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An S, Nam SN, Choi JS, Park CM, Jang M, Lee JY, Jun BM, Yoon Y. Ultrasonic treatment of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water: An updated review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 474:134852. [PMID: 38852250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) have seen a recent sustained increase in usage, leading to increasing discharge and accumulation in wastewater. Conventional water treatment and disinfection processes are somewhat limited in effectively addressing this micropollutant issue. Ultrasonication (US), which serves as an advanced oxidation process, is based on the principle of ultrasound irradiation, exposing water to high-frequency waves, inducing thermal decomposition of H2O while using the produced radicals to oxidize and break down dissolved contaminants. This review evaluates research over the past five years on US-based technologies for the effective degradation of EDCs and PPCPs in water and assesses various factors that can influence the removal rate: solution pH, temperature of water, presence of background common ions, natural organic matter, species that serve as promoters and scavengers, and variations in US conditions (e.g., frequency, power density, and reaction type). This review also discusses various types of carbon/non-carbon catalysts, O3 and ultraviolet processes that can further enhance the degradation efficiency of EDCs and PPCPs in combination with US processes. Furthermore, numerous types of EDCs and PPCPs and recent research trends for these organic contaminants are considered.
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- Sujin An
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Military Environmental Research Center, Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon, 495 Hoguk-ro, Gogyeong-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38900, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 447-1 Wolgye-dong Nowon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Radwaste Management Center, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), 111 Daedeok-Daero 989beon-gil, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34057, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
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Qutob M, Alshehri S, Shakeel F, Alam P, Rafatullah M. An insight into the role of experimental parameters in advanced oxidation process applied for pharmaceutical degradation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:26452-26479. [PMID: 38546921 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33040-3] [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: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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The advanced oxidation process (AOP) is an efficient method to treat recalcitrance pollutants such as pharmaceutical compounds. The essential physicochemical factors in AOP experiments significantly influence the efficiency, speed, cost, and safety of byproducts of the treatment process. In this review, we collected recent articles that investigated the elimination of pharmaceutical compounds by various AOP systems in a water medium, and then we provide an overview of AOP systems, the formation mechanisms of active radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS), and their detection methods. Then, we discussed the role of the main physicochemical parameters (pH, chemical interference, temperature, catalyst, pollutant concentration, and oxidant concentration) in a critical way. We gained insight into the most frequent scenarios for the proper and improper physicochemical parameters for the degradation of pharmaceutical compounds. Also, we mentioned the main factors that restrict the application of AOP systems in a commercial way. We demonstrated that a proper adjustment of AOP experimental parameters resulted in promoting the treatment performance, decreasing the treatment cost and the treatment operation time, increasing the safeness of the system products, and improving the reaction stoichiometric efficiency. The outcomes of this review will be beneficial for future AOP applicants to improve the pharmaceutical compound treatment by providing a deeper understanding of the role of the parameters. In addition, the proper application of physicochemical parameters in AOP systems acts to track the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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- Mohammad Qutob
- Environmental Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, 13713, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 11942, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Environmental Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
- Renewable Biomass Transformation Cluster, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
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Dey A, Gogate PR. Comparative study of different ultrasound based hybrid oxidation approaches for treatment of real effluent from coke oven plant. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 352:120095. [PMID: 38266523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120095] [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: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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The present study investigates the treatment of real coke plant effluent utilising several ultrasound-based hybrid oxidation approaches including Ultrasound (US) alone, US + catalyst, US + H2O2, US + Fenton, US + Ozone, and US + Peroxone, with main objective as maximizing the reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD). Ultrasonic horn at power of 130 W, frequency as 20 kHz and duty cycle as 70% was applied. Study with varying catalyst (TiO2) dose from 0.5 g/L - 2 g/L revealed 1 g/L as the optimum dose resulting in 65.15% reduction in COD. A 40 ml/L dose of H2O2 was shown to be optimal, giving an 81.96% reduction in COD, based on the study of varied doses of H2O2 from 20 ml/L to 60 ml/L. US + Fenton reagent combination at optimum Fe2+/H2O2 (w/v) ratio of 1:1 resulted in a COD reduction of 85.29% whereas reduction of COD as 81.75% was obtained at the optimum flow rate of ozone as 1 LPM for US + Ozone approach. US + Peroxone demonstrated the best efficiency (90.48%) for COD reduction. To find the toxicity effects, the treated (US + peroxone) and non-treated samples were tested for the growth of bacterial cultures. It was observed that the toxicity of the treated sample increased only marginally after treatment. High-resolution liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HR-LCMS) analysis was also performed to establish intermediate compounds. Overall, the coupling of ultrasound with oxidation processes produced better results with US + Peroxone established as best treatment approach for coke plant effluent.
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- Ananya Dey
- Chemical Engineering Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai, 400 019, India
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai, 400 019, India.
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Mohammadi F, Farahmandkia Z, Mehrasbi MR, Mahmoudian MH, Tabatabaei FS, Mostafaloo R, Ghafouri N, Asadi-Ghalhari M. Ciprofloxacin antibiotic removal from aqueous solutions by ZnO nanoparticles coated on ACA: modeling and optimization. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:1443. [PMID: 37945976 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-12041-8] [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: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Antibiotics are one of the most widely used drug groups. The presence of antibiotics in urban water sources and sewage creates many environmental and medical risks for humans and other living organisms. In this study, the potential of zinc oxide (ZnO) coated on almond shell activated carbon (ACA-ZnO) in removing ciprofloxacin (CIP) from aqueous solutions was investigated. Almond shell was used to make activated carbon. Zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by the sol-gel method, and finally, ZnO nanoparticles were bonded to activated carbon. The effect of independent parameters pH, contact time, adsorbent dose, and initial CIP concentration on CIP removal efficiency using ACA-ZnO was investigated by response surface methodology. Optimal removal was obtained at pH = 5.4, CIP initial concentration = 7.4 mg/L, adsorbent dose = 0.82 g/L, and reaction time = 67.3 min. This study followed a quadratic model (R2 = 0.958). The best model of adsorption isotherm fits with the Freundlich model (R2 = 0.9972) and the maximum capacity was 251.42 mg/g adsorption kinetics, and pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R2 = 0.959). The results of this study showed that ACA-ZnO as an adsorbent is very efficient, without environmental side effect and cost-benefit.
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- Fatemeh Mohammadi
- Student Research Committee, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Research Center for Health Sciences, Student Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
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Mosur Nagarajan A, Subramanian A, Prasad Gobinathan K, Mohanakrishna G, Sivagami K. Electrochemical-based approaches for the treatment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 344:118385. [PMID: 37392690 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118385] [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: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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In recent times, emerging contaminants (ECs) like pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in water and wastewater have become a major concern in the environment. Electrochemical treatment technologies proved to be more efficient to degrade or remove PPCPs present in the wastewater. Electrochemical treatment technologies have been the subject of intense research for the past few years. Attention has been given to electro-oxidation and electro-coagulation by industries and researchers, indicating their potential to remediate PPCPs and mineralization of organic and inorganic contaminants present in wastewater. However, difficulties arise in the successful operation of scaled-up systems. Hence, researchers have identified the need to integrate electrochemical technology with other treatment technologies, particularly advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Integration of technologies addresses the limitation of indiviual technologies. The major drawbacks like formation of undesired or toxic intermediates, s, energy expenses, and process efficacy influenced by the type of wastewater etc., can be reduced in the combined processes. The review discusses the integration of electrochemical technology with various AOPs, like photo-Fenton, ozonation, UV/H2O2, O3/UV/H2O2, etc., as an efficient way to generate powerful radicals and augment the degradation of organic and inorganic pollutants. The processes are targeted for PPCPs such as ibuprofen, paracetamol, polyparaben and carbamezapine. The discussion concerns itself with the various advantages/disadvantages, reaction mechanisms, factors involved, and cost estimation of the individual and integrated technologies. The synergistic effect of the integrated technology is discussed in detail and remarks concerning the prospects subject to the investigation are also stated.
