMID: 38621488 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142039] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The coexistence of free chlorine and bromide under sunlight irradiation (sunlight/FC with Br-) is unavoidable in outdoor seawater swimming pools, and the formation of brominated disinfection byproducts could act more harmful than chlorinated disinfection byproducts. In this study, benzotriazole was selected as a model compound to investigate the degradation rate and the subsequent formation of disinfection byproducts via sunlight/FC with Br- process. The rate constants for the degradation of benzotriazole under pseudo first order conditions in sunlight/FC with Br- and sunlight/FC are 2.3 ± 0.07 × 10-1 min-1 and 6.0 ± 0.7 × 10-2 min-1, respectively. The enhanced degradation of benzotriazole can be ascribed to the generation of HO•, bromine species, and reactive halogen species (RHS) during sunlight/FC with Br-. Despite the fact that sunlight/FC with Br- process enhanced benzotriazole degradation, the reaction results in increasing tribromomethane (TBM) formation. A high concentration (37.8 μg/L) of TBM was detected in the sunlight/FC with Br-, which was due to the reaction of RHS. The degradation of benzotriazole was notably influenced by the pH value (pH 4 - 11), the concentration of bromide (0 - 2 mM), and free chlorine (1 - 6 mg/L). Furthermore, the concentration of TBM increased when the free chlorine concentrations increased, implying the formation potential of harmful TBM in chlorinated seawater swimming pools.
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- Ming-Chi Hsieh
- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 100, Sec. 1, Jingmao Rd., Beitun Dist., Taichung 406040, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71, Chou-Shan Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71, Chou-Shan Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71, Chou-Shan Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71, Chou-Shan Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Qiu L, Yan C, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Nie M. Hypochlorite-mediated degradation and detoxification of sulfathiazole in aqueous solution and soil slurry. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 350:124039. [PMID: 38670426 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124039] [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: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Although various activated sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) systems were proven to be promising strategies for recalcitrant organics treatment, the direct interaction between NaClO and pollutants without explicit activation is quite limited. In this work, a revolutionary approach to degrade sulfathiazole (STZ) in aqueous and soil slurry by single NaClO without any activator was proposed. The results demonstrated that 100% and 94.11% of STZ could be degraded by 0.025 mM and 5 mM NaClO in water and soil slurry, respectively. The elimination of STZ was shown to involve superoxide anion (O2•-), chlorine oxygen radical (ClO•), and hydroxyl radical (•OH), according to quenching experiments and the analysis of electron paramagnetic resonance. The addition of Cl-, HCO3-, SO42-, and humic acid (HA) marginally impeded the decomposition of STZ, while NO3-, Fe3+, and Mn2+ facilitated the process. The NaClO process exhibited significant removal effectiveness at a neutral initial pH. Moreover, the NaClO facilitated application in various soil samples and water matrices, and the procedure was also successful in effectively eliminating a range of sulfonamides. The suggested NaClO degradation mechanism of STZ was based on the observed intermediates, and the majority of the products exhibited lower ecotoxicity than STZ. Besides, the experiment results by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and a fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) indicated the negligible effects on the composition and structure of soil by the treatment of NaClO. Simultaneously, the experimental results also illustrated that the bioavailability of heavy metals and the physiochemical characteristics of the soil before and after the remediation did not change to a significant extent. Following the remediation of NaClO, the phytotoxicity tests showed reduced toxicity to wheat and cucumber seeds. As a result, treating soil and water contaminated with STZ by using NaClO was a reasonably practical and eco-friendly method.
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- Longhui Qiu
- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China.
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Zhao Y, Xu X, Huang T, Ahmed HG, Jha K, Wu B. Efficient photochemical conversion of naproxen by butanedione: Role of energy transfer. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 470:134258. [PMID: 38608588 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134258] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Photochemical active species generated from photosensitizers, e.g., dissolved organic matter (DOM), play vital roles in the transformation of micropollutants in water. Here, butanedione (BD), a redox-active moiety in DOM and widely found in nature, was employed to photo-transform naproxen (NPX) with peracetic acid (PAA) and H2O2 as contrasts. The results obtained showed that the BD exhibited more applicable on NPX degradation. It works in the lake or river water under UV and solar irradiation, and its NPX degradation efficiency was 10-30 times faster than that of PAA and H2O2. The reason for the efficient transformation of pollutants is that the BD system was proved to be a non-free radical dominated mechanism. The quantum yield of BD (Ф254 nm) was calculated to be 0.064, which indicates that photophysical process is the dominant mode of BD conversion. By adding trapping agents, direct energy transfer from 3BD* to NPX (in anoxic environment) or dissolved oxygen (in aerobic environment) was proved to play a major role (> 91 %). Additionally, the BD process reduces the toxicity of NPX and promotes microbial growth after irradiation. Overall, this study significantly deepened the understanding of the transformation between BD and micropollutants, and provided a potential BD-based process for micropollutants removal under solar irradiation.
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- Yue Zhao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Suzhou Sponge City Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Suzhou Sponge City Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Suzhou Sponge City Technology, Suzhou 215009, People's Republic of China.
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Xu Z, Cai L, Zhou Z, Yang R, Zeng G, Fu R, Lyu S. Surfactant enhanced persulfate system for the synergistic oxidation and reduction of mixed chlorinated hydrocarbons. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133887. [PMID: 38417369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Surfactant-enhanced in-situ chemical oxidation (S-ISCO) is widely applied in soil and groundwater remediation. However, the role of surfactants in the reactive species (RSs) transformation remains inadequately explored. This work introduced nonionic surfactant Tween-80 (TW-80) into a nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) activated persulfate (PS) system. The findings indicate that PS/nZVI/TW-80 system can realize the concurrent removal of trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethene (PCE), and carbon tetrachloride (CT), whereas CT cannot be eliminated without TW-80 presence. Further analysis unveiled that hydroxyl (HO•) and sulfate radicals (SO4-•) were the primary species for TCE and PCE degradation, while CT was reductively eliminated by surfactant radicals generated from TW-80. Moreover, the surfactant radicals were found to accelerate Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycle, reduce the production of iron sludge, and increase PS decomposition. The possible degradation routes of mixed chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHCs) and the decomposition pathways of TW-80 were proposed through the density function theory (DFT) calculation and intermediates analysis. Additionally, the effects of other nonionic surfactants on the simultaneous removal of TCE, PCE, and CT, and the practical applications using the actual contaminated groundwater were also evaluated. This study provides theoretical support for the simultaneous removal of CHCs, particularly those containing perchlorinated contaminants, using the S-ISCO techniques.
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- Zhiqiang Xu
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Center for Environmental Risk Management & Remediation of Soil & Groundwater, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Chen T, Mackey E, Andrews S, Hofmann R. Kinetics of chlorine and chloramine reactions in reverse osmosis permeate and their impact on radical formation during UV/chlorine advanced oxidation for potable reuse. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 254:121433. [PMID: 38461603 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121433] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Knowledge of the speciation of chlorine and chloramines in reverse osmosis (RO) permeate is needed to estimate the performance (i.e., pollutant log reduction) of subsequent UV/chlorine advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). To accurately predict the speciation, a previously reported breakpoint chlorination kinetic model was experimentally validated for pH 5.5 and reaction times < 3 min and used to predict the kinetics of breakpoint chlorination in RO permeate. The predictions showed that eliminating chloramines by adding chlorine at a dose beyond the chlorine-to-nitrogen (Cl/N) breakpoint ratio is not practical due to the high breakpoint Cl/N ratio for RO permeate (∼3.0 molar ratio) and an estimated > 40 min reaction time. The conversion from monochloramine (NH2Cl) to dichloramine (NHCl2) is the major process involved, and either or both free chlorine and chloramines may be the major species present, depending on the Cl/N ratio. Model simulations showed that increasing the oxidant dose may not always enhance the performance of UV/chlor(am)ine in RO permeate, due to the need for a low free chlorine dose for optimal •OH exposure in RO permeate. Further UV/AOPs modelling showed that it is important to control the NH2Cl concentration to improve the UV/AOP performance in RO permeate, which may be achieved by extending the reaction time after chlorine is added or increasing the applied Cl/N ratio (e.g., increasing chlorine dose). However, these measures only enhance the pollutant percentage removal by about 5 % under the conditions modelled. A simulation tool was developed and is provided to predict the speciation of chlor(am)ine in RO permeate.
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- Tianyi Chen
- Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, 35St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Brown and Caldwell, 201N Civic Dr. #300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
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- Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, 35St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, 35St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada.
