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Ghamsari ARG, Mohseni M, Esmaeilian N, Naderifar A, Dabir B. Design of a new fountain reactor for contamination degradation using advanced oxidation processes with hybrid techniques and modeling evaluation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:94097-94111. [PMID: 37525080 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28491-z] [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: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Due to the water and energy crises, wastewater treatment systems that are more energy efficient and capable of large volume degradation are a priority. Photochemical decomposition methods have a significant impact on pollutant treatment. The use of these methods in conjunction with a novel designed reactor and hybridization processes can result in considerable treatment results. This research used a fountain system in a UV/H2O2 process to generate a belt-type liquid film with a low thickness and high mixing to remove methyl orange as a model pollutant. The flow rate, H2O2 concentration, temperature, and UV intensity were the parameters evaluated in this series of tests. After 90 minutes under optimum conditions, the maximum degradation of methyl orange was 99.73 percent. The efficiency of the purification process was increased to 99 percent in 75 minutes by using the optimum state of hybridization of UV/US/H2O2 processes. Two deep neural network models and a pseudo-first-order kinetic model were created to fit the experimental data. The results reveal a good fit between the experimental data and the model prediction. The discovered synergistic factor (1.168) and energy yield (2.65 g/kWh) demonstrated the high efficiency of the hybridization process and the outstanding function of the designed system, respectively.
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- Amir Reza Ghannayi Ghamsari
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Material Engineering and Advanced Processes, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2360, East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Material Engineering and Advanced Processes, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Material Engineering and Advanced Processes, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Material Engineering and Advanced Processes, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran.
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Hussain A, Imam SS, Altamimi MA, Shahid M, Alnemer OA. Optimized Green Nanoemulsions to Remove Pharmaceutical Enoxacin from Contaminated Bulk Aqueous Solution. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:11100-11117. [PMID: 37008160 PMCID: PMC10061639 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We attempted to develop green nanoemulsions (ENE1-ENE5) using capryol-C90 (C90), lecithin, Tween 80, and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). HSPiP software and experimentally obtained data were used to explore excipients. ENE1-ENE5 nanoemulsions were prepared and evaluated for in vitro characterization parameters. An HSPiP based QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) module established a predictive correlation between the Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) and thermodynamic parameters. A thermodynamic stability study was conducted under stress conditions of temperature (from -21 to 45 °C) and centrifugation. ENE1-ENE5 were investigated for the influence of size, viscosity, composition, and exposure time on emulsification (5-15 min) on %RE (percent removal efficiency). Eventually, the treated water was evaluated for the absence of the drug using electron microscopy and optical emission spectroscopy. HSPiP program predicted excipients and established the relationship between enoxacin (ENO) and excipients in the QSAR module. The stable green nanoemulsions ENE-ENE5 possessed the globular size range of 61-189 nm, polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.1-0.53, viscosity of 87-237 cP, and ζ potential from -22.1 to -30.8 mV. The values of %RE depended upon the composition, globular size, viscosity, and exposure time. ENE5 showed %RE value as 99.5 ± 9.2% at 15 min of exposure time, which may be due to the available maximized adsorption surface. SEM-EDX (scanning electron microscopy-X-ray dispersive energy mode) and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) negated the presence of ENO in the treated water. These variables were critical factors for efficient removal of ENO during water treatment process design. Thus, the optimized nanoemulsion can be a promising approach to treat water contaminated with ENO (a potential pharmaceutical antibiotics).
