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Wang J, Fan S, Xu Z, Gao J, Huang Y, Yu X, Gan H. Kinetic and mechanistic insights into the degradation of clofibric acid in saline wastewater by Co 2+/PMS process: a modeling and theoretical study. RSC Adv 2022; 12:16174-16183. [PMID: 35733665 PMCID: PMC9150724 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02673b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Recently, the degradation of non-chlorinated organic pollutants in saline pharmaceutical wastewater by SO4˙−-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) has received widespread attention. However, little is known about the oxidation of chlorinated compounds in SO4˙−-based AOPs. This study chose clofibric acid (CA) as a chlorinated pollutant model; the oxidation kinetics and mechanistic pathway were explored in the Co2+/peroxymonosulfate (PMS) system. Notably, a high removal efficiency (81.0%) but low mineralization rate (9.15%) of CA within 120 min were observed at pH 3.0 during Co2+/PMS treatment. Exogenic Cl− had a dual effect (inhibitory then promoting) on CA degradation. Several undesirable chlorinated by-products were formed in the Co2+/PMS system. This demonstrated endogenic chlorine and exogenic Cl− both reacted with SO4˙− to generate chlorine radicals, which participated in the dechlorination and rechlorination of CA and its by-products. Furthermore, SO4˙− was the dominant species responsible for CA degradation at low Cl− concentrations (≤1 mM), whereas Cl2˙− was the predominant radical at [Cl−]0 > 1 mM. A possible degradation pathway of CA was proposed. Our findings suggested that chlorinated compounds in highly saline pharmaceutical wastewater will be more resistant and deserve more attention. Recently, the degradation of non-chlorinated organic pollutants in saline pharmaceutical wastewater by SO4˙−-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) has received widespread attention.![]()
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- Jiale Wang
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University Ningbo 315211 PR China
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Zhang W, Zhou S, Wu Y, Zhu S, Crittenden J. Computerized Pathway Generator for the UV/Free Chlorine Process: Prediction of Byproducts and Reactions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:2608-2617. [PMID: 33522788 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The ultraviolet (UV)/free chlorine process is a very promising treatment technology to remove persistent organic contaminants (POCs, e.g., pharmaceutical and personal care products) from water. The radical chain reactions involved in the UV/free chlorine process are very complicated, and the reaction pathways for organic contaminants degradation are largely unknown. Therefore, we developed a computerized pathway generator that uses graph theory and experimentally determined reaction rules that were reported for the UV/free chlorine process. Our pathway generator predicts all possible intermediates, byproducts, and elementary reactions that are involved in the oxidation of organic contaminants. For example, the degradation of tricholoroethylene (TCE) produces 497 species (i.e., intermediates and byproducts) and 6608 elementary reactions. The predicted species from our pathway generator not only predict the major and stable byproducts that were observed in our experiments (e.g., CHCl2COOH, CHCl(OCl)COOH, etc.) but also include many other minor and toxic byproducts that were produced but not measured because they have a short lifetime. Overall, our pathway generator significantly improves our understanding of the reaction pathways that are involved in organic contaminant degradation in the UV/free chlorine process.
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- Weiqiu Zhang
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Zou R, Angelidaki I, Yang X, Tang K, Andersen HR, Zhang Y. Degradation of pharmaceuticals from wastewater in a 20-L continuous flow bio-electro-Fenton (BEF) system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 727:138684. [PMID: 32330723 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The bio-electro-Fenton (BEF) technology has proven to be an effective and energy-saving method for treating wastewaters containing a single pharmaceutical in the lab-scale. However, the continuous degradation of pharmaceuticals in a scaled-up BEF has never been reported. In this study, a 20-L dual-chamber BEF reactor was designed and tested for treating six model pharmaceuticals. The effect of key operational factors including applied voltage, cathode Fe2+ dosage, initial pharmaceuticals concentration and hydraulic retention time (HRT), were assessed. By implementing 0.1 V voltage, 0.3 mM Fe2+ and HRT of 26 h, the six selected pharmaceuticals (500 μg L-1 for each) were removed completely. Moreover, transformation products during clofibric acid degradation, such as 4-chlororesorcinol, were detected and the relevant transformation pathway was proposed. Additionally, it successfully removed these pharmaceuticals in the real wastewater matrix. This paper contributes to scaling-up the BEF process for continuous and effective treating pharmaceuticals-contaminated wastewater.