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Liu C, How ZT, Ju Y, Feng L, Ren X, Gamal El-Din M. Experimental and theoretical insight into carbamazepine degradation by chlorine-based advanced oxidation processes: Efficiency, energy consumption, mechanism and DBPs formation. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 139:72-83. [PMID: 38105079 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Chlorine has been widely used in different advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for micropollutants removal. In this study, different chlorine-based AOPs, namely medium pressure (MP) UV/chlorine, low pressure (LP) UV/chlorine, and in-situ chlorination, were compared for carbamazepine (CBZ) removal efficiency, energy consumption, and disinfection by-products (DBPs) formation. All three processes could achieve nearly 100% CBZ removal, while the reaction time needed by in-situ chlorination was double the time required by UV/chlorine processes. The energy consumed per magnitude of CBZ removed (EE/O) of MP UV/chlorine was 13 times higher than that of LP UV/chlorine, and relative to that of in-situ chlorination process. Accordingly, MP and LP UV/chlorine processes generated one to two orders of magnitude more hydroxyl radicals (•OH) and reactive chlorine species (RCS) than in-situ chlorination. Besides, RCS were the dominant reactive species, contributing to 78.3%, 75.6%, and 71.6% of CBZ removal in MP, LP UV/chlorine, and in-situ chlorination, respectively. According to the Gibbs free energy barriers between CBZ and RCS/•OH calculated based on density functional theory (DFT), RCS had more reaction routes with CBZ and showed lower energy barrier in the main CBZ degradation pathways like epoxidation and formation of iminostilbene. When applied to secondary wastewater effluent, UV/chlorine and in-situ chlorination produced overall DBPs ranging from 104.77 to 135.41 µg/L. However, the production of chlorate during UV/chlorine processes was 15 times higher than that during in-situ chlorination.
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- Chunwei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu 221116, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada; Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province, School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Hainan 570228, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada; School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 1H9, Alberta, Canada.
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Zhao L, Zhao YG, Jin C, Yang D, Zhang Y, Progress M. Removal of tetracycline by ultraviolet/sodium percarbonate (UV/SPC)advanced oxidation process in water. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 247:118260. [PMID: 38272292 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118260] [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: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Tetracycline (TC) was widely used and frequently detected in various water bodies, where the presence of TC posed a significant threat to the health of aquatic organisms. Furthermore, antibiotics were hardly degraded by biological treatment. Thus, in order to enhance the removal of TC, we proposed the use of a novel ultraviolet/sodium percarbonate (UV/SPC) advanced oxidation process and initiated an in-depth study. The study investigated the influence of oxidant dosage, initial pH, UV intensity, and TC concentration on the removal of TC. The results demonstrated that the UV/SPC system efficiently removed TC, with removal efficiency increasing as the SPC concentration increased. Within the pH range of 3-11, TC degradation exhibited minimal variation, indicating the UV/SPC system's strong adaptability to pH variations. The research on the impact of the water matrix on TC removal revealed that HCO3- had an inhibitory effect on TC degradation, while NO3- promoted TC degradation. Additionally, the presence of free radical species (·OH, ·CO3-, ·O2-) were detected and rate constants for the secondary reactions (k·OH,TC = 6.3 × 109 L mol-1·s-1, k·CO3-,TC = 3.4 × 108 L mol-1·s-1) were calculated, indicating that ·OH exhibited a stronger oxidative performance compared to ·CO3-. This study did not only present a novel strategy via UV/SPC to remove TC but also uncovered the unique role of ·CO3- for contaminant removal.
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- Liangyu Zhao
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Lab of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Lab of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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Liu X, Zhang L, Zhang Q, Li M, Zhao Z, Lin B, Peng J, Shen H, He Q. Fenton-like system of UV/Glucose-oxidase@Kaolin coupled with organic green rust: UV-enhanced enzyme activity and the mechanism of UV synergistic degradation of photosensitive pollutants. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 247:118257. [PMID: 38262511 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118257] [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: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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This study introduces the UV/glucose-oxidase@Kaolin (GOD@Kaolin) coupled organic green rust (OGR) system (UV/OGR/GOD@Kaolin) to investigate the promotion of glucose oxidase activity by UV light and its synergistic degradation mechanism for photosensitive pollutants, specifically targeting the efficient degradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP). The enzyme system demonstrates its ability to overcome drawbacks associated with traditional Fenton systems, including a narrow pH range and high localized concentration of H2O2, by gradually releasing hydrogen peroxide in situ within a neutral environment. In the presence of UV radiation under specific conditions, enhanced enzyme activity is observed, resulting in increased efficiency in pollutant removal. The gradual release of hydrogen peroxide plays a crucial role in preventing unwanted reactions among active substances. These unique features facilitate the generation of highly reactive species, such as Fe(IV)O, •OH, and •O2-, tailored to efficiently target the organic components of interest. Additionally, the system establishes a positive iron cycle, ensuring a sustained reactive capability throughout the degradation process. The results highlight the UV/OGR/GOD@Kaolin system as an effective and environmentally friendly approach for the degradation of 4-CP, and the resilience of the enzyme extends the system's applicability to a broader range of scenarios.
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- Xiangyu Liu
- School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- MWR Standard & Quality Control Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Wuhan University of Technology, Shenzhen, 518000, China.
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- School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Wuhan University of Technology, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Wuhan HUADET Environmental Protection Engineering & Technology, Wuhan, 430080, China
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- School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Wu D, Li J, Xu J, Cheng W. Freezing-enhanced chlorination of organic pollutants for water treatment. RSC Adv 2024; 14:12218-12224. [PMID: 38628482 PMCID: PMC11019486 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00081a] [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: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Freezing has been reported to accelerate chemical reactions and thus affect the fate of pollutants in the environment. However, little research has been conducted on the potential effects of freezing on the chlorination process. This study aimed to explore the freezing-enhanced chlorination process by comparing the oxidation of clofibric acid (CA) by chlorine in ice (at -20 °C) to the same reaction in water (at 25 °C). The degradation of CA, which was negligible in water, was significantly accelerated in ice. This acceleration can be attributed to the freeze concentration effect that occurs during freezing, which excludes solutes such as chlorine, CA and protons from the ice crystals, leading to their accumulated concentration in the liquid brine. The increased concentration of chlorine and protons in the liquid brine leads to higher rates of CA oxidation, supporting the freeze concentration effect as the underlying cause for the accelerated chlorination of CA in ice. Moreover, the chlorine/freezing system was also effective in the degradation of other organic pollutants. This highlights the environmental relevance and significance of freezing-enhanced chlorination in cold regions, particularly for the treatment of organic contaminants.
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- Duanyang Wu
- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan 430074 P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan 430074 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan 430074 P.R. China
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Luo ZN, Zhang TY, Xu MY, Fang RF, Wang XX, Zheng ZX, Zhao HX, Li ZC, Tang YL, Xu B. Enhanced 2-MIB degradation by UV-LED/chlorine process: reaction kinetics, wavelength dependence, influencing factors and degradation pathways. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:2132-2143. [PMID: 36601874 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2165455] [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: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The efficient removal of 2-Methylisoborneol (2-MIB), a typical odour component, in water treatment plants (WTPs), poses a great challenge to conventional water treatment technology due to its chemical stability. In this study, the combination of ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED) and chlorine (UV-LED/chlorine) was exploited for 2-MIB removal, and the role of ultraviolet (UV) wavelength was investigated systematically. The results showed that UV or chlorination alone did not degrade 2-MIB effectively, and the UV/chlorine process could degrade 2-MIB efficiently, following the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The 275 nm UV exhibited higher 2-MIB degradation efficiency in this UV-LED/chlorine system than 254 nm UV, 265 nm UV and 285 nm UV due to the highest mole adsorption coefficient and quantum yield of chlorine in 275 nm UV. ·OH and ·Cl produced in the 275 nm UV/chlorine system played major roles in 2-MIB degradation. HCO3- and Natural organic matter (NOM), prevalent in water, consumed ·OH and ·Cl, thus inhibiting the 2-MIB degradation by UV-LED/chlorine. In addition, NOM and 2-MIB could form a photonic competition effect. The degradation of 2-MIB by UV-LED/chlorine was done mainly through dehydration and demethylation, and odorous intermediates, such as camphor, were produced. 2-MIB was degraded through the α bond fracture and six-membered ring opening to form saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons and aldehydes. Four DBPs, chloroform (CF), trichloroacetaldehyde (TCE), trichloroacetone (TCP) and dichloroacetone (DCP), were mainly generated, and CF was the most significant by-product.