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- Aditya Mosur Nagarajan
- Industrial Ecology Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India; Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Industrial Ecology Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India; School of Process Engineering, Technische Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Industrial Ecology Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India; School of Process Engineering, Technische Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubli, India.
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- Industrial Ecology Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India.
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Husain Khan A, Abdul Aziz H, Palaniandy P, Naushad M, Cevik E, Zahmatkesh S. Pharmaceutical residues in the ecosystem: Antibiotic resistance, health impacts, and removal techniques. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 339:139647. [PMID: 37516325 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139647] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Hospital wastewater has emerged as a major category of environmental pollutants over the past two decades, but its prevalence in freshwater is less well documented than other types of contaminants. Due to compound complexity and improper operations, conventional treatment is unable to remove pharmaceuticals from hospital wastewater. Advanced treatment technologies may eliminate pharmaceuticals, but there are still concerns about cost and energy use. There should be a legal and regulatory framework in place to control the flow of hospital wastewater. Here, we review the latest scientific knowledge regarding effective pharmaceutical cleanup strategies and treatment procedures to achieve that goal. Successful treatment techniques are also highlighted, such as pre-treatment or on-site facilities that control hospital wastewater where it is used in hospitals. Due to the prioritization, the regulatory agencies will be able to assess and monitor the concentration of pharmaceutical residues in groundwater, surface water, and drinking water. Based on the data obtained, the conventional WWTPs remove 10-60% of pharmaceutical residues. However, most PhACs are eliminated during the secondary or advanced therapy stages, and an overall elimination rate higher than 90% can be achieved. This review also highlights and compares the suitability of currently used treatment technologies and identifies the merits and demerits of each technology to upgrade the system to tackle future challenges. For this reason, pharmaceutical compound rankings in regulatory agencies should be the subject of prospective studies.
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- Afzal Husain Khan
- School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia; Solid Waste Management Cluster, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Bioenergy Research Unit, Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 1982, PO Box:1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieríay Ciencias, Puebla, Mexico.
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Xiong X, Shang Y, Bai L, Luo S, Seviour TW, Guo Z, Ottosen LDM, Wei Z. Complete defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by ultrasonic pyrolysis towards zero fluoro-pollution. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 235:119829. [PMID: 36958219 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119829] [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: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Advanced oxidation/reduction of PFAS is challenged and concerned by the formation of toxic, short-chain intermediates during water treatments. In this study, we investigated the complete defluorination of PFOA by ultrasound/persulfate (US/PS) with harmless end-products of CO2, H2O, and F‒ ions. We observed 100% defluorination after 4 h of US treatment alone with a power input of 900 W. PS addition, however, suppressed defluorination. We demonstrated by kinetics-fitted Langmuir-type adsorption modeling, the added PS increased competition with PFOA for adsorption sites on the bubble-water interface where radical oxidation and pyrolysis may occur. Providing sulfate (SO4•-) and hydroxyl (•OH) radicals by means other than US did not defluorinate PFOA, indicating that pyrolysis likely contributes to the high defluorination performance. Bond dissociation energies for CC and CF were independent of pressure but decreased at elevated temperatures within cavitation bubbles (i.e., 5000 K) favoring the pyrolysis reactions. Furthermore, bond length calculations indicated that PFOA cleavage only begins to occur at temperatures in excess of those generated at the bubble interface (i.e., >1500 K) at the femtosecond level. This suggests that PFOA vaporizes or injects by nanodrops upon attachment to the cavitation bubble, enters the bubble, and is then cleaved within the bubble by pyrolysis. Our research in low-frequency ultrasonic horn system challenges the previous founding that defluorination of PFOA initiates and occurs at the bubble-water interface. We describe here that supplementing US-based processes with complementary treatments may have undesired effects on the efficacy of US. The mechanistic insights will further promote the implementation of US technology for PFAS treatment in achieving the zero fluoro-pollution goal.
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- Xingaoyuan Xiong
- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 27 Shanda South Road, Jinan 250100, China
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- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) & Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 36, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Lima Paulino JCP, da Silva AF, da Silva Santos DH, de Carvalho Nagliate P, Meili L. Hotspots and Trends of Layered Double Hydroxide-based Adsorbents for Polluted Water Treatment: Insights from Bibliometric Analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 71:1098-1109. [PMID: 36539637 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-022-01770-0] [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: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The use of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) as adsorbent for water treatment has been gaining relevance in recent years. In this context, this work aimed to map, through a bibliometric study, the extent of research that deals with the theme. The scientific database used was the Web of Science, and the chronology of the search consideredthe period from 1997 to 2022. The bibliometix R-package and VOSviewer software were used in this study. The searches retrieved a total of 663 documents, from 69 countries, distributed among all continents, which China (328), India (51) and Japan (40) were the most productive countries. Important journals in the environmental area and with high impact factor, such as Chemical Engineering Journal (44), Applied Clay Science (38), Journal of Hazardous Materials (35) and Chemosphere (27) most published in the area. The network of keywords used by the authors indicates that the publications retrieved deal mainly with aspects related to the efficiency of (LDHs) in the removal of different pollutants, the composition, the synthesis route and the association with other materials and/or techniques. The result of this study constitutes an important tool for directing future research on the subject.
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- Juliana Cristina Pereira Lima Paulino
- Laboratory of Processes, Center of Technology, Federal University of Alagoas, Av. Lourival de Melo Mota, s/n, Campus A. C. Simões, Tabuleiro dos Martins, Maceió, AL, 57072-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Processes, Center of Technology, Federal University of Alagoas, Av. Lourival de Melo Mota, s/n, Campus A. C. Simões, Tabuleiro dos Martins, Maceió, AL, 57072-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Processes, Center of Technology, Federal University of Alagoas, Av. Lourival de Melo Mota, s/n, Campus A. C. Simões, Tabuleiro dos Martins, Maceió, AL, 57072-970, Brazil
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- School of Nursing, Federal University of Alagoas, Av. Lourival de Melo Mota, s/n, Campus A. C. Simões, Tabuleiro dos Martins, Maceió, AL, 57072-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Processes, Center of Technology, Federal University of Alagoas, Av. Lourival de Melo Mota, s/n, Campus A. C. Simões, Tabuleiro dos Martins, Maceió, AL, 57072-970, Brazil.