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- Rusen Zou
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
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Mansor NA, Tay KS. Potential toxic effects of chlorination and UV/chlorination in the treatment of hydrochlorothiazide in the water. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 714:136745. [PMID: 31982754 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Chlorination is a common disinfection method in water treatment. This method can be converted into an advanced oxidation process by incorporating UV irradiation during water treatment. This study investigated the degradation of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) by chlorination and UV/chlorination in water. HCTZ is a diuretic medication that has been frequently detected in wastewater. For chlorination, the second-order rate constant for the reaction between HCTZ with free available chlorine was found to increase with increasing pH from 5 to 8 due to the increase of the anionic HCTZ fraction. UV/chlorination was found to be more efficient in removing HCTZ as compared with chlorination due to the presence of reactive radical species such as hydroxyl radicals. For transformation by-products, chlorination was found to produce two by-products via chlorination and hydroxylation reactions that occurred at the aromatic ring of HCTZ. For UV/chlorination, an additional by-product formed through a radical reaction at the heterocyclic moiety of HCTZ was detected. Based on the Escherichia coli inhibition study, chlorination and UV/chlorination were found to increase the toxicity of the HCTZ solution. This result indicated that even UV/chlorination showed higher effectiveness in removing HCTZ; however, it also has the potential to generate toxic by-products and effluent.
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- Nur Adawiyah Mansor
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Oxidation of β-blocker atenolol by a combination of UV light and chlorine: Kinetics, degradation pathways and toxicity assessment. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wang Y, Li H, Yi P, Zhang H. Degradation of clofibric acid by UV, O 3 and UV/O 3 processes: Performance comparison and degradation pathways. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 379:120771. [PMID: 31255848 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, ozonation (O3) and their combination (UV/O3) were used to decompose clofibric acid (CA). The results show that UV system exhibited a very high CA removal rate (0.20 min-1) but the lowest mineralization (14.8%) accompanied by the formation of more toxic products. Ozonation achieved a much lower removal rate (0.05 min-1) but a higher mineralization efficiency (22.7%) in comparison with UV photolysis. The introduction of UV irradiation into O3 system significantly enhanced the removal rate (0.21 min-1) and the mineralization efficiency (68.2%) of CA. The acute toxicity of the reaction solution to Daphnia magna in the UV/O3 process increased during the first 20 min and then decreased, which illustrates that UV/O3 is an effective and safe method for the removal of CA. The intermediate products were identified by LC-MS analysis and the degradation pathways for all the three processes were proposed. The direct photolysis and hydrous electron reduction contributed to the CA elimination in UV alone process. In O3 alone system, the removal of CA occurred via direct ozone oxidation and indirect free radical oxidation. The free radical, ozone, hydrous electron and direct photolysis were involved in the degradation of CA in the UV/O3 process.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Luoyu Road 129(#), Wuhan 430079, China; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Donghua Road 9(#), Fengyang 233100, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Luoyu Road 129(#), Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Luoyu Road 129(#), Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Luoyu Road 129(#), Wuhan 430079, China.
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Liu Y, Tang Y, Wu Y, Feng L, Zhang L. Degradation of naproxen in chlorination and UV/chlorine processes: kinetics and degradation products. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:34301-34310. [PMID: 30746625 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04472-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Naproxen (NAP) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug which has been widely used and frequently detected in water environments. This study investigated the NAP degradation in the chlorination and UV/chlorine disinfection processes, which usually acted as the last barriers for water treatment. The results showed that both chlorination and UV/chlorine disinfection could remove NAP effectively. At various chlorine dosages (0.1~0.5 mM), the contributions of chlorination and reactive radicals to the degradation of NAP in the UV/chlorine process were calculated to be 50.5~56.9% and 43.1~49.5%, respectively. However, the reactive radicals dominated in NAP degradation in alkaline solutions, while chlorination dominated in acidic conditions. The HCO3- (10~50 mM) slightly inhibited, Cl- (10~50 mM) gradually promoted, and HA (1~5 mg/L) significantly reduced NAP degradation by UV/chlorine process. The degradation intermediates and products were obtained via high-performance liquid chromatography with QE-MS/MS; NAP was degraded by demethylation, acetylation, and dicarboxylic acid pathways during the chlorination and UV/chlorination processes.