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- Zhen-Ning Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Yang X, Ye L, Zhou Y, Peng J, Kong Q. Effects of pH on the triplet state dissolved organic matter induced free available chlorine decay and radical formation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133268. [PMID: 38113730 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Triplet state dissolved organic matter (3DOM*) plays a significant role in inducing oxidant decay and radical generation in light-based advanced oxidation processes. However, the effects of pH still need investigation. This work quantitatively analyzed the pH-dependent free available chlorine (FAC) decay and radical formation (i.e., HO• and Cl•) induced by 3DOM* or triplet state photosensitizer (3PS*). Upon UV irradiation at 254 nm, the decay rate of FAC by 3DOM* or 3PS* was the highest at neutral pH, while those by dark reaction of DOM and the direct photolysis of FAC were the highest at acidic conditions. This is attributed to the variation of FAC species, 3DOM* or 3PS* formation, and the reaction rate constants of FAC with 3DOM* or 3PS* at pH 5.0-10.0. 3DOM* and 3PS* formed increasingly with pH varying from 5.0 to 10.0, while their reactivity with FAC decreased due to the speciation from HOCl to OCl-. Radical formation (i.e., HO• and Cl•) from FAC reaction with 3DOM* or 3PS* occurred at all the testing pH range (5.0-10.0). This work highlighted the pH-dependent role of 3DOM* in oxidant decay and radical formation in treating DOM containing waters through oxidant photolysis. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS: Triplet state dissolved organic matter (3DOM*) plays a significant role in inducing oxidant decay and radical generation in light-based AOPs. This study revealed the effects of pH in 3DOM* induced free available chlorine (FAC) decay and radical formation (i.e., HO• and Cl•). With DOM at 3 mgC L-1, FAC decayed fastest under neutral conditions and radical formation (i.e., HO• and Cl•) was enhanced at 5.0-10.0 due to 3DOM* reaction with FAC. These results highlighted the pH-dependent role of 3DOM* in oxidant transformation and radical formation in treating DOM containing waters by AOPs based on oxidant photolysis.
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- Xin Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Su R, Zhu Y, Gao B, Li Q. Progress on mechanism and efficacy of heterogeneous photocatalysis coupled oxidant activation as an advanced oxidation process for water decontamination. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 251:121119. [PMID: 38219690 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121119] [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: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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The rising debate on the dilemma of photocatalytic water treatment technologies has driven researchers to revisit its prospects in water decontamination. Nowadays, heterogeneous photocatalysis coupled oxidant activation techniques are intensively studied due to their dual advantages of high mineralization and high oxidation efficiency in pollutant degradation. This paved a new way for the development of solar-driven oxidation technologies. Previous reviews focused on the advances in one specific coupling technique, such as photocatalytic persulfate activation and photocatalytic ozonation, but lack a consolidated understanding of the synergy between photocatalytic oxidation and oxidant activation. The synergy involves the migration of photogenerated carriers, radical reaction, and the increase in oxidation rate and mineralization. This review systematically summarizes the fundamentals of activation mechanism, advanced characterization techniques and synergistic effects of coupling techniques for water decontamination. Besides, specific cases that lead researchers astray in revealing mechanisms and assessing synergy are critically discussed. Finally, the prospects and challenges are put forward to further deepen the research on heterogeneous photocatalytic activation of oxidants. This work provides a consolidated view of the existing heterogeneous photocatalysis coupled oxidant activation techniques and inspires researchers to develop more promising solar-driven technologies for water decontamination.
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- Ruidian Su
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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Yin R, Heuzard A, Li T, Ruan X, Lu S, Shang C. Advanced oxidation of recalcitrant chromophores in full-scale MBR effluent for non-potable reuse of leachate co-treated municipal wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 351:141228. [PMID: 38237782 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141228] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Wastewater non-potable reuse involves further processing of secondary effluent to a quality level acceptable for reuse and is a promising solution to combating water scarcity. Recalcitrant chromophores in landfill leachate challenge the water quality for non-potable reuse when leachate is co-treated with municipal wastewater. In this study, we first use multivariate statistical analysis to reveal that leachate is an important source (with a Pearson's coefficient of 0.82) of recalcitrant chromophores in the full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) effluent. We then evaluate the removal efficacies of chromophores by chlorination, breakpoint chlorination, and the chlorination-UV/chlorine advanced oxidation treatment. Conventional chlorination and breakpoint chlorination only partially remove chromophores, leaving a colour level exceeding the standards for non-potable reuse (>20 Hazen units). We demonstrate that pre-chlorination (with an initial chlorine dosing of 20 mg/L as Cl2) followed by UV radiation (with a UV fluence of 500 mJ/cm2) effectively degraded recalcitrant chromophores (>90%). By quantifying the electron donating capacity (EDC) and radical scavenging capacity (RSC) of the reclaimed water, we demonstrate that pre-chlorination reduces EDC and RSC by up to 64%, increases UV transmittance by 32%, and increases radical yields from UV photolysis of chlorine by 1.7-2.2 times. The findings advance fundamental understanding of the alteration of dissolved coloured substances by (photo)chlorination treatment and provide implications for applying advanced oxidation processes in treating wastewater effluents towards sustainable non-potable reuse.
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- Ran Yin
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Shi X, Zhu M, Lu G. Oxidant-mediated radical reactions of the azole fungicide TEB in aquatic media: Degradation mechanism and toxicity evolution. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 351:141263. [PMID: 38246496 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141263] [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: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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The degradation of tebuconazole (TEB) by UV/H2O2, UV/NaClO, and ozonation was investigated in this research. The experimental findings unveiled that under the specified conditions, the degradation percentages of TEB were raised to 99% within 40 s, 5 min, and 3 min for UV/H2O2, UV/NaClO and ozonation, respectively. The mineralization percentages within 1 h were 59%, 31% and 8% for the three AOPs. UV/H2O2 and UV/NaClO technologies mainly acted through OH·, while O3 treatment primarily relied on the free radicals such as 1O2 and O2·-. UV-based AOPs achieved almost complete dechlorination within 1 h, whereas O3 treatment had a less effective dechlorination, reaching only 27.61%. Notably, UV alone achieved a dechlorination percentage of 43.07%. By identifying the TPs, we found that the three AOPs shared three similar degradation pathways. The degradation mechanism of TEB mainly entailed the removal of the benzene ring, tert-butyl group and triazolyl group. Toxicity assessment revealed an initial increase followed by a gradual decrease in toxicity for UV/NaClO and O3 treatments, whereas UV/H2O2 treatment exhibited a sustained decrease. This was due to the presence of TP278 and TP303 by UV/NaClO and TP168 and TP153 by ozonation. After estimating the costs of the three AOPs, UV/H2O2 standed out as the best choice for achieving a 90% degradation percentage and exhibiting lower toxicity performance, while O3 treatment was favored for low TOC demands. These research findings provided valuable reference for understanding the degradation mechanism and developing a new technology of the removal of TEB.
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- Xuan Shi
- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Sohn S, Kim MK, Lee YM, Sohn EJ, Choi GY, Chae SH, Zoh KD. Removal characteristics of 53 micropollutants during ozonation, chlorination, and UV/H 2O 2 processes used in drinking water treatment plant. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 352:141360. [PMID: 38325620 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141360] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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The removal of 53 emerging micropollutants (MPs), including 10 per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFASs), 25 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), 7 pesticides, 5 endocrine disrupters (EDCs), 3 nitrosamines, and 3 taste and odor compounds (T&Os), by chlorination, ozonation, and UV/H2O2 treatment was examined in deionized water and surface waters used as the raw waters in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in South Korea. The UV/H2O2 treatment was effective in the removal of most MPs, whereas chlorination was selectively effective for 19 MPs, including EDCs (>70 %). MPs containing aromatic ring with electron-donating functional group, or primary and secondary amines were effectively removed by chlorination immediately upon reaction initiation. The removal of MPs by ozonation was generally lower than that of the other two processes at a low ozone dose (1 mg L-1), but higher than chlorination at a high ozone dose (3 mg L-1), particularly for 16 MPs, including T&Os. Compared in deionized water, the removals of MPs in the raw water samples were lower in all three processes. The regression models predicting the rate constants (kobs) of 53 MPs showed good agreement between modeled and measured value for UV/H2O2 treatment (R2 = 0.948) and chlorination (R2 = 0.973), despite using only dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and oxidant concentration as variables, whereas the ozonation model showed a variation (R2 = 0.943). Our results can provide the resources for determining which oxidative process is suitable for treating specific MPs present in the raw waters of DWTPs.