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KAWABATA K, NISHI H. Evaluation of Photostability of Medicines and Development of the Photostabilization of the Photosensitive Medicines. CHROMATOGRAPHY 2023. [DOI: 10.15583/jpchrom.2022.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Sánchez M, Ramos DR, Fernández MI, Aguilar S, Ruiz I, Canle M, Soto M. Removal of emerging pollutants by a 3-step system: Hybrid digester, vertical flow constructed wetland and photodegradation post-treatments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 842:156750. [PMID: 35750172 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The removal of emerging pollutants from municipal wastewater was studied for the first time using a three-step pilot-scale system: 1) hybrid digester (HD) as first step, 2) subsurface vertical flow constructed wetland (VF) as second step, and 3) photodegradation (PD) unit as third step or post-treatment. The HD and VF units were built and operated in series with effluent recirculation at pilot scale. For the PD post-treatment, three alternatives were studied at lab-scale, i) UVC irradiation at 254 nm (0.5 h exposure time), ii) UVA irradiation at 365 nm using a TiO2-based photocatalyst and iii) sunlight irradiation using a TiO2-based photocatalyst, the last two for 1 and 2 h. Alternative iii) was also tested at pilot-scale. Degradation of nine compounds was evaluated: acetaminophen (ACE), caffeine (CAF), carbamazepine (CBZ), ketoprofen (KET), ibuprofen (IBU), diclofenac (DCL), clofibric acid (ACB), bisphenol A (BPA), and sotalol (SOT). Overall, the HD-VF-UVC system completely removed (>99.5 %) ACE, CAF, KET, IBU, DCL and ACB, and to a lesser extent SOT (98 %), BPA (83 %) and CBZ (51 %). On the other hand, the HD-VF-UVA/TiO2 system (at 2 h) achieved >99.5 % removal of ACE, CAF, KET, IBU and DCL while ACB, BPA, CBZ and SOT were degraded by 83 %, 81 %, 78 % and 68 %, respectively. Working also at 2 h of exposure time, in summer conditions, the HD-VF-Sol/TiO2 system achieved >99.5 % removal of ACE, CAF, KET, IBU, DCL and ACB, and to a minor extent BPA (80 %), SOT (74 %) and CBZ (69 %). Similar results, although slightly lower for SOT (60 %) and CBZ (59 %), were obtained in the pilot sunlight plus TiO2 catalyst unit. However, the use of sunlight irradiation with a TiO2-based photocatalyst clearly showed lower removal efficiency in autumn conditions (i.e., 47 % SOT, 31 % CBZ).
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- M Sánchez
- Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences & CICA, University of A Coruña, E-15071 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain.
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Removal of Diclofenac in Effluent of Sewage Treatment Plant by Photocatalytic Oxidation. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12102902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Diclofenac (DCF) has been widely found in sewage treatment plants and environmental water bodies, and has attracted worldwide attention. In this paper, the photocatalytic degradation of DCF was investigated using a laboratory-scale simulated solar experimental device. This study focused on exploring the effects of the actual secondary effluent from sewage treatment plants (SE-A and SE-B) on the photocatalytic degradation of DCF and the changes of dissolved organic matter (DOM) during the photocatalytic degradation process. The results showed when SE-A and SE-B were used as the background water of the DCF solution, they displayed a significant inhibitory effect on the degradation of DCF, and the values of k were 0.039 and 0.0113 min−1, respectively. Among them, DOM played a major inhibitory role in photocatalytic degradation of DCF in sewage. In the photocatalytic process, the biological toxicity of the DCF solution was the least after 30 min of reaction, and then gradually increased. Furthermore, the organic matters in the sewage were greatly degraded after the photocatalytic reaction, including 254 and 365 nm ultraviolet (UV254, UV365) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). Moreover, titanium dioxide (TiO2) first catalyzed the degradation of macromolecular organic matters, and then degraded the small molecular organic matters.