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Li X, Bai Y, Shi X, Chang S, Tian S, He M, Su N, Luo P, Pu W, Pan Z. A review of advanced oxidation process towards organic pollutants and its potential application in fracturing flowback fluid. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:45643-45676. [PMID: 36823463 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25191-6] [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: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Fracturing flowback fluid (FFF) including various kinds of organic pollutants that do harms to people and new treatments are urgently needed. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are suitable methods in consideration with molecular weight, removal cost and efficiency. Here, we summarize the recent studies about AOP treatments towards organic pollutants and discuss the application prospects in treatment of FFF. Immobilization and loading methods of catalysts, evaluation method of degradation of FFF, and continuous treatment process flow are discussed in this review. In conclusion, further studies are urgently needed in aspects of catalyst loading methods, macromolecule organic evaluation methods, industrial process, and pathways of macromolecule organics' decomposition.
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- Xing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China.
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- National Postdoctoral Research Station, Haitian Water Group Co., Ltd, Chengdu, 610041, China
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John S, Rathinavelu S, Mary SMS, Nambi IM, Babu SM, Thomas T, Singh S. Solar-driven hybrid photo-Fenton degradation of persistent antibiotic ciprofloxacin by zinc ferrite-titania heterostructures: degradation pathway, intermediates, and toxicity analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:39605-39617. [PMID: 36598720 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24926-1] [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: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Present work puts forward an efficient strategy to degrade one of the persistent antibiotic contaminants, ciprofloxacin (CIP). Hybrid advanced oxidation process (HAOP) is tailored with a synergy effect between photocatalysis and photo-Fenton catalysis on zinc ferrite-titania heterostructured composite (ZFO-TiO2). The ZFO-TiO2 heterostructured composite enables heterogenous surfaces for enhanced charge separation where HAOP is implemented for CIP degradation with the aid of class AAA solar simulator. The results reveal an enhanced degradation rate of CIP (kobs = 0.255 min-1), noticeably higher than the conventional TiO2-based photocatalysis. The HAOP system strongly enhances the reaction rates showing five times higher performance as compared to TiO2-based photocatalysis. The substitution reactions for degradation of CIP into its intermediates were analyzed by LC-MS/MS, and the plausible degradation pathways have been graphically modeled identifying 3-phenyl-1-propanol and phenol molecules as less toxic end products. Toxicity of the photodegraded samples reveal 18.1 ± 1.24% inhibition of V. fischeri at the end of 60-min treatment indicating reduced toxicity of CIP contaminated samples. Antimicrobial inhibition studies on E. coli also corroborate an effective CIP removal (~ 100%) in less than 90 min. The study puts forward a novel ZFO-TiO2 composite HAOP system for efficient and rapid mineralization of an antibiotic pollutant, extendable towards wide range of pharmaceutical drug degradation studies.
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- Sangeeth John
- Crystal Growth Centre, A.C. Tech Campus, Anna University, Chennai, India, 600025
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India, 600036
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- Crystal Growth Centre, A.C. Tech Campus, Anna University, Chennai, India, 600025.
- Centre for Energy Storage Technologies, Anna University, Chennai, 600025, India.
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Shajeelammal J, Mohammed S, Asok A, Shukla S. Removal of methylene blue and azo reactive dyes from aqueous solution and textile effluent via modified pulsed low-frequency ultrasound cavitation process. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:29258-29280. [PMID: 36409415 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24204-0] [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: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Organic dyes in the aqueous solutions and textile effluents cause severe environmental pollution due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic nature. Ultrasound (US) cavitation is one of the promising advanced oxidation processes (AOP) to remove the organic dyes from the aqueous solutions and textile effluents. Nevertheless, the conventional low-frequency US cavitation process exhibits very low efficiency in the dye removal process and demands effective modification to improve its performance. In this investigation, a conventional pulsed low-frequency (22 ± 2 kHz) US cavitation process has been modified by varying the US power (50-150 W), initial solution pH (2-10), and O2 flow rate (1-4 L min-1) to enhance the decomposition of cationic methylene blue (MB) dye in an aqueous solution. The operation of the classic Haber-Weiss reaction, both in the forward and backward directions, and the ozone effect have been observed, for the first time, under the modified US cavitation process, as confirmed via the radical trapping experiments. Moreover, the hydrothermally synthesized hydrogen titanate (H2Ti3O7) nanotubes (HTN) have been utilized as sonocatalyst, for the first time, for 100% dye removal, with effective regeneration obtained via an in-situ thermal activation of persulfate (PS, S2O82-). The most optimum values of US power, initial solution pH, O2 flow rate, HTN, and PS concentrations for 100% MB decomposition are observed to be 150 W, 2, 2 L min-1, 0.3 g L-1, and 10 mM, respectively. The decomposition of industrial azo reactive dyes in an aqueous solution as well as in a textile effluent has also been demonstrated using a modified pulsed low-frequency US cavitation process involving the thermal activation of PS without the use of HTN, which justifies its suitability for a commercial application.
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- Jameelammal Shajeelammal
- Functional Materials Section (FMS), Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Industrial Estate P.O, Pappanamcode Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
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- Functional Materials Section (FMS), Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Industrial Estate P.O, Pappanamcode Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division (CSTD), CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Functional Materials Section (FMS), Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Industrial Estate P.O, Pappanamcode Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Epelle EI, Macfarlane A, Cusack M, Burns A, Okolie JA, Mackay W, Rateb M, Yaseen M. Ozone application in different industries: A review of recent developments. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND : 1996) 2023; 454:140188. [PMID: 36373160 PMCID: PMC9637394 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.140188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ozone - a powerful antimicrobial agent, has been extensively applied for decontamination purposes in several industries (including food, water treatment, pharmaceuticals, textiles, healthcare, and the medical sectors). The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to recent developments in the deployment of different ozone-based technologies for the decontamination of surfaces, materials and indoor environments. The pandemic has also highlighted the therapeutic potential of ozone for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, with astonishing results observed. The key objective of this review is to summarize recent advances in the utilisation of ozone for decontamination applications in the above-listed industries while emphasising the impact of key parameters affecting microbial reduction efficiency and ozone stability for prolonged action. We realise that aqueous ozonation has received higher research attention, compared to the gaseous application of ozone. This can be attributed to the fact that water treatment represents one of its earliest applications. Furthermore, the application of gaseous ozone for personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical device disinfection has not received a significant number of contributions compared to other applications. This presents a challenge for which the correct application of ozonation can mitigate. In this review, a critical discussion of these challenges is presented, as well as key knowledge gaps and open research problems/opportunities.