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- Seungwoon Sohn
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Health & Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Health & Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Korea Water Resources Corporation, K-water Institute, Deajeon, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Liu W, Chen B, Yang Y, Li B, Pan H, Luo W. Photo-anammox by vacuum ultraviolet tandem chlorine. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 463:132876. [PMID: 37944232 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Excessive ammonia (NH4+) discharge can lead to algal blooms and disrupt water sustainability, so its control is imperative. Although microbiology-triggered anammox process is promising, its application is limited due to time-consuming cultivation of specific microorganisms and need for skilled operation. To bypass these barriers, this study proposed and verified a photo-induced anammox technology that removes NH4+ and total nitrogen (TN) from water by ultraviolet (UV)/vacuum UV (VUV)/chlorine under anoxic conditions. Under the Cl/N mass ratio of 5:1, the anoxic VUV/UV/chlorine process achieved 66.8% removal of 10 mg-N/L NH4+ within 10 min along with 57.8% reduction in TN. Besides the evidence from TN loss, this study confirmed nitrogen gas (N2) as the primary degradation product at low dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration of 2.0 mg/L. The selective conversion of NH4+ into N2 was mainly attributed to reactive nitrogen species (RNS, 42.5%) and reactive chlorine species (RCS, 57.5%). The TN removal efficiency was insensitive to certain variations of pH (7.0-9.0), NH4+ concentration (1-30 mg-N/L), chloride (50-125 mg/L), and sulfate (25-100 mg/L), but sensitive to DO and bicarbonate (25-100 mg/L). Given its robustness and high efficiency, the anoxic VUV/UV/chlorine technology may serve as a potentially promising alternative for NH4+ and TN alleviation in wastewater.
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- Wenzhe Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Pimentel A, Linden KG. Optimizing radical yield from free chlorine with tailored UV light emitting diode emission spectra. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 249:120923. [PMID: 38064784 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120923] [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: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Novel UV sources, which do not contain mercury, provide the opportunity for enhancement of current oxidation technologies through spectral optimization, minimizing inefficiencies that currently limit conventional technology. Wastewater reuse is the primary full-scale application of UV advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in practice but any background absorbance and the low molar absorption by conventional radical promoters (hydrogen peroxide) have historically limited their system efficiency, resulting in the underutilization of photons in a reactor. This bench-scale research evaluated use of longer wavelength UV light emitting diodes (265, 280, and 300 nm) matched with free chlorine to optimize the utilization of photons for advanced oxidation. Free chlorine possesses large absorption bands in the 280 to 300 nm range in basic pH waters which are common in carbon-based reuse and was used to experimentally verify quantum yields of hydroxyl radical generation across the UV LED peak emission wavelengths. pH- and wavelength-dependent fluence-based rate constants were experimentally derived using Nitrobenzene and Benzoic acid as probe compounds and evaluated to determine the contribution of the hydroxyl and chlorine radical. Reclaimed water taken from various advanced treatment steps was treated with this UV LED AOP to investigate how background absorbance affects radical generation and contaminant transformation kinetics. In addition, alternative performance metrics to evaluate hydroxyl radical production at different incident fluence rates and different rates of photon absorption at unique wavelengths across varying background UV absorbance levels were assessed.
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- Anthony Pimentel
- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 4001 Discovery Dr, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 4001 Discovery Dr, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
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Yin Q, Ji Y, Guo Y, Manoli K, Chen W, Zhang L, Yu X, Feng M. Environmental fate and risk evolution of calcium channel blockers from chlorine-based disinfection to sunlit surface waters. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 249:120968. [PMID: 38070349 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120968] [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: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Organic micropollutants present in disinfected wastewater and discharged to sunlit surface waters may be transformed by multiple processes, such as chlorination due to the presence of chlorine residuals, solar irradiation as well as solar-irradiated chlorine residues. This study reports, for the first time, the multi-scenario degradation kinetics, transformation products, and risk evolution of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), a class of emerging pharmaceutical contaminants with worldwide prevalence in natural waters and wastewater. It was found that the chlorination of the studied CCBs (amlodipine (AML) and verapamil (VER)) was dominated by the reaction of HOCl with their neutral species, with second-order rate constants of 6.15×104 M-1 s-1 (AML) and 7.93×103 M-1 s-1 (VER) at pH 5.0-11.0. Bromination is much faster than chlorination, with the measured kapp,HOBr values of 2.94×105 M-1 s-1 and 6.58×103 M-1 s-1 for AML and VER, respectively, at pH 7.0. Furthermore, both CCBs would undergo photolytic attenuations with hydroxyl and carbonate radicals as the dominant reactive species in water. Notably, free chlorine mainly contributed to their abatement during the solar/chlorine treatment. Additionally, the halogen addition on the aromatic ring was observed during chlorination and bromination of the two CCBs. Cyclization was observed under solar irradiation only, while the aromatic ring was opened in the solar/chlorine system. Some products generated by the three transformation processes exhibited non-negligible risks of high biodegradation recalcitrance and toxicity, potentially threatening the aquatic environment and public health. Overall, this study elucidated the environmental fate of typical CCBs under different transformation processes to better understand the resulting ecological risks in these environmental scenarios.
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- Qian Yin
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Coastal Pollution Prevention and Control, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Coastal Pollution Prevention and Control, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Coastal Pollution Prevention and Control, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Core Facility of Biomedical, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Coastal Pollution Prevention and Control, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Coastal Pollution Prevention and Control, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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Zhang S, Wei J, Wu N, Allam AA, Ajarem JS, Maodaa S, Huo Z, Zhu F, Qu R. Assessment of the UV/DCCNa and UV/NaClO oxidation process for the removal of diethyl phthalate (DEP) in the aqueous system. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 341:122915. [PMID: 37952917 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122915] [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: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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In this work, the removal and transformation process of diethyl phthalate (DEP) in UV/dichloroisocyanurate (UV/DCCNa) and UV/sodium hypochlorite (UV/NaClO) systems were compared to evaluate the application potential of UV/DCCNa technology. Compared with UV/NaClO, UV/DCCNa process has the advantage of DEP removal and caused a higher degradation efficiency (93.8%) within 45 min of oxidation in ultrapure water due to the sustained release of hypochloric acid (HOCl). Fourteen intermediate products were found by high-resolution mass spectrometry, and the transformation patterns including hydroxylation, hydrolysis, chlorination, cross-coupling, and nitrosation were proposed. The oxidation processes were also performed under quasi-realistic environmental conditions, and it was found that DEP could be effectively removed in both systems, with yields of disinfection byproduct meeting the drinking water disinfection standard (<60.0 μg/L). Comparing the single system, the removal of DEP decreased in the mixed system containing five kinds of PAEs, which could be attributed to the regeneration of DEP and the competitive effect of •OH occurred among the Dimethyl phthalate (DMP), DEP, Dipropyl phthalate (DPrP), Diallyl phthalate (DAP) and Diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP). However, a greater removal performance presented in UV/DCCNa system compared with UV/NaClO system (69.4% > 62.1%). Further, assessment of mutagenicity and developmental toxicity by Toxicity Estimation Software Tool (T.E.S.T) software indicated that UV/DCCNa process has fewer adverse effects on the environment and is a more environmentally friendly chlorination method. This study may provide some guidance for selecting the suitable disinfection technology for drinking water treatment.