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Wang L, Fang J, Zhang X, Xu X, Kong X, Wu Z, Hua Z, Ren Z, Guo K. Feasibility of the solar/chlorine treatment for lipid regulator degradation in simulated and real waters: The oxidation chemistry and affecting factors. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 226:123-131. [PMID: 30925404 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This work investigated the feasibility and mechanisms of solar/chlorine process in the removal of a kind of emerging contaminants, lipid regulators (gemfibrozil (GFRZ), benzafibrate (BZF), and clofibric acid (CA)), in simulated and real waters. These lipid regulators could be effectively removed by solar/chlorine treatment, and their corresponding pseudo-first-order rate constants (k') increased with increasing chlorine dosage. The degradation of GFRZ and BZF was primarily ascribed to reactive chlorine species (RCS) and ozone, while that of CA was mainly attributable to hydroxyl radical (HO) and ozone. As pH rose from 5.0 to 8.4, kozone' of GFRZ and BZF increased, while kHO' decreased. However, kRCS' of GFRZ increased by 130%, while that of BZF decreased by 43.3%. These changes resulted in slight changes in the overall k's with increasing pH. k's of GFRZ, BZF, and CA by solar/chorine treatment were inhibited by natural organic matter (NOM) while the presence of bromide enhanced the degradation of GFRZ by solar/chlorine process. The degradation of lipid regulators was still effective in a secondary wastewater effluent sample and a sand-filtered water sample, although that was inhibited due to the dissolve organic matter (DOM) contained in real waters. The acute toxicity during the degradation of GFRZ by solar/chlorine treatment was comparable to that by treatment with chlorine alone. This study demonstrated that RCS played an important role in the degradation of micropollutants by the solar/chlorine treatment and the feasibility of solar/chlorine process in the application for the degradation of organic compounds in real waters.
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- Liping Wang
- 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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- Hebei Environmental Monitoring Center, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China
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- China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation International Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100121, 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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- 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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Sayed M, Arooj A, Shah NS, Khan JA, Shah LA, Rehman F, Arandiyan H, Khan AM, Khan AR. Narrowing the band gap of TiO2 by co-doping with Mn2+ and Co2+ for efficient photocatalytic degradation of enoxacin and its additional peroxidase like activity: A mechanistic approach. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.09.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Tang Y, Shi X, Liu Y, Feng L, Zhang L. Degradation of clofibric acid in UV/chlorine disinfection process: kinetics, reactive species contribution and pathways. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:171372. [PMID: 29515853 PMCID: PMC5830742 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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As a potential endocrine disruptor, clofibric acid (CA) was investigated in this study for its degradation kinetics and pathways in UV/chlorine process. The results showed that CA in both UV photolysis and UV/chlorine processes could be degraded via pseudo-first-order kinetics, while it almost could not be degraded in the dark chlorination process. The observed rate constant (kobs) in UV photolysis was 0.0078 min-1, and increased to 0.0107 min-1 combining with 0.1 mM chlorine. The kobs increased to 0.0447 min-1 with further increasing the chlorine dosage from 0.1 to 1.0 mM, and reached a plateau at higher dosage (greater than 1.0 mM). The higher kobs was obtained at acid solution rather than basic solution. Moreover, the calculated contributions of radical species to kobs indicated that the HO• contributed significantly to CA degradation in acidic conditions, while the reactive chlorine species and UV direct photolysis dominated in neutral and basic solution. The degradation of CA was slightly inhibited in the presence of [Formula: see text] (1 ∼ 50 mM), barely affected by the presence of Cl- (1 ∼ 200 mM) and greatly suppressed by humic acid (0 ∼ 5 mg l-1). Thirteen main degradation intermediates and three degradation pathways of CA were identified during UV/chlorine process.
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- Author for correspondence: Li Feng e-mail:
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Zhang N, Li JM, Liu GG, Chen XL, Jiang K. Photodegradation of diclofenac in aqueous solution by simulated sunlight irradiation: kinetics, thermodynamics and pathways. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2017; 75:2163-2170. [PMID: 28498129 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Diclofenac (DCF) is one of the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals in various water samples. This paper studied the effects of aquatic environmental factors (pH, temperature and dissolved organic matter) on photodegradation of DCF under simulated sunlight. The results demonstrate that degradation pathways proceed via pseudo first-order kinetics in all cases and the photodegradation of DCF by simulated sunlight. Thermodynamic study indicated that the photodegradation course is spontaneous, exothermic and irreversible. The rate constant gradually increased when the pH increased from 3 to 5, then decreased when the pH increased from 5 to 8, and finally increased when the pH further increased from 8 to 12. Humic acid inhibited the photodegradation of DCF. Three kinds of main degradation products were observed by high performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and the degradation pathways were suggested. A toxicity test using Photobacterium phosphoreum T3 Sp indicated the generation of some more toxic products than DCF.