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- Emmanuel I Epelle
- School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
- ACS Clothing, 6 Dovecote Road Central Point Logistics Park ML1 4GP, United Kingdom
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- ACS Clothing, 6 Dovecote Road Central Point Logistics Park ML1 4GP, United Kingdom
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- ACS Clothing, 6 Dovecote Road Central Point Logistics Park ML1 4GP, United Kingdom
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- ACS Clothing, 6 Dovecote Road Central Point Logistics Park ML1 4GP, United Kingdom
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- Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, USA
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- School of Health & Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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Full-Scale O3/Micro-Nano Bubbles System Based Advanced Oxidation as Alternative Tertiary Treatment in WWTP Effluents. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13010188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Wastewater treatment plant effluents can be an important source of contamination in agricultural reuse practices, as pharmaceuticals are poorly degraded by conventional treatments and can enter crops, thereby becoming a toxicological risk. Therefore, advanced tertiary treatments are required. Ozone (O3) is a promising alternative due to its capacity to degrade pharmaceutical compounds, together with its disinfecting power. However, mass transfer from the gas to the liquid phase can be a limiting step. A novel alternative for increased ozone efficiency is the combination of micro-nano bubbles (MNBs). However, this is still a fairly unknown method, and there are also many uncertainties regarding their implementation in large-scale systems. In this work, a combined O3/MNBs full-scale system was installed in a WWTP to evaluate the removal efficiency of 12 pharmaceuticals, including COVID-19-related compounds. The results clearly showed that the use of MNBs had a significantly positive contribution to the effects of ozone, reducing energy costs with respect to conventional O3 processes. Workflow and ozone production were key factors for optimizing the system, with the highest efficiencies achieved at 2000 L/h and 15.9 gO3/h, resulting in high agronomic water quality effluents. A first estimation of the transformation products generated was described, jointly with the energy costs required.
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Azizi M, Teymourian T, Teymoorian T, Gheibi M, Kowsari E, Hajiaghaei–Keshteli M, Ramakrishna S. A smart and sustainable adsorption-based system for decontamination of amoxicillin from water resources by the application of cellular lightweight concrete: experimental and modeling approaches. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04880-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Using Sono-Electro-Persulfate Process for Atenolol Removal from Aqueous Solutions: Prediction and Optimization with the ANFIS Model and Genetic Algorithm. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/1812776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Atenolol (ATN) is a drug that is widely used to treat some heart diseases, and since it cannot be completely decomposed in the human body, some amounts of it are found in surface water. These amounts may bring risks to the environment and humans, and for this reason, its removal is a must. In the present study, the combined sono-electro-persulfate method was used for ATN removal. Based on the design of the experiment conducted by response surface methodology (RSM), the effects of 5 main factors (pH, time, PS concentration, current intensity, and initial ATN concentration) have been investigated at 5 levels. After passing the test steps in different conditions, the remaining amount of ATN has been measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Finally, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) with 99.63% accuracy and a genetic algorithm (GA) were used to analyze and interpret data and predict optimal conditions. The obtained results indicate the possibility of a maximum efficiency of 99.8% in the mentioned conditions (Ph of 7.4, time of 18 min, PS concentration of 2000 mg/L, current intensity of 3.35 A, and initial ATN concentration of 11.2 mg/L). According to the obtained results, the initial concentration of ATN can be considered as the most effective factor in this process, and the best Ph range for this experiment was the neutral range. The sono-electro persulfate process can be mentioned as a new and effective method for removing ATN from water sources.
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Smaali A, Berkani M, Benmatti H, Lakhdari N, Al Obaid S, Alharbi SA, Fakhreddine B, Ines A, Marouane F, Rezania S, Lakhdari N. Degradation of Azithromycin from aqueous solution using Chlorine-ferrous- oxidation: ANN-GA modeling and Daphnia magna biotoxicity test assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:114026. [PMID: 35977588 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114026] [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: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Azithromycin (AZM), an antibacterial considered one of the most consumed drugs, especially during the period against the Covid 19 pandemic, and it is one of the persistent contaminants that can be released into aquatic ecosystems. The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a Fenton-like process (chlorine/iron) for the degradation of AZM in an aqueous medium by determining the impact of several factors (the initial concentration of (FeSO4, NaClO, pollutant), and the initial pH) on the degradation rate. The Response Surface Methodology (RSM) based on the Box-Wilson design as well as the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) modeling combined with a genetic algorithm (GA) approaches were used to determine the optimal levels of the selected variables and the optimal rate of degradation. The quadratic model of multi-linear regression developed indicated that the optimal conditions were a concentration of chlorine of 600 μM, the concentration of AZM is 32.8 mg/L, the mass of the catalyst FeSO4 is 3.5 mg and a pH of 2.5, these optimal values gave a predicted and experimental yield of 64.05% and 70% respectively, the lack of fit test in RSM modeling (F0 = 3.31 which is inferior to Fcritic (0.05, 10.4) = 5.96) indicates that the true regression function is not linear therefore, the ANN-GA modeling as non-linear regression indicated that the optimal conditions were a concentration of chlorine of 256 μM, the concentration of AZM is 5 mg/L, the mass of the catalyst FeSO4 is 9.5 mg and a pH of 2.8, these optimal values gave a predicted and experimental yield of 79.69% and close to 80% respectively, Furthermore, biotoxicity tests were conducted to confirm the performance of our process using bio-indicators called daphnia (Daphnia magna), which demonstrated the efficacy of the like-Fenton process after 4 h of degradation.
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- Anfel Smaali
- Laboratoire Biotechnologies, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biotechnologie, Ville Universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratoire Biotechnologies, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biotechnologie, Ville Universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria.
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- Laboratoire Biotechnologies, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biotechnologie, Ville Universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratoire Biotechnologies, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biotechnologie, Ville Universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Environnement, Campus Chaab-Erssas, Biopole université des frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Ain Bey, 25000, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratoire SARL HupPharma 25100, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratoire Biotechnologies, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biotechnologie, Ville Universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
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- Laboratoire Biotechnologies, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biotechnologie, Ville Universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria
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Pirsaheb M, Moradi N, Hossini H. Sonochemical processes for antibiotics removal from water and wastewater: A systematic review. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Qutob M, Shakeel F, Alam P, Alshehri S, Ghoneim MM, Rafatullah M. A review of radical and non-radical degradation of amoxicillin by using different oxidation process systems. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:113833. [PMID: 35839907 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pharmaceutical compounds have piqued the interest of researchers due to an increase in their demand, which increases the possibility of leakage into the environment. Amoxicillin (AMX) is a penicillin derivative used for the treatment of infections caused by gram-positive bacteria. AMX has a low metabolic rate in the human body, and around 80-90% is unmetabolized. As a result, AMX residuals should be treated immediately to avoid further accumulation in the environment. Advanced oxidation process techniques are an efficient way to degrade AMX. This review attempts to collect, organize, summarize, and analyze the most up to date research linked to the degradation of AMX by different advanced oxidation process systems including photocatalytic, ultrasonic, electro-oxidation, and advanced oxidation process-based on partials. The main topics investigated in this review are degradation mechanism, degradation efficiency, catalyst stability, the formation of AMX by-products and its toxicity, in addition, the influence of different experimental conditions was discussed such as pH, temperature, scavengers, the concentration of amoxicillin, oxidants, catalyst, and doping ratio. The degradation of AMX could be inhibited by very high values of pH, temperature, AMX concentration, oxidants concentration, catalyst concentration, and doping ratio. Several AMX by-products were discovered after oxidation treatment, and several of them had lower or same values of LC50 (96 h) fathead minnow of AMX itself, such as m/z 384, 375, 349, 323, 324, 321, 318, with prediction values of 0.70, 1.10, 1.10 0.42, 0.42, 0.42, and 0.42 mg/L, respectively. We revealed that there is no silver bullet system to oxidize AMX from an aqueous medium. However, it is recommended to apply hybrid systems such as Photo-electro, Photo-Fenton, Electro-Fenton, etc. Hybrid systems are capable to cover the drawbacks of the single system. This review may provide important information, as well as future recommendations, for future researchers interested in treating AMX using various AOP systems, allowing them to improve the applicability of their systems and successfully oxidize AMX from an aqueous medium.