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- Shengnan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China; State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products & Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, PR China
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 172 Jiangsu Road, Nanjing, 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 172 Jiangsu Road, Nanjing, 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Xu J, Zou J, Wu J, Zeng H, Huang Y, Yang J, Gong C, Chen S, Ma J. Enhanced chlorination of diclofenac using ABTS as electron shuttle: Performance, mechanism and applicability. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 907:168117. [PMID: 37890637 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168117] [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: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Chlorination, one of the most common oxidation strategies, performed limited degradation capacity towards many emerging organic contaminants under neutral pH conditions. In this study, 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonate (ABTS) was discovered to possess an outstanding activation property towards free available chlorine (FAC) during the chlorination of diclofenac (DCF) among pH 6.0-9.5. ABTS radical (ABTS•+) primarily accounted for the elimination of DCF in the ABTS/FAC system, although hydroxyl radicals, reactive chlorine species, and singlet oxygen were also generated via the self-decomposition of FAC. ABTS acted as the electron shuttle to degrade DCF in the ABTS/FAC system, where ABTS was firstly oxidized by FAC to ABTS•+ via single electron transfer, and followed by the elimination of DCF with the generated ABTS•+. Eight DCF degradation intermediates were identified by LC/Q-TOF/MS, and four DCF degradation pathways were proposed. Real water bodies, humic acid, and the coexistent anions of Cl-, HCO3-, NO3-, and SO42- performed negligible influence on DCF removal in ABTS/FAC system. ABTS/FAC system was much superior to sole chlorination in terms of toxicity reduction and anti-interference capacity. Overall, this study innovatively introduced ABTS as the electron shuttle to enhance the oxidative capacity of FAC under neutral pH conditions and provided a new insight that the ABTS-like organic/synthetic components might play an important role in degrading emerging organic contaminants by chlorination in water treatment.
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- Jiaxin Xu
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China; Key Laboratory of Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China.
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Xiamen Institute of Environmental Science, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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Castillo-Cabrera GX, Pliego-Cerdán CI, Méndez E, Espinoza-Montero PJ. Step-by-step guide for electrochemical generation of highly oxidizing reactive species on BDD for beginners. Front Chem 2024; 11:1298630. [PMID: 38239927 PMCID: PMC10794620 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1298630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Selecting the ideal anodic potential conditions and corresponding limiting current density to generate reactive oxygen species, especially the hydroxyl radical (•OH), becomes a major challenge when venturing into advanced electrochemical oxidation processes. In this work, a step-by-step guide for the electrochemical generation of •OH on boron-doped diamond (BDD) for beginners is shown, in which the following steps are discussed: i) BDD activation (assuming it is new), ii) the electrochemical response of BDD (in electrolyte and ferri/ferro-cyanide), iii) Tafel plots using sampled current voltammetry to evaluate the overpotential region where •OH is mainly generated, iv) a study of radical entrapment in the overpotential region where •OH generation is predominant according to the Tafel plots, and v) finally, the previously found ideal conditions are applied in the electrochemical degradation of amoxicillin, and the instantaneous current efficiency and relative cost of the process are reported.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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Xie C, Li J, Zhang Y, Wang J, Zhou T, Zhou C, Li L, Bai J, Zhu H, Zhou B. Enhanced •Cl generation by introducing electrophilic Cu(II) in Co 3O 4 anode for efficient total nitrogen removal with hydrogen recovery in urine treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 248:120847. [PMID: 37976956 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120847] [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: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Urine is a nitrogen-containing waste, but can be used as an attractive alternative substrate for H2 recovery. However, conventional urea oxidation reaction is subject to complex six-electron transfer kinetics and requires alkaline conditions. Herein, an efficient method of enhancing •Cl generation by introducing electrophilic Cu(II) into Co3O4 nanowires anode was proposed, which realized the highly efficient TN removal and H2 production in urine treatment under neutral conditions. The key mechanism is that the electrophilic effect of Cu(II) attracts electrons from the oxygen atom, which causes the oxygen atom to further attract electrons from Co(II), reducing the charge density of Co(II). Electrophilic Cu(II) accelerates the difficult conversion step of Co(II) to Co(III), which enhances the generation of •Cl. The generated •Cl efficiently converts urea to N2, while the electron transport promotes H2 production on the CuO@CF nanowires cathode. Results showed that the steady-state concentration of •Cl was increased to about 1.5 times by the Cu(II) introduction. TN removal and H2 production reached 94.7% and 642.1 μmol after 50 min, which was 1.6 times and 1.5 times that of Co3O4 system, respectively. It was also 2.3 times and 2.1 times of RuO2, and 3.3 times and 2.5 times of Pt, respectively. Moreover, TN removal was 11.0 times higher than that of without •Cl mediation, and H2 production was 4.3 times higher. More importantly, excellent TN removal and H2 production were also observed in the actual urine treatment. This work provides a practical possibility for efficient total nitrogen removal and hydrogen recovery in urine wastewater treatment.
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- Chaoyue Xie
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Chen X, Ma H, Wang R, Wang M, Zhu B, Cong Y, Zhu X, Wang G, Zhang Y. Plasma-assisted assembly of Co 3O 4/TiO 2-NRs for photoelectrocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A in solution and muddy systems. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 340:122876. [PMID: 37931677 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122876] [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: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Herein, Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrodes with excellent photoresponse have been prepared via the plasma-assisted modification of Co3O4 on TiO2. With the combination of Co3O4 and TiO2, the composite electrode exhibited a red-shift phenomenon and the absorption of UV and visible light were enhanced to improve the light utilization efficiency. The Mott-Schottky diagram showed that a P-N heterojunction was successfully formed between Co3O4 and TiO2 on the electrode, which inhibited the recombination of electrons and holes, and had a high photocurrent density. In our photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) degradation experiments, the degradation rates of bisphenol A (BPA) by Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode in Na2SO4 and simulated seawater system reached 69.44 and 100%, respectively. The important role of ·O2-, ·OH, h+, and active chlorine (Cl·, HClO/ClO-, and Cl2) on the Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode during the degradation of BPA in simulated seawater was revealed. In addition, PEC combined with electrokinetic (EK) studies with the Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode were used for the degradation of BPA in muddy water, initially expanding the application scope of the PEC performance of the Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode for pollutants degradation, and had great potential for the subsequent treatment of muddy water pollutants.
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- Xinwei Chen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China; Instrumental Analysis Center of Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China; Instrumental Analysis Center of Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China; Instrumental Analysis Center of Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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Seah ZQ, Leow S, Snyder SA. The role of reactive chlorine and nitrogen species in micropollutant degradation in UV/monochloramine. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 347:140542. [PMID: 37926167 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140542] [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: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Monochloramine (NH2Cl) is applied upstream of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for biofouling control. Residual NH2Cl can undergo UV photolysis downstream, generating reactive species for an AOP to occur. At the bench-scale, NH2Cl is typically generated from combining sodium hypochlorite and ammonium chloride or sulfate. This study investigated the degradation of four compounds of interest - acetaminophen, caffeine, sucralose and 1,4-dioxane - in UV/NH2Cl at the bench scale to study their reactivity with reactive chlorine species (RCS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). With methanol acting as a scavenger of •OH radicals, the performance of UV/NH2Cl was compared to UV/H2O2 and UV/HOCl. In UV/H2O2, dioxane was severely inhibited at 1-2 mg/L H2O2 and comparable at 5 mg/L to UV/NH2Cl. When ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4) was used as the ammonia source over ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), the overall degradation of micropollutants was higher and caffeine was exclusively degraded. At 1-2 mg/L NH2Cl, dioxane degraded by 16.2-17.8% and 2.92-5.29% from (NH4)2SO4 and NH4Cl respectively while caffeine degraded by 7.45-9.61% with NH2Cl ((NH4)2SO4), but not degrade with NH2Cl (NH4Cl). The higher concentration of chloride ions from NH4Cl significantly influenced the speciation of generated radicals and impacted micropollutant degradation. This suggests that the reactivity of more selective RCS (Cl2•-, •ClO, ClOH•-) and RNS (•NH2, •NO, •NO2, etc.) varies with micropollutants of interest. The presence of higher chloride concentration from the ammonia source inhibited the generation of •OH radicals with •OH consumed by RNS to form NO3- (μg/L levels), showing the impact of the choice of ammonia source and the water matrix on UV/NH2Cl performance.
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- Zi Quan Seah
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore; Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore; Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore, 637141, Singapore.
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Han Y, Li L, Jin L, Zhou R, Li Y, Jing W. Direct and indirect photodegradation of bisphenol A in the presence of natural water components. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 46:18. [PMID: 38147143 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01780-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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The impacts and mechanisms of natural water constituents, such as humic acid (HA), nitrates, iron and chloride ions, to the photodegradation of bisphenol A (BPA) were investigated in aqueous media under UV light irradiation. Due to the contributions of ·OH, 1O2, O2- and BPA* to BPA photodegradation in pure water in 13.4, 7.7, 22.9 and 47.9%, respectively, BPA was attenuated through the reaction pathway of direct photodegradation more than self-sensitized photodegradation. About indirect photodegradation, BPA photolysis through inhibitory effect from HA was mainly by light screening effect and quenching effect was insignificant. NO- 3 and NO- 2 both showed inhibitory effect but due to different reactive oxidization species (ROS). The photodegradation of BPA was significantly enhanced by the addition of iron from the formation of ·OH and H2O2, due to iron-assisted indirect photolysis for the degradation process. A dual effect of chloride depending on the different concentration levels involved quenching and promotion effect on reactive photo-induced species (RPS). A simple linear model revealed that BPA photodegradation was significantly impacted by the interaction of the above factors. In natural water, the decreased photolytic rate of BPA was mainly attributed to triple-excited dissolved organic matter (3DOM*), indicating that indirect photolysis was the primary transformation pathway of BPA. The detected photolysis products, such as nitrate and chlorinated products, suggest that there might be potential ecological risk of BPA photodegradation.