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- N Zhang
- Postdoctoral Research Base, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Crops Pest Management of Xinxiang, Xinxiang 453003, China E-mail: ; Center for Postdoctoral Studies, Postdoctors of Henan Normal University, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huaihe River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Jianshe Road, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Postdoctoral Research Base, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Crops Pest Management of Xinxiang, Xinxiang 453003, China E-mail:
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- Center for Postdoctoral Studies, Postdoctors of Henan Normal University, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huaihe River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Jianshe Road, Xinxiang 453007, China; Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Postdoctoral Research Base, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Crops Pest Management of Xinxiang, Xinxiang 453003, China E-mail:
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- Center for Postdoctoral Studies, Postdoctors of Henan Normal University, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huaihe River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Jianshe Road, Xinxiang 453007, China
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Lu X, Shao Y, Gao N, Chen J, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Lu Y. Adsorption and removal of clofibric acid and diclofenac from water with MIEX resin. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 161:400-411. [PMID: 27448753 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study demonstrates the use of MIEX resin as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of clofibric acid (CA) and diclofenac (DCF). The adsorption performance of CA and DCF are investigated by a batch mode in single-component or bi-component adsorption system. Various factors influencing the adsorption of CA and DCF, including initial concentration, contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial solution pH, agitation speed, natural organic matter and coexistent anions are studied. The Langmuir model can well describe CA adsorption in single-component system, while the Freundlich model gives better fitting in bi-component system. The DCF adsorption can be well fitted by the Freundlich model in both systems. Thermodynamic analyses show that the adsorption of CA and DCF is an endothermic (ΔH(o) > 0), entropy driven (ΔS(o) > 0) process and more randomness exists in the DCF adsorption process. The values of Gibbs free energy (ΔG(o) < 0) indicate the adsorption of DCF is spontaneous but nonspontaneous (ΔG(o) > 0) for CA adsorption. The kinetic data suggest the adsorption of CA and DCF follow the pseudo-first-order model in both systems and the intra-particle is not the unique rate-limiting step. The adsorption process is controlled simultaneously by external mass transfer and surface diffusion according to the surface diffusion modified Biot number (Bis) ranging from 1.06 to 26.15. Moreover, the possible removal mechanism for CA and DCF is respectively proposed based on the ion exchange stoichiometry.
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- Xian Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; China Academy of Urban Planning & Design, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Wang Y, Liu H, Liu G, Xie Y, Ni T. Oxidation of diclofenac with chlorine dioxide in aquatic environments: influences of different nitrogenous species. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:9449-9456. [PMID: 25604564 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4118-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The oxidation of diclofenac (DCF), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and emerging water pollutant, with chlorine dioxide was investigated under simulated water disinfection conditions. The reaction kinetics as functions of the initial concentrations of DCF, different nitrogenous species, and different pE values were experimentally determined. The results demonstrated that DCF reacted rapidly with ClO2, where more than 75 % of DCF (≤3.00 μM) was removed by 18.94 μM ClO2 within 60 s. All of the reactions followed pseudo first-order kinetics with respect to DCF, and the rate constant, k obs, exhibited a significant decrease from 4.21 × 10(-2) to 8.09 × 10(-3) s(-1), as the initial DCF concentration was increased from 1.00 to 5.00 μM. Furthermore, the degradation kinetics of DCF was clearly dependent on nitrogen-containing ion concentrations in the reaction solution. Ammonium and nitrite ions inhibited the DCF degradation by ClO2, whereas nitrate ion clearly initiated its promotion. In contrast, the inhibitory effect of NO2 (-) was more robust than that of NH4 (+). When the values of pE were gradually increased, the transformation of NH4 (+) to NO2 (-), and subsequently to NO3 (-), would occur, the rate constants were initially decreased, and then increased. When NH4 (+) and NO2 (-) coexisted, the inhibitory effect on the DCF degradation was less than the sum of the partial inhibitory effect. However, when NO2 (-) and NO3 (-) coexisted, the actual inhibition rate was greater than the theoretical estimate. These results indicated that the interaction of NH4 (+) and NO2 (-) was antagonistic, while the coexistence of NO2 (-) and NO3 (-) was observed to have a synergistic effect in aqueous environments.