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- Yongze Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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New Evidence of the Enhanced Elimination of a Persistent Drug Used as a Lipid Absorption Inhibitor by Advanced Oxidation with UV-A and Nanosized Catalysts. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9090761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This work demonstrates new evidence of the efficient destruction and mineralization of an emergent organic pollutant using UV-A and titanium nanosized catalysts. The target compound considered in this work is the primary metabolite of a lipid regulator drug, clofibrate, identified in many studies as refractory during conventional wastewater treatment. The photocatalytic performance study was carried out in batch mode at laboratory scale, in aqueous suspension. Kinetic data showed that titanium dioxide P25 Aeroxide® exhibits the highest photocatalytic efficiency compared to the other investigated catalysts. Pollutant degradation and mineralization efficiencies strongly increased when decreasing the initial substrate concentration. Target molecules oxidized faster when the catalyst load increased, and the mineralization was enhanced under acidic conditions: 92% of mineralization was achieved at pH 4 after 190 min of reaction. Radical quenching assays confirmed that HO• and (
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Zhou S, Zhang W, Sun J, Zhu S, Li K, Meng X, Luo J, Shi Z, Zhou D, Crittenden JC. Oxidation Mechanisms of the UV/Free Chlorine Process: Kinetic Modeling and Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:4335-4345. [PMID: 30888801 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Recently, the UV/free chlorine process has gained attention as a promising technology for destroying refractory organic contaminants in the aqueous phase. We have developed a kinetic model based on first-principles to describe the kinetics and mechanisms of the oxidation of organic contaminants in the UV/free chlorine process. Substituted benzoic acid compounds (SBACs) were chosen as the target parent contaminants. We determined the second-order rate constants between SBACs and reactive chlorine species (RCS; including [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]) by fitting our model to the experimental results. We then predicted the concentration profiles of SBACs under various operational conditions. We analyzed the kinetic data and predicted concentration profiles of reactive radicals ([Formula: see text] and RCS), we found that [Formula: see text] was the dominant radicals for SBACs destruction. In addition, we established quantitative structure activity relationships (QSARs) that can help predict the second-order rate constants for SBACs destruction by each type of reactive radicals using SBACs Hammett constants. Our first-principles-based kinetic model has been verified using experimental data. Our model can facilitate a design for the most cost-effective application of the UV/free chlorine process. For example, our model can determine the optimum chlorine dosage and UV light intensity that result in the lowest energy consumption.
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- Shiqing Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Tongji University , Shanghai 200092 , China
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- College of Engineering , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia 30602 , United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , China
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- School of Environment , Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024 , China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Dao YH, Tran HN, Tran-Lam TT, Pham TQ, Le GT. Degradation of Paracetamol by an UV/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Process: Influencing Factors, Factorial Design, and Intermediates Identification. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15122637. [PMID: 30477263 PMCID: PMC6313806 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The combination of a low-pressure mercury lamp and chlorine (UV/chlorine) was applied as an emerging advanced oxidation process (AOP), to examine paracetamol (PRC) degradation under different operational conditions. The results indicated that the UV/chlorine process exhibited a much faster PRC removal than the UV/H2O2 process or chlorination alone because of the great contribution of highly reactive species (•OH, •Cl, and ClO•). The PRC degradation rate constant (kobs) was accurately determined by pseudo-first-order kinetics. The kobs values were strongly affected by the operational conditions, such as chlorine dosage, solution pH, UV intensity, and coexisting natural organic matter. Response surface methodology was used for the optimization of four independent variables (NaOCl, UV, pH, and DOM). A mathematical model was established to predict and optimize the operational conditions for PRC removal in the UV/chlorine process. The main transformation products (twenty compound structures) were detected by liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS).
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- Yen Hai Dao
- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi 100000, Vietnam.
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Bartolomeu M, Neves MGPMS, Faustino MAF, Almeida A. Wastewater chemical contaminants: remediation by advanced oxidation processes. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2018; 17:1573-1598. [PMID: 30328883 DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00249e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Approximately 70% of the terrestrial area is covered with water, but only a small water fraction is compatible with terrestrial life forms. Due to the increment in human consumption, the need for water resources is increasing, and it is estimated that more than 40% of the population worldwide will face water stress/scarcity within the next few decades. Water recycling and reuse may offer the opportunity to expand water resources. For that, the wastewater treatment paradigm should be changed and adequately treated wastewater should be seen as a valuable resource instead of a waste product. It is easily understandable that the exact composition and constituent concentration of wastewater vary according to its different sources (industrial, agricultural, urban usage of water). Consequently, a variety of known and emerging pollutants like heavy metals, antibiotics, pesticides, phthalates, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated compounds and endocrine disruptors have been found in natural water reservoirs, due to the limited effectiveness of conventional wastewater treatment. The conventional approach consists of a combination of physical, chemical and biological processes, aiming at the removal of large sediments such as heavier solids, scum and grease and of organic content in order to avoid the growth of microorganisms and eutrophication of the receiving water bodies. However, this approach is not sufficient to reduce the chemical pollutants and much less the emerging chemical pollutants. In this review, after some considerations concerning chemical pollutants and the problematic efficiency of their removal by conventional methods, an update is presented on the successes and challenges of novel approaches for wastewater remediation based on advanced oxidation processes. An insight into wastewater remediation involving the photodynamic approach mediated by tetrapyrrolic derivatives will be underlined.
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- M Bartolomeu
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Zhang X, Liu Z, Kong Q, Liu G, Lv W, Li F, Lin X. Aquatic photodegradation of clofibric acid under simulated sunlight irradiation: kinetics and mechanism analysis. RSC Adv 2018; 8:27796-27804. [PMID: 35542726 PMCID: PMC9083450 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra03140a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Clofibric acid is one of the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals in various aquatic environments.
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- Xiangdan Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
- Guangzhou 510006
- 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
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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