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- Yao Han
- Applied Chemistry Laboratory, College of Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Agriculture University, Urumqi, 830052, People's Republic of China
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- Shenyang Center of China Geological Survey, Shenyang, 110034, Liaoning Province, China
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- Applied Chemistry Laboratory, College of Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Agriculture University, Urumqi, 830052, People's Republic of China
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- Applied Chemistry Laboratory, College of Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Agriculture University, Urumqi, 830052, People's Republic of China
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- Applied Chemistry Laboratory, College of Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Agriculture University, Urumqi, 830052, People's Republic of China
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- Applied Chemistry Laboratory, College of Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Agriculture University, Urumqi, 830052, People's Republic of China.
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Wang Y, Ma B, Zhao J, Tang Z, Li W, He C, Xia D, Linden KG, Yin R. Rapid Inactivation of Fungal Spores in Drinking Water by Far-UVC Photolysis of Free Chlorine. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:21876-21887. [PMID: 37978925 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Effective and affordable disinfection technology is one key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6. In this work, we develop a process by integrating Far-UVC irradiation at 222 nm with free chlorine (UV222/chlorine) for rapid inactivation of the chlorine-resistant and opportunistic Aspergillus niger spores in drinking water. The UV222/chlorine process achieves a 5.0-log inactivation of the A. niger spores at a chlorine dosage of 3.0 mg L-1 and a UV fluence of 30 mJ cm-2 in deionized water, tap water, and surface water. The inactivation rate constant of the spores by the UV222/chlorine process is 0.55 min-1, which is 4.6-fold, 5.5-fold, and 1.8-fold, respectively, higher than those of the UV222 alone, chlorination alone, and the conventional UV254/chlorine process under comparable conditions. The more efficient inactivation by the UV222/chlorine process is mainly attributed to the enhanced generation of reactive chlorine species (e.g., 6.7 × 10-15 M of Cl•) instead of hydroxyl radicals from UV222 photolysis of chlorine, which is verified through both experiments and a kinetic model. We further demonstrate that UV222 photolysis damages the membrane integrity and benefits the penetration of chlorine and radicals into cells for inactivation. The merits of the UV222/chlorine process over the UV254/chlorine process also include the more effective inhibition of the photoreactivation of the spores after disinfection and the lower formation of chlorinated disinfection byproducts and toxicity.
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- Yongyi Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215000, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong
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Yang Q, Qian H, Guo Y, Bai X, Li J, Chen C. Rapid Release of Halocarbons from Saline Water by Iron-Based Photochemistry. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:20781-20791. [PMID: 38010203 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05552] [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: 11/29/2023]
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Methyl halides play important roles in stratospheric ozone depletion, but their formation mechanisms are not well defined. This study demonstrated that iron-based photochemistry significantly enhanced alkyl halide production by promoting the reaction of the representative monomer of lignin with halide ions in saline water under solar light irradiation. The methyl chloride (CH3Cl) emission from the light/Fe(III) process was 2 orders of magnitude higher than dark treatment and in the absence of iron. In addition, bromide and iodide showed better reactivity in the formation of the corresponding methyl bromide (CH3Br) and methyl iodide (CH3I). Alkyl halides identified from seawater, brackish water, and salt pan water under sunlight irradiation were positively correlated with the Fe(III) concentrations, indicating that iron-based photochemistry is ubiquitous. This work suggested that the photoinduced formation of methyl radical and redox cycling of iron triggered by the Fenton-like reaction are responsible for the enhanced release of alkyl halides. This study represents an abiotic formation pathway of alkyl halides, which accounts for a portion of the unidentified sources of halocarbons in the ocean.
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- Qian Yang
- Department of Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Guo K, Zhang Y, Wu S, Qin W, Wang Y, Hua Z, Chen C, Fang J. Comprehensive Assessment of Reactive Bromine Species in Advanced Oxidation Processes: Differential Roles in Micropollutant Abatement in Bromide-Containing Water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:20339-20348. [PMID: 37946521 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04641] [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: 11/12/2023]
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Reactive bromine species (RBS) are gaining increasing attention in natural and engineered aqueous systems containing bromide ions (Br-). However, their roles in the degradation of structurally diverse micropollutants by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) were not differentiated. In this study, the second-order rate constants (k) of Br•, Br2•-, BrO•, and ClBr•- were collected and evaluated. Br• is the most reactive RBS toward 21 examined micropollutants with k values of 108-1010 M-1 s-1. Br2•-, ClBr•-, and BrO• are selective for electron-rich micropollutants with k values of 106-108 M-1 s-1. The specific roles of RBS in aqueous micropollutant degradation in AOPs were revealed by using simplified models via sensitivity analysis. Generally, RBS play minimal roles in the UV/H2O2 process but are significant in the UV/peroxydisulfate (PDS) and UV/chlorine processes in the presence of trace Br-. In UV/PDS with ≥1 μM Br-, Br• emerges as the major RBS for removing electron-rich micropollutants. In UV/chlorine, BrO• contributes to the degradation of specific electron-rich micropollutants with removal percentages of ≥20% at 1 μM Br-, while the contributions of BrO• and Br• are comparable to those of reactive chlorine species as Br- concentration increases to several μM. In all AOPs, Br2•- and ClBr•- play minor roles at 1-10 μM Br-. Water matrix components such as HCO3-, Cl-, and natural organic matter (NOM) significantly inhibit Br•, while BrO• is less affected, only slightly scavenged by NOM with a k value of 2.1 (mgC/L)-1 s-1. This study sheds light on the differential roles of multiple RBS in micropollutant abatement by AOPs in Br--containing water.
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- Kaiheng Guo
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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Khaffache R, Dehane A, Merouani S, Hamdaoui O, Ferkous H, Alrashed MM, Gasmi I, Chibani A. Sonochemistry dosimetries in seawater. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2023; 101:106647. [PMID: 37944338 PMCID: PMC10654036 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Due to the complex physical and chemical interactions taking place in the sonicated medium, various methods have been proposed in the literature for a better understanding of the sonochemical system. In the present paper, the performance of calorimetry, iodometry, Fricke, 4-nitrophenol, H2O2, and ascorbic acid dosimetry techniques have been evaluated over the electric power range from 20 to 80 W (f = 300 kHz). These methods have been analyzed for distilled and seawater in light of the literature findings. It has been found that the lowest temperatures and calorimetric energies were obtained for seawater in comparison to distilled water. However, the discrepancy between both mediums disappears with the increase in the electric power up to 80 W. Compared to the calorimetry results, a similar trend was obtained for the KI dosimetry, where the discrepancy between both solutions (seawater and distilled water) increased with the reduction in the electric power down to 20 W. In contrast, over the whole range of the electric power (20-80 W), the H2O2 dosimetry was drastically influenced by the salt composition of seawater, where, I3- formation was clearly reduced in comparison to the case of the distilled water. On the other hand, a fluctuated behavior was observed for the Fricke and 4-nitrophenol dosimetry methods, especially at the low electric powers (20 and 40 W). It has been found that dosimetry techniques based on ascorbic acid or potassium iodide are the best means for accurate quantification of the sonochemical activity in the irradiated liquid. As a result, it has been concluded, in terms of the dosimetry process's performance, that the dosimetry methods are in the following order: Ascorbic acid ≈ KI > Fricke > 4-nitrophenol > H2O2.