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- Yingling Wang
- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huaihe River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, People's Republic of China
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Sun Q, Wang Y, Li L, Bing J, Wang Y, Yan H. Mechanism for enhanced degradation of clofibric acid in aqueous by catalytic ozonation over MnOx/SBA-15. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 286:276-284. [PMID: 25590821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Comparative experiments were conducted to investigate the catalytic ability of MnO(x)/SBA-15 for the ozonation of clofibric acid (CA) and its reaction mechanism. Compared with ozonation alone, the degradation of CA was barely enhanced, while the removal of TOC was significantly improved by catalytic ozonation (O3/MnO(x)/SBA-15). Adsorption of CA and its intermediates by MnO(x)/SBA-15 was proved unimportant in O3/MnO(x)/SBA-15 due to the insignificant adsorption of CA and little TOC variation after ceasing ozone in stopped-flow experiment. The more remarkably inhibition effect of sodium bisulfite (NaHSO3) on the removal of TOC in catalytic ozonation than in ozonation alone elucidated that MnO(x)/SBA-15 facilitated the generation of hydroxyl radicals (OH), which was further verified by electron spin-resonance spectroscopy (ESR). Highly dispersed MnO(x) on SBA-15 were believed to be the main active component in MnO(x)/SBA-15. Some intermediates were indentified and different degradation routes of CA were proposed in both ozonation alone and catalytic ozonation. The amounts of small molecular carboxylic acids (i.e., formic acid (FA), acetic acid (AA) and oxalic acid (OA)) generated in catalytic ozonation were lower than in ozonation alone, resulting from the generation of more OH.
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- Qiangqiang Sun
- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Rubio-Clemente A, Torres-Palma RA, Peñuela GA. Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous environment by chemical treatments: a review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 478:201-225. [PMID: 24552655 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Due to their carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic potential, the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from aqueous environment using physical, biological and chemical processes has been studied by several researchers. This paper reviews the current state of knowledge concerning PAHs including their physico-chemical properties, input sources, occurrence, adverse effects and conventional and alternative chemical processes applied for their removal from water. The mechanisms and reactions involved in each treatment method are reported, and the effects of various variables on the PAH degradation rate as well as the extent of degradation are also discussed. Extensive literature analysis has shown that an effective way to perform the conversion and mineralization of this type of substances is the application of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Furthermore, combined processes, particularly AOPs coupled with biological treatments, seem to be one of the best solutions for the treatment of effluents containing PAHs.