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- Mohammad Qutob
- Division of Environmental Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah, 13713, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Environmental Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
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Dal Conti-Lampert A, Testolin RC, Somensi CA, Almerindo GI, Wagner TM, Gerlach OMS, Sanches-Simões E, Ariente-Neto R, González SYG, Radetski CM. Antibiotic degradation and mineralization: efficiency increase on combining different chemical treatment processes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2022; 57:987-996. [PMID: 36281981 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2022.2135343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The goal of this study was to assess the efficiency of antibiotic degradation applying different chemical treatment methods and their combinations. Thus, improvement in the efficiency of these methods when combined was quantified. The methods tested to degrade/mineralize the antibiotics amoxicillin (AMX) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) under different pH conditions (4, 7 and 10) were ultra-violet irradiation (UV254 nm), ultrasound (US), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ozone (O3) alone and in combination. The results showed that individual methods were only partially efficient in the degradation/mineralization of antibiotics, except for ozonation at alkaline pH. In the combined methods, the best performance was obtained with US/UV/H2O2/O3 (pH 10, 20-min treatment), where the degradation rates for the antibiotics were 99.8% for CIP and 99.9% for AMX. For the mineralization efficiency the values obtained were 71.3% for CIP and 79.2% for AMX. The results of this study could contribute to the development and improvement of wastewater treatment aimed at avoiding the presence of residual antibiotics in the environment.
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- Aline Dal Conti-Lampert
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Remediação Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Curso de Mestrado Profissional em Tecnologia e Ambiente, Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC), Campus Araquari, Araquari, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Campus Jandaia do Sul, Curso de Engenharia de Produção, Jandaia do Sul, PR, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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Ahmad S, Sebai W, Belleville MP, Brun N, Galarneau A, Sanchez-Marcano J. Experimental and modeling of tetracycline degradation in water in a flow-through enzymatic monolithic reactor. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:75896-75906. [PMID: 35665885 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21204-y] [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: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this work, the laccase from Trametes versicolor was immobilized in highly porous silica monoliths (0.6-cm diameter, 0.5-cm length). These monoliths feature a unique homogeneous network of interconnected macropores (20 μm) with mesopores (20 nm) in the skeleton and a high specific surface area (330 m2/g). The enzymatic monoliths were applied to degrade tetracycline (TC) in model aqueous solutions (20 ppm). For this purpose, a tubular flow-through reactor (FTR) configuration with recycling was built. The TC degradation was improved with oxygen saturation, presence of degradation products, and recirculation rate. The TC depletion reaches 50% in the FTR and 90% in a stirred tank reactor (CSTR) using crushed monoliths. These results indicate the importance of maintaining a high co-substrate concentration near active sites. A model coupling mass transfers with a Michaelis-Menten kinetics was applied to simulate the TC degradation in real wastewaters at actual TC concentration (2.8 10-4 ppm). Simulation results show that industrial scale FTR reactor should be suitable to degrade 90% of TC in 5 h at a flow rate of 1 mL/min in a single passage flow configuration. Nevertheless, the process could certainly be further optimized in terms of laccase activity, oxygen supply near active sites, and contact time.
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- Sher Ahmad
- Institut Européen des Membranes, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France.
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Mohammed S, Shajeelammal J, Asok A, Shukla S. Autoclave and pulsed ultrasound cavitation based thermal activation of persulfate for regeneration of hydrogen titanate nanotubes as recyclable dye adsorbent. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:63304-63320. [PMID: 35449338 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20282-2] [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: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In the dye removal application, regeneration of hydrogen titanate nanotubes (HTN, H2Ti3O7) has been achieved via thermal activation of persulfate anion (PS, S2O82-) by using the conventional hot plate technique which has limitations from the commercial perspective since it does not provide any precise control over the thermal generation process typically during the scale-up operation. To overcome this drawback, HTN have been synthesized via hydrothermal process which exhibit the methylene blue (MB) adsorption of 93% at the initial dye concentration and solution pH of 90 µM and 10 respectively. HTN have been regenerated via the thermal activation of PS by varying its initial concentration and regeneration temperature, within the range of 0.27-1 wt% and 40-80 °C, under the thermal conditions set by the autoclave and pulsed ultrasound (US) cavitation process. The results of recycling experiments suggest that the optimum values of initial PS concentration and temperature, for the regeneration of HTN under the autoclave conditions, are 1 wt% and 70 °C with the maximum MB adsorption of 92%, while, the corresponding values for the pulsed US cavitation process are 1 wt%, 80 °C, and 91% respectively. Thus, the regeneration and recycling of HTN have been successfully demonstrated by using the autoclave and pulsed US cavitation process. Under the optimum conditions, MB degradation involves the generation and attack of SO4•- for both the thermal generation techniques. The regeneration techniques developed here may be utilized in future during the scale-up operation and also for the regeneration of adsorbents besides HTN.
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- Shahansha Mohammed
- Functional Materials Section (FMS), Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Industrial Estate P. O., Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi, 682022, Kerala, India
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- Functional Materials Section (FMS), Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Industrial Estate P. O., Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
- Photosciences and Photonics Section (PPS), Chemical Sciences and Technology Division (CSTD), CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India
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- Functional Materials Section (FMS), Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Industrial Estate P. O., Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, Kerala, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Roy N, Kannabiran K, Mukherjee A. Studies on photocatalytic removal of antibiotics, ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole, by Fe3O4-ZnO-Chitosan/Alginate nanocomposite in aqueous systems. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cela-Dablanca R, Barreiro A, López LR, Santás-Miguel V, Arias-Estévez M, Núñez-Delgado A, Álvarez-Rodríguez E, Fernández-Sanjurjo MJ. Relevance of sorption in bio-reduction of amoxicillin taking place in forest and crop soils. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 208:112753. [PMID: 35074354 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112753] [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: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The fate of antibiotics reaching soils is a matter of concern, given its potential repercussions on public health and the environment. In this work, the potential bio-reduction of the antibiotic amoxicillin (AMX), affected by sorption and desorption, is studied for 17 soils with clearly different characteristics. To carry out these studies, batch-type tests were performed, adding increasing concentrations of AMX (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 μmol L-1) to the soils. For the highest concentration added (50 μmol L-1), the adsorption values for forest soils ranged from 90.97 to 102.54 μmol kg-1 (74.21-82.41% of the amounts of antibiotic added), while the range was 69.96-94.87 μmol kg-1 (68.31-92.56%) for maize soils, and 52.72-85.40 μmol kg-1 (50.96-82.55%) for vineyard soils. When comparing the results for all soils, the highest adsorption corresponded to those more acidic and with high organic matter and non-crystalline minerals contents. The best adjustment to adsorption models corresponded to Freundlich's. AMX desorption was generally <10%; specifically, the maximum was 6.5% in forest soils, and 16.9% in agricultural soils. These results can be considered relevant since they cover agricultural and forest soils with a wide range of pH and organic matter contents, for an antibiotic that, reaching the environment as a contaminant, can pose a potential danger to human and environmental health.