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- Rabiaa Khaffache
- Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University, P.O. Box 12, 23000 Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000 Constantine, Algeria.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000 Constantine, Algeria
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- Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, 11421 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University, P.O. Box 12, 23000 Annaba, Algeria
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- Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, 11421 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratoire Ampère, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully, France
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- Research Center in Industrial Technologies CRTI, P.O.Box 64, Cheraga 16014, Algiers, Algeria
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Bulman DM, Milstead RP, Remucal CK. Formation of Targeted and Novel Disinfection Byproducts during Chlorine Photolysis in the Presence of Bromide. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18877-18887. [PMID: 37363941 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00431] [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: 06/28/2023]
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Chlorine photolysis is an advanced oxidation process that relies on the combination of direct chlorination by free available chlorine, direct photolysis, and reactive oxidants to transform contaminants. In waters that contain bromide, free available bromine and reactive bromine species can also form. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms or formation potential of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) under these conditions. We investigated reactive oxidant generation and DBP formation under dark conditions, chlorine photolysis, and radical-quenched chorine photolysis with variable chlorine (0-10 mg-Cl2/L) and bromide (0-2,000 μg/L) concentrations, as well as with free available bromine. Probe loss rates and ozone concentrations increase with chlorine concentration and are minimally impacted by bromide. Radical-mediated processes partially contribute to the formation targeted DBPs (i.e., trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, haloacetonitriles, chlorate, and bromate), which increase with increasing chlorine concentration. Chlorinated novel DBPs detected by high-resolution mass spectrometry are attributable to a combination of dark chlorination, direct halogenation by reactive chlorine species, and transformation of precursors, whereas novel brominated DBPs are primarily attributable to dark bromination of electron-rich formulas. The formation of targeted and novel DBPs during chlorine photolysis in waters with elevated bromide may limit treatment applications.
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- Devon Manley Bulman
- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Zhao J, Shang C, Yin R. A High-Radical-Yield Advanced Oxidation Process Coupling Far-UVC Radiation with Chlorinated Cyanurates for Micropollutant Degradation in Water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18867-18876. [PMID: 37158565 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00255] [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] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Increasing the radical yield and reducing energy consumption would enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for micropollutant degradation in water. We herein report a novel AOP coupling far-UVC radiation at 222 nm with chlorinated cyanurates (termed the UV222/Cl-cyanurates AOP) for radical generation and micropollutant abatement in water. We experimentally determined the concentrations of HO•, Cl•, and ClO• in the UV222/Cl-cyanurates AOP in deionized water and swimming pool water. The radical concentrations are 10-27 times and 4-13 times, respectively, higher than those in the UV254/Cl-cyanurates AOP and the well-documented UV254/chlorine AOP under comparable conditions (e.g., same UV fluence and oxidant dosing). We determined the molar absorption coefficients and innate quantum yields of two chlorine species and two Cl-cyanurates at 222 nm and incorporated these parameters into a kinetic model. The model enables accurate prediction of oxidant photodecay rates as well as the pH impact on radical generation in the UV222/Cl-cyanurates AOP. We predicted the pseudo-first-order degradation rate constants of 25 micropollutants in the UV222/Cl-cyanurates AOP and demonstrated that many micropollutants can be degraded by >80% with a low UV fluence of 25 mJ cm-2. This work advances the fundamental photochemistry of chlorine and Cl-cyanurates at 222 nm and offers a highly effective engineering tool in combating micropollutants in water where Cl-cyanurates are suitable to use.
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- Jing Zhao
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Wang J, Zheng M, Du E, Chu W, Guo H. A Novel Source of Radicals from UV/Dichloroisocyanurate for Surpassing Abatement of Emerging Contaminants Versus Conventional UV/Chlor(am)ine Processes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18452-18461. [PMID: 36668904 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06327] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV)/chlor(am)ine processes are emerging advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for water decontamination and raising continuous attention. However, limitations appear in the UV/hypochlorite and UV/monochloramine for removing specific contaminants ascribed to the differences in the sorts and yields of free radicals. Here, this study reports UV/dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) as a novel source of radicals. NaDCC was demonstrated to be a well-balanced compound between hypochlorite and monochloramine, and it had significant UV absorption and a medium intrinsic quantum yield. The UV/NaDCC produced more substantial hydroxyl radicals (·OH) and reactive chlorine species (RCSs, including Cl·, ClO·, and Cl2·-) than conventional UV/chlor(am)ine, thereby generating a higher oxidation efficiency. The reaction mechanisms, environmental applicability, and energy requirements of the UV/NaDCC process for emerging contaminants (ECs) abatement were further investigated. The results showed that ·OH and ·NH2 attacked ECs mostly through hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and radical adduct formation, whereas Cl· destroyed ECs mainly through HAT and single electron transfer, with ClO· playing a certain role through HAT. Kinetic model analyses revealed that the UV/NaDCC outperformed the conventional UV/chlor(am)ine in a variety of water matrices with superior degradation efficiency, significantly saving up to 96% electrical energy per order. Overall, this study first demonstrates application prospects of a novel AOP using UV/NaDCC, which can compensate for the deficiency of the conventional UV/chlor(am)ine AOPs.
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- Jingquan Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, QLD, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Yibin Industrial Technology Research Institute, Sichuan University, Yibin 644000, China
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Hua Z, Liang J, Wang D, Zhou Z, Fang J. Formation Mechanisms of Nitro Products from Transformation of Aliphatic Amines by UV/Chlorine Treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18754-18764. [PMID: 37294018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00744] [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: 06/10/2023]
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Formation of nitrogenous disinfection byproducts from aliphatic amines is a widespread concern owing to the serious health risks associated with them. However, the mechanisms of transforming aliphatic amines and forming nitro products in the UV/chlorine process have rarely been discussed, which are investigated in this work. Initially, secondary amines (R1R2NH) are transformed into secondary organic chloramines (R1R2NCl) via chlorination. Subsequently, radicals, such as HO• and Cl•, are found to contribute predominantly to such transformations. The rate constants at which HO•, Cl•, and Cl2•- react with R1R2NCl are (2.4-5.1) × 109, (1.5-3.8) × 109, and (1.2-6.1) × 107 M-1 s-1, respectively. Consequently, R1R2NCl are transformed into primary amines (R1NH2/R2NH2) and chlorinated primary amines (R1NHCl/R2NHCl and R1NCl2/R2NCl2) by excess chlorine. Furthermore, primarily driven by UV photolysis, chlorinated primary amines can be transformed into nitroalkanes with conversion rates of ∼10%. Dissolved oxygen and free chlorine play crucial roles in forming nitroalkanes, and post-chlorination can further form chloronitroalkanes, such as trichloronitromethane (TCNM). Radicals are involved in forming TCNM in the UV/chlorine process. This study provides new insights into the mechanisms of transforming aliphatic amines and forming nitro products using the UV/chlorine process.
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- Zhechao Hua
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design, Beijing 100120, China
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- Guangzhou Ecological Environmental Monitoring Center, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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Wang K, Shang C, Yin R, Xiang Y. Generation of Reactive Nitrogen Species in UV Photolysis of Dichloramine and Their Incorporation into Nitrogenous Byproducts. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18735-18743. [PMID: 37126657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08810] [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: 05/03/2023]
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Dichloramine (NHCl2) often coexists with monochloramine (NH2Cl) in reverse osmosis (RO) permeate in potable reuse scenarios when NH2Cl is added upstream of RO for membrane fouling control such that UV photolysis of NHCl2 occurs during the downstream UV/chloramine process. However, the formation of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and their incorporation into byproducts during the UV/NHCl2 process are largely unknown. This study quantitatively evaluated the generation of RNS in the UV/NHCl2 process and investigated the role of RNS in micropollutant transformation. UV photolysis of NHCl2 produced comparable RNS concentration to that of NH2Cl at the same oxidant dosage (100 μM) at pH 5.5. Under the experimental conditions, the RNS contributed greatly (40.6%) to N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) degradation. By using 15N-labeling and mass spectrometry methods, seven nitrogenous byproducts of DEET degradation with the incorporation of nitrogen originating from the RNS were detected. Among these seven byproducts, six were identified to contain a nitro group (-NO2). While the UV/NHCl2 process formed comparable intensities of -NO-containing products to those in the UV/NH2Cl process, the later process formed 3-91% higher intensities of -NO2-containing products. These findings are essential in furthering our understanding of the contribution of the UV/NHCl2 process in potable reuse scenarios.