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- Ainhoa Rubio-Clemente
- Grupo de Diagnóstico y Control de la Contaminación - GDCON, Facultad de Ingeniería, Sede de Investigaciones Universitarias (SIU), Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70, No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Remediación Ambiental y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70, No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Diagnóstico y Control de la Contaminación - GDCON, Facultad de Ingeniería, Sede de Investigaciones Universitarias (SIU), Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70, No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia
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Liu X, Yoon S, Batchelor B, Abdel-Wahab A. Degradation of vinyl chloride (VC) by the sulfite/UV advanced reduction process (ARP): effects of process variables and a kinetic model. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 454-455:578-583. [PMID: 23570912 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Vinyl chloride (VC) poses a threat to humans and environment due to its toxicity and carcinogenicity. In this study, an advanced reduction process (ARP) that combines sulfite with UV light was developed to destroy VC. The degradation of VC followed pseudo-first-order decay kinetics and the effects of several experimental factors on the degradation rate constant were investigated. The largest rate constant was observed at pH9, but complete dechlorination was obtained at pH11. Higher sulfite dose and light intensity were found to increase the rate constant linearly. The rate constant had a little drop when the initial VC concentration was below 1.5mg/L and then was approximately constant between 1.5mg/L and 3.1mg/L. A degradation mechanism was proposed to describe reactions between VC and the reactive species that were produced by the photolysis of sulfite. A kinetic model that described major reactions in the system was developed and was able to explain the dependence of the rate constant on the experimental factors examined. This study may provide a new treatment technology for the removal of a variety of halogenated contaminants.
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- Xu Liu
- Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA.
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AbstractPharmaceutical compounds have been detected in the environment and potentially arise from the discharge of excreted and improperly disposed medication from sewage treatment facilities. In order to minimize environmental exposure of pharmaceutical residues, a potential technique to remove pharmaceuticals from water is the use of an advanced oxidation process (AOP) involving titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysis. To evaluate the extent UV/TiO2 processes have been studied for pharmaceutical degradation, a literature search using the keywords ‘titanium dioxide’, ‘photocatalysis’, ‘advanced oxidation processes’, ‘pharmaceuticals’ and ‘degradation’ were used in the ISI Web of Knowledge TM, Scopus TM and ScienceDirect TM databases up to and including articles published on 23 November 2011. The degradation rates of pharmaceuticals under UV/TiO2 treatment were dependent on type and amount of TiO2 loading, pharmaceutical concentration, the presence of electron acceptors and pH. Complete mineralization under particular experimental conditions were reported for some pharmaceuticals; however, some experiments reported evolution of toxic intermediates during the photocatalytic process. It is concluded that the UV/TiO2 system is potentially a feasible wastewater treatment process, but careful consideration of the treatment time, the loading and the type of TiO2 (doped vs. undoped) used for a particular pharmaceutical is necessary for a successful application (198 words).
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Zhang N, Liu G, Liu H, Wang Y, He Z, Wang G. Diclofenac photodegradation under simulated sunlight: Effect of different forms of nitrogen and kinetics. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 192:411-8. [PMID: 21664047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Revised: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 05/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A synthetic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac is one of the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals in various water samples. One of the most important degradation processes relating to diclofenac is its photodegradation in the aquatic environment. This paper studies the kinetic model for diclofenac degradation in water and the variation of the photodegradation of diclofenac in the presence of different forms of nitrogen changes with different pE values in the aquatic environment under simulated sunlight. The results demonstrate that degradation pathways proceed via pseudo first-order kinetics in all cases and the photodegradation of diclofenac is the sum of the degradation by direct photolysis and self-sensitization. NO(3)(-) and NO(2)(-) have inhibiting effects on the photodegradation of diclofenac. The different forms of nitrogen changes with different pE values and this has a significant influence on the photodegradation of diclofenac. The results show that when NH(4)(+) and NO(2)(-) coexist in the aquatic environment, the inhibiting effect on the photodegradation diclofenac is less than the sum of the partial inhibiting effects. The results indicated that NO(2)(-) had an obvious antagonistic action for NH(4)(+). When NO(3)(-) and NO(2)(-) coexisted in the aquatic environment, a similar antagonistic action between NO(3)(-) and NO(2)(-) was observed.
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- Nan Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Henan Normal University, Henan Key aboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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Li W, Lu S, Qiu Z, Lin K. Photocatalysis of Clofibric Acid under Solar Light in Summer and Winter Seasons. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie1017145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Wenzhen Li
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, 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, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, 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, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, 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, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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