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- Raquel Cela-Dablanca
- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Univ. Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Univ. Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Fac. Sciences, Univ. Vigo, 32004, Ourense, Spain
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Fac. Sciences, Univ. Vigo, 32004, Ourense, Spain
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Fac. Sciences, Univ. Vigo, 32004, Ourense, Spain
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Univ. Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain.
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Univ. Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Univ. Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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Cela-Dablanca R, Barreiro A, Rodríguez-López L, Santás-Miguel V, Arias-Estévez M, Fernández-Sanjurjo MJ, Álvarez-Rodríguez E, Núñez-Delgado A. Amoxicillin Retention/Release in Agricultural Soils Amended with Different Bio-Adsorbent Materials. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15093200. [PMID: 35591534 PMCID: PMC9100866 DOI: 10.3390/ma15093200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The antibiotic amoxicillin (AMX) may reach soils and other environmental compartments as a pollutant, with potential to affect human and environmental health. To solve/minimize these hazards, it would be clearly interesting to develop effective and low-cost methods allowing the retention/removal of this compound. With these aspects in mind, this work focuses on studying the adsorption/desorption of AMX in different agricultural soils, with and without the amendment of three bio-adsorbents, specifically, pine bark, wood ash and mussel shell. For performing the research, batch-type experiments were carried out, adding increasing concentrations of the antibiotic to soil samples with and without the amendment of these three bio-adsorbents. The results showed that the amendments increased AMX adsorption, with pine bark being the most effective. Among the adsorption models that were tested, the Freundlich equation was the one showing the best fit to the empirical adsorption results. Regarding the desorption values, there was a decrease affecting the soils to which the bio-adsorbents were added, with overall desorption not exceeding 6% in any case. In general, the results indicate that the bio-adsorbents under study contributed to retaining AMX in the soils in which they were applied, and therefore reduced the risk of contamination by this antibiotic, which can be considered useful and relevant to protect environmental quality and public health.
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- Raquel Cela-Dablanca
- Department Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, University Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain; (A.B.); (M.J.F.-S.); (E.Á.-R.); (A.N.-D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-982823145
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- Department Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, University Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain; (A.B.); (M.J.F.-S.); (E.Á.-R.); (A.N.-D.)
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty Sciences, University Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (L.R.-L.); (V.S.-M.); (M.A.-E.)
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty Sciences, University Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (L.R.-L.); (V.S.-M.); (M.A.-E.)
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty Sciences, University Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (L.R.-L.); (V.S.-M.); (M.A.-E.)
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- Department Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, University Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain; (A.B.); (M.J.F.-S.); (E.Á.-R.); (A.N.-D.)
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- Department Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, University Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain; (A.B.); (M.J.F.-S.); (E.Á.-R.); (A.N.-D.)
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- Department Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, University Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain; (A.B.); (M.J.F.-S.); (E.Á.-R.); (A.N.-D.)
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Serna-Galvis EA, Porras J, Torres-Palma RA. A critical review on the sonochemical degradation of organic pollutants in urine, seawater, and mineral water. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2022; 82:105861. [PMID: 34902815 PMCID: PMC8669455 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Substances such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, dyes, synthetic and natural hormones, plasticizers, and industrial chemicals enter the environment daily. Many of them are a matter of growing concern worldwide. The use of ultrasound to eliminate these compounds arises as an interesting alternative for treating mineral water, seawater, and urine. Thereby, this work presents a systematic and critical review of the literature on the elimination of organic contaminants in these particular matrices, using ultrasound-based processes. The degradation efficiency of the sonochemical systems, the influence of the nature of the pollutant (volatile, hydrophobic, or hydrophilic character), matrix effects (enhancement or detrimental ability compared to pure water), and the role of the contaminant concentration were considered. The combinations of ultrasound with other degradation processes, to overcome the intrinsic limitations of the sonochemical process, were considered. Also, energy consumptions and energy costs associated with pollutants degradation in the target matrices were estimated. Moreover, the gaps that should be developed in future works, on the sonodegradation of organic contaminants in mineral water, seawater, and urine, were discussed.
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- Efraím A Serna-Galvis
- Grupo de Investigaciones Biomédicas Uniremington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Corporación Universitaria Remington (Uniremington), Calle 51 No. 51-27, Medellín, Colombia; Grupo de Investigación en Remediación Ambiental y Biocatálisis (GIRAB), 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 Investigaciones Biomédicas Uniremington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Corporación Universitaria Remington (Uniremington), Calle 51 No. 51-27, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Remediación Ambiental y Biocatálisis (GIRAB), Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia.
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Degradation of amoxicillin from water by ultrasound-zero-valent iron activated sodium persulfate. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Donoso G, Dominguez JR, González T, Correia S, Cuerda-Correa EM. Electrochemical and sonochemical advanced oxidation processes applied to tartrazine removal. Influence of operational conditions and aqueous matrix. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 202:111517. [PMID: 34216609 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tartrazine degradation was investigated by electrochemical and sonochemical oxidation processes. Anodic oxidation was carried out using boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes. The influence of current density and dye initial concentration on the removal of tartrazine from water was analyzed. The experimental results indicate that total removal of tartrazine was obtained, and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) removals of up to 94.4% and 72.8% were achieved, respectively. To optimize the process, the pollutant removal percentage, the kinetic rate constant, and the TOC removal efficiency were chosen as target variables. Moreover, sonochemical oxidation experiments at a high-frequency range of cavitation (up to 1 MHz) were performed to establish the influence of three different operating variables, namely ultrasound frequency (0.5-1.1 MHz), ultrasound power (2.0-26.6 W ⋅L-1), and pulse-stop ratio (5:1-1:1). The process was also analyzed in terms of kinetics and energy costs. The kinetics resulted to be three times faster for the electrochemical process. However, the calculated energy costs were very similar, at least at long treatment times. Finally, the influence of three aqueous matrices was investigated. According to the experimental results, the natural occurrence of chloride and/or nitrate ions in water strongly conditions the rate of the process, although at least 90% of tartrazine removal was achieved within the first 50 min of treatment.
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- G Donoso
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry. Area of Chemical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, E-06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry. Area of Chemical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, E-06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry. Area of Chemical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, E-06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry. Area of Chemical Engineering. Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, E-06006, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, E-06006, Badajoz, Spain.
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Karim AV, Shriwastav A. Degradation of amoxicillin with sono, photo, and sonophotocatalytic oxidation under low-frequency ultrasound and visible light. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 200:111515. [PMID: 34129864 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The presence of pharmaceutically active compounds in aquatic bodies is a global concern, and suitable treatment technologies are required. In this study, the efficacy of photocatalytic, sonocatalytic, and sonophotocatalytic oxidation processes for the degradation of amoxicillin (AMX) was investigated using visible light with N doped TiO2 (N-TiO2) nanoparticles as the catalyst and low-frequency ultrasound in a novel multifrequency reactor. The influence of different operational parameters on the extent of AMX degradation was studied. Sonophotocatalytic oxidation was found more efficient for AMX degradation when compared to photocatalysis or sonocatalysis alone, and may be due to the reduced bandgap of the catalyst, enhanced cavitation effect due to the presence of the solid catalyst, and improved mass transfer of pollutants. AMX degradation during sono, photo, and sonophotocatalytic oxidation processes was in good agreement with pseudo-first-order kinetics. Empirical kinetic models were also developed using multiple linear regression for predicting the degradation efficiency accounting for the operational parameters. Scavenger experiments suggested that •OH radicals largely contributed to AMX degradation, and a plausible mechanism for degradation was proposed. Further, possible degradation pathways for all three treatment processes are also proposed after identifying the degradation products.