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- Kun Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Tang L, Li A, Kong M, Dionysiou DD, Duan X. Effects of wavelength on the treatment of contaminants of emerging concern by UV-assisted homogeneous advanced oxidation/reduction processes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 899:165625. [PMID: 37481088 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Pollutants of emerging concern in aqueous environments present a significant threat to both the aquatic ecosystem and human health due to their rapid transfer. Among the various treatment approaches to remove those pollutants, UV-assisted advanced oxidation/reduction processes are considered competent and cost-effective. The treatment effectiveness is highly dependent on the wavelength of the UV irradiation used. This article systematically discusses the wavelength dependency of direct photolysis, UV/peroxides, UV/chlor(am)ine, UV/ClO2, UV/natural organic matter, UV/nitrate, and UV/sulfite on the transformation of contaminants. Altering wavelengths affects the photolysis of target pollutants, photo-decay of the oxidant/reductant, and quantum yields of reactive species generated in the processes, which significantly impact the degradation rates and formation of disinfection byproducts. In general, the degradation of contaminants is most efficient when using wavelengths that closely match the highest molar absorption coefficients of the target pollutants or the oxidizing/reducing agents, and the contribution of pollutant absorption is generally more significant. By matching the wavelength with the peak absorbance of target compounds and oxidants/reductants, researchers and engineers have the potential to optimize the UV wavelengths used in UV-AO/RPs to effectively remove pollutants and control the formation of disinfection byproducts.
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- Liang Tang
- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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Wang Y, Sun W, Dong H, Qiang Z. Accelerated degradation of micro-pollutant by combined UV and chlorine dioxide: Unexpected inhibition of chlorite formation. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 337:122600. [PMID: 37739255 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122600] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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UV/chlorine dioxide (ClO2) process can be intentionally or accidently conducted and is potentially effective in micro-pollutants degradation. UV irradiation can promote ClO2 decay and subsequently result in the formation of reactive radicals. Hence, the co-exposure of ClO2 and UV exhibited a synergetic effect on metribuzin (MET) degradation. The MET degradation was promoted by UV/ClO2 with a rate of 0.089 min-1 at pH 7.5, which was around 2.4 folds the total of rates caused by single ClO2 (0.004 min-1) and single UV (0.033 min-1). Reactive radicals mainly HO• and reactive chlorine species were involved in the acceleration effect, and contributed to 59%-67% of the total degradation rate of MET during UV/ClO2 under pHs 5.5-7.5. Among them, HO• was the predominant contributor and the contribution rate gradually rose under higher pH. Chlorite (ClO2-) and chlorate (ClO3-) formation has been the major concern of ClO2 oxidation. However, a comparison of their formation during UV/ClO2 and ClO2 oxidation is rarely reported. Herein, during MET degradation by ClO2, only ClO2- was identified with the highest amount of 1.17 mg L-1. Conversely, during MET degradation by UV/ClO2, only ClO3- was identified with the highest amount of 0.68 mg L-1, showing an upward trend with prolonging treatment time. Furthermore, organic halogenated DBPs formation after 24 h post-chlorination with UV/ClO2 and ClO2 pre-treatments was comparatively evaluated. Organic DBPs formation after post-chlorination was higher with UV/ClO2 pre-treatment compared to ClO2 pre-treatment. The overall concentration of DBPs produced with 30 min UV/ClO2 pre-treatment was about 4.5 times that with 1min UV/ClO2 pre-treatment. This study provided useful reference for the application of UV/ClO2 in micro-pollutants degradation.
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- Yan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuang-qing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuang-qing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuang-qing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuang-qing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Chai Z, Wang J, Dai Y, Du E, Guo H. Synergy between UV light and trichloroisocyanuric acid on methylisothiazolinone degradation: Performance, kinetics and degradation pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 236:116693. [PMID: 37481058 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116693] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) is widely used in daily chemicals, fungicides, and other fields and its toxicity has posed a threat to water system and human health. In this study, ultraviolet (UV)/trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA), which belongs to advanced oxidation processes (AOP), was adopted to degrade MIT. Total chlorine attenuation detection proved that TCCA has medium UV absorption and a strong quantum yield (0.49 mol E-1). At a pH of 7.0, 93.5% of MIT had been decontaminated after 60 min in UV/TCCA system (kobs = 4.4 × 10-2 min-1, R2 = 0.978), which was much higher than that in the UV alone system and TCCA alone system, at 65% (1.7 × 10-2 min-1, R2 = 0.995) and 10% (1.8 × 10-3 s-1, R2 = 0.915), respectively. This system also behaved well in degrading other five kinds of contaminants. Tert-butanol (TBA) and carbonate (CO32-) were separately used in quenching experiments, and the degradation efficiency of MIT decreased by 39.5% and 46.5% respectively, which confirmed that HO• and reactive chlorine species (RCS) were dominant oxidants in UV/TCCA system. With TCCA dosage increasing in a relatively low concentration range (0.02-0.2 mM) and pH decreasing, the effectiveness of this AOP system would be strengthened. The influences of coexisting substances (Cl-, SO42-, CO32-, NO2- and NO3-) were explored. MIT degradation pathways were proposed and sulfur atom oxidation and carboxylation were considered as the dominant removal mechanisms of MIT. Frontier orbital theory and Fukui indexes of MIT were employed to further explore the degradation mechanism.
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- Zhizhuo Chai
- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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- School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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Qian X, Wang S, Cheng H, Jia Z, Wang D, Xie Y, Duan J, Tian Y, Ma J. Mn(II) oxidation by the UV/chlorine system under near-neutral pH conditions: The important role of ClO · and ClO 2. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 246:120673. [PMID: 37844341 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120673] [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: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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The oxidation kinetics of Mn(II) by free chlorine is relatively low under near-neutral pH conditions which limits the Mn removal efficiency in drinking water treatment. Therefore, this study investigated the oxidation efficiency of Mn(II) by the UV-enhanced chlorination (UV/chlorine) system and identified the responsible reactive radical species. The results show that the oxidation kinetic of Mn(II) was greatly enhanced by the UV/chlorine system under near-neutral pH or even acidic conditions. The pseudo-first-order reaction rate of Mn(II) at pH 8.0 (within the first 20 min) increased from 2.60 × 10-5 s-1 to 3.41 × 10-4 s-1. Based on the scavenging experiments and the steady-state kinetic modeling, ClO· and ClO2, whose steady-state concentration (∼10-10 M and ∼10-9 M, respectively at pH 8.0) was at least 4 orders of magnitude higher than that of HO· and Cl·, were recognized as the dominant reactive species contributing to the oxidation of Mn(II). Kinetic model calculations indicate that the contribution of ClO· to the oxidation of Mn(II) was consistently maintained above 70 %, and ClO2 also played an important role in the oxidation of Mn(II) especially under acidic and alkaline conditions. In addition, the background components of HCO3- and Cl- had negligible influence on the oxidation efficiency because they barely changed the concentration of the ClO· and ClO2. This study first demonstrates the important role of ClO2 in the oxidation of Mn(II) in the UV/chlorine system, and the possible role of ClO2 in the degradation of some organic pollutants needs to be carefully evaluated in the future.
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- Xuecong Qian
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Wu N, Xiang W, Zhu F, Huo Z, Wang Z, Qu R. Oxidative degradation and possible interactions of coexisting decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) on polystyrene microplastics in UV/chlorine process. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 245:120560. [PMID: 37688852 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
Abstract
This work was to investigate the transformation of coexisting decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) on microplastics and their possible interactions in UV/chlorine process. Compared with pristine microplastics, the highly aged polystyrene (PS) showed an inhibitory effect on degradation of BDE-209. Increasing initial concentration of BDE-209 on PS inhibited degradation, while the chlorine concentration and pH did not affect the final degradation efficiency. Moreover, the presence of NO3-, SO42-, HCO3- and HA in water was unfavorable for BDE-209 degradation. According to the experimental and calculation results, the contribution to the degradation of BDE-209 was ranked as direct photolysis > HO• > •Cl in the UV/ chlorine system. Chlorination products released by PS during UV/chlorination were detected. Four possible reaction pathways of BDE-209 were proposed, which mainly involved debromination, hydroxylation, chlorine substitution, cleavage of ether bond, and intramolecular elimination of HBr. It was worth noting that PS microplastics not only inhibited the degradation of BDE-209, but also affected the type and abundance of its transformation products. Meanwhile, interaction products of PS and BDE-209 were determined, which was attributed to reactions of PS-derived radicals with •Br/•C6Br5 and •Cl. Results of toxicity evaluation showed that the introduction of carbon-halogen bonds, especially C-Br bond, increased the toxicity of chain scission products of PS. This work provides some new insights into transformation, interaction, and associated ecological risks of coexisting microplastics and surface adsorbed contaminants in the UV/chlorine process of drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
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- Nannan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China; State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products & Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, NO.172 Jiangsu Road, Jiangsu Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, NO.172 Jiangsu Road, Jiangsu Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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