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- Ansaf V Karim
- Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400 076, India
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400 076, India.
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Reggiane de Carvalho Costa L, Guerra Pacheco Nunes K, Amaral Féris L. Ultrasound as an Advanced Oxidative Process: A Review on Treating Pharmaceutical Compounds. Chem Eng Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202100090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Letícia Reggiane de Carvalho Costa
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Department of Chemical Engineering Ramiro Barcelos Street, 2777 90035-007 Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Department of Chemical Engineering Ramiro Barcelos Street, 2777 90035-007 Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Department of Chemical Engineering Ramiro Barcelos Street, 2777 90035-007 Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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Teymoorian T, Teymourian T, Kowsari E, Ramakrishna S. Direct and indirect effects of SARS-CoV-2 on wastewater treatment. JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING 2021; 42:102193. [PMID: 35592058 PMCID: PMC8226068 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The novel SARS-CoV-2 is expanding internationally. While the current focus is on limiting its transmission from direct contact with infected patients and surfaces during the pandemic, the secondary transmission potential via sewage should not be underestimated, especially in low-income and developing countries with weak wastewater treatment technologies. Recent studies have indicated SARS-CoV-2 positivity also be detected in the feces of patients. Therefore, the risk of transmission and infection can be increased into sewage by the fecal-oral way, mainly in some parts of the globe with a high amount of open defecation. This review collected scattered data and recent studies about the direct and indirect effects of coronavirus in the water cycle. The direct impacts of COVID-19 on wastewater are related to the presence of the coronavirus and suitable viral removal methods in different phases of treatment in wastewater treatment plants. The indirect effects of COVID-19 on wastewater are related to the overuse of cleaning and disinfecting products to protect against viral infection and the overuse of certain drugs to protect against virus or novel mental problems and panic to COVID-19 and consequently their presence in wastewater. This unexpected situation leads to changes in the quality of wastewater and brings adverse and harmful effects for the human, aquatic organisms, and the environment. Therefore, applying effective wastewater treatment technologies with low toxic by-products in wastewater treatment plants will be helpful to prevent the increasing occurrence of these extra contaminants in the environment.
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- Termeh Teymoorian
- Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez St., Tehran 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez St., Tehran 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez St., Tehran 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, National University of Singapore, 119260, Singapore
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Alfonso-Muniozguren P, Serna-Galvis EA, Bussemaker M, Torres-Palma RA, Lee J. A review on pharmaceuticals removal from waters by single and combined biological, membrane filtration and ultrasound systems. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 76:105656. [PMID: 34274706 PMCID: PMC8319449 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) such as pharmaceuticals commonly found in urban and industrial wastewater are a potential threat to human health and have negative environmental impact. Most wastewater treatment plants cannot efficiently remove these compounds and therefore, many pharmaceuticals end up in aquatic ecosystems, inducing problems such as toxicity and antibiotic-resistance. This review reports the extent of pharmaceutical removal by individual processes such as bioreactors, advanced oxidation processes and membrane filtration systems, all of which are not 100% efficient and can lead to the direct discharge of pharmaceuticals into water bodies. Also, the importance of understanding biotransformation of pharmaceutical compounds during biological and ultrasound treatment, and its impact on treatment efficacy will be reviewed. Different combinations of the processes above, either as an integrated configuration or in series, will be discussed in terms of their degradation efficiency and scale-up capabilities. The trace quantities of pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater and scale-up issues of ultrasound highlight the importance of membrane filtration as a concentration and volume reduction treatment step for wastewater, which could subsequently be treated by ultrasound.
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- Grupo de Investigación en Remediación Ambiental y Biocatálisis (GIRAB), Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia; Grupo de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Corporación Universitaria Remington (Uniremington), Calle 51 No. 51-27, Medellín, Colombia
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- Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU27XH, United Kingdom
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- Grupo de Investigación en Remediación Ambiental y Biocatálisis (GIRAB), Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU27XH, United Kingdom.
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Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water by Adsorption and Advanced Oxidation Processes: State of the Art and Trends. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11146659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Pharmaceutical products have become a necessary part of life. Several studies have demonstrated that indirect exposure of humans to pharmaceuticals through the water could cause negative effects. Raw sewage and wastewater effluents are the major sources of pharmaceuticals found in surface waters and drinking water. Therefore, it is important to consider and characterize the efficiency of pharmaceutical removal during wastewater and drinking-water treatment processes. Various treatment options have been investigated for the removal/reduction of drugs (e.g., antibiotics, NSAIDs, analgesics) using conventional or biological treatments, such as activated sludge processes or bio-filtration, respectively. The efficiency of these processes ranges from 20–90%. Comparatively, advanced wastewater treatment processes, such as reverse osmosis, ozonation and advanced oxidation technologies, can achieve higher removal rates for drugs. Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites undergo natural attenuation by adsorption and solar oxidation. Therefore, pharmaceuticals in water sources even at trace concentrations would have undergone removal through biological processes and, if applicable, combined adsorption and photocatalytic degradation wastewater treatment processes. This review provides an overview of the conventional and advanced technologies for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from water sources. It also sheds light on the key points behind adsorption and photocatalysis.
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Fallah Z, Zare EN, Ghomi M, Ahmadijokani F, Amini M, Tajbakhsh M, Arjmand M, Sharma G, Ali H, Ahmad A, Makvandi P, Lichtfouse E, Sillanpää M, Varma RS. Toxicity and remediation of pharmaceuticals and pesticides using metal oxides and carbon nanomaterials. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 275:130055. [PMID: 33984903 PMCID: PMC8588192 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The worldwide development of agriculture and industry has resulted in contamination of water bodies by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other xenobiotics. Even at trace levels of few micrograms per liter in waters, these contaminants induce public health and environmental issues, thus calling for efficient removal methods such as adsorption. Recent adsorption techniques for wastewater treatment involve metal oxide compounds, e.g. Fe2O3, ZnO, Al2O3 and ZnO-MgO, and carbon-based materials such as graphene oxide, activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, and carbon/graphene quantum dots. Here, the small size of metal oxides and the presence various functional groups has allowed higher adsorption efficiencies. Moreover, carbon-based adsorbents exhibit unique properties such as high surface area, high porosity, easy functionalization, low price, and high surface reactivity. Here we review the cytotoxic effects of pharmaceutical drugs and pesticides in terms of human risk and ecotoxicology. We also present remediation techniques involving adsorption on metal oxides and carbon-based materials.
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- Zari Fallah
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, 47416-95447, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, Damghan University, Damghan, 36716-41167, Iran
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, 47416-95447, Iran
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Nanshan District Key Lab. for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China; International Research Centre of Nanotechnology for Himalayan Sustainability (IRCNHS), Shoolini University, Solan 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Viale R. Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE, 13100, Aix en Provence, France.
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
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- Chemical Methods and Treatment Branch, Water Infrastructure Division, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA; Regional Center of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Š lechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Taoufik N, Boumya W, Achak M, Sillanpää M, Barka N. Comparative overview of advanced oxidation processes and biological approaches for the removal pharmaceuticals. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 288:112404. [PMID: 33780817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Nowadays, pharmaceuticals are the center of significant environmental research due to their complex and highly stable bioactivity, increasing concentration in the water streams and high persistence in aquatic environments. Conventional wastewater treatment techniques are generally inadequate to remove these pollutants. Aiming to tackle this issue effectively, various methods have been developed and investigated on the light of chemical, physical and biological procedures. Increasing attention has recently been paid to the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) as efficient methods for the complete mineralization of pharmaceuticals. Their high operating costs compared to other processes, however, remain a challenge. Hence, this review summarizes the current and state of art related to AOPs, biological treatment and their effective exploitation for the degradation of various pharmaceuticals and other emerging molecules present in wastewater. The review covers the last decade with a particular focus on the previous five years. It is further envisioned that this review of advanced oxidation methods and biological treatments, discussed herein, will help readers to better understand the mechanisms and limitations of these methods for the removal of pharmaceuticals from the environment. In addition, we compared AOPs and biological treatments for the disposal of pharmaceuticals from the point of view of cost, effectiveness, and popularity of their use. The exploitation of coupling AOPs and biological procedures for the degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater was also presented. It is worthy of note that an integrated AOPs/biological system is essential to reach the complete degradation of pharmaceuticals; other advantages of this hybrid technique involve low energy cost, an efficient degradation process and generation of non-toxic by-products.
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- Nawal Taoufik
- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Research Group in Environmental Sciences and Applied Materials (SEMA), FP Khouribga, Morocco.
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Research Group in Environmental Sciences and Applied Materials (SEMA), FP Khouribga, Morocco
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- Science Engineer Laboratory for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco; Chemical & Biochemical Sciences, Green Process Engineering, CBS, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
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- Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Beni Mellal, Research Group in Environmental Sciences and Applied Materials (SEMA), FP Khouribga, Morocco.
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Micropollutants and emerging substances pose a serious problem to environmental sustainability and remediation, due to their widespread use and applications in everyday life. This group of chemicals is diverse but with common toxic and harmful properties. Their concentration in the environment is often very low; however, due to their recalcitrant nature, they are persistent in air, water, and soil. From an engineering point of view, the challenge is not straightforward. It is difficult to remove these contaminants from complex mixtures of substances by conventional methods used in wastewater and drinking water treatment. Ozonation and ozone-based AOPs are accepted processes of degradation of resistant substances or at least enhancement of their biodegradability. The aim of this review paper is to present research trends aimed at solving problems in the research and application of ozone-based processes in the removal of micropollutants from wastewater, thus preventing leakage of harmful substances into surface water, soil, and groundwater and facilitating the reuse of wastewater. Priority substances, micropollutants and emerging pollutants, as well as processes and technologies for their transformation and elimination, are briefly specified. Results obtained by the authors in solving research projects that were aimed at eliminating selected micropollutants by ozonation and ozone-based AOPs are also presented. This review focuses on selected alkylphenols, petroleum substances, and organochlorine pesticides.
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Liu P, Wu Z, Abramova AV, Cravotto G. Sonochemical processes for the degradation of antibiotics in aqueous solutions: A review. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 74:105566. [PMID: 33975189 PMCID: PMC8122362 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Antibiotic residues in water are general health and environmental risks due to the antibiotic-resistance phenomenon. Sonication has been included among the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) used to remove recalcitrant contaminants in aquatic environments. Sonochemical processes have shown substantial advantages, including cleanliness, safety, energy savings and either negligible or no secondary pollution. This review provides a wide overview of the different protocols and degradation mechanisms for antibiotics that either use sonication alone or in hybrid processes, such as sonication with catalysts, Fenton and Fenton-like processes, photolysis, ozonation, etc.
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- Pengyun Liu
- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via P. Giuria 9, Turin 10125, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via P. Giuria 9, Turin 10125, Italy
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science N.S. Kurnakov Institute of General Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, GSP-1, V-71, Leninsky Prospekt 31, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via P. Giuria 9, Turin 10125, Italy; World-Class Research Center "Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare", Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya ul, Moscow, Russia.
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Testolin RC, Mater L, Radetski-Silva R, Sanches-Simões E, Pimentel-Almeida W, Schmidt GT, Ariente-Neto R, Corrêa AXR, Somensi CA, Radetski CM. Petroleum-contaminated soil: using sonolysis to improve mineralization and biodegradation potential of Fenton reaction and ozonolysis process. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:16532-16543. [PMID: 33387324 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12187-9] [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: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The degradation efficiency of the Fenton reaction or ozonolysis (O3) to treat soil contaminated by crude petroleum was studied in association with the sonolysis process. To quantify oxidation efficiency, total organic carbon (TOC) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were measured, while biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) was measured to estimate biodegradation potential. TOC removal efficiency ranged from 9 to 52% to the Fenton reaction without sonolysis, and 18% and 78% with sonolysis for reagent concentrations of 1% H2O2-100 mM Fe2+ and 20% H2O2-1 mM Fe2+, respectively. For ozonolysis (after 10 and 60 min of treatment), the reduction in TOC ranged from 9 to 43% without sonolysis and 15 to 61% with sonolysis. The Fenton reaction without sonolysis increased the biodegradability in relation to the non-oxidized sample by 6% (1% H2O2-100 mM Fe2+) and 26% (20% H2O2-1 mM Fe2+), and with sonolysis the corresponding values were 13% and 42%, respectively. The biodegradation potential under ozonolysis without sonolysis increased from 0.18 (10 min of treatment) to 0.38 (30 min of treatment), and with sonolysis these values were 0.26 and 0.58, respectively. Optimization of the remediation processes is essential to determine sequential treatment order and efficiency.
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- Renan C Testolin
- Laboratório de Remediação Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Remediação Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Remediação Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- Curso de Mestrado Profissional em Tecnologia e Ambiente, Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC), Campus Araquari, Rodovia BR 280, Km 27, Araquari, SC, 89245-000, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC), Campus Luzerna, Av. Frei João, 550, Luzerna, SC, 89609-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- Curso de Mestrado Profissional em Tecnologia e Ambiente, Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC), Campus Araquari, Rodovia BR 280, Km 27, Araquari, SC, 89245-000, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil.
- Curso de Mestrado Profissional em Tecnologia e Ambiente, Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC), Campus Araquari, Rodovia BR 280, Km 27, Araquari, SC, 89245-000, Brazil.
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Fe2+ and UV Catalytically Enhanced Ozonation of Selected Environmentally Persistent Antibiotics. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9030521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to determine oxidation potential of selected persistent, environmentally relevant antibiotics (Amoxicillin, Levofloxacin, and their mixture with Vancomycin) to reduce their environmental emissions. Ozonation (O3) and indirect ozonation at pH 9.5 (O3/pH9.5) were catalytically enhanced by addition of Fe2+ (O3/Fe2+) and photocatalytic ozonation in combination with Fe2+ and UV-A black light (O3/Fe2+/UV) at two temperatures using total organic carbon (TOC) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) to identify formation of by-products. Oxidative degradation followed pseudo-first order consecutive reactions. Initial phase of oxidation was more intensive than mineralisation at 21 and 40 °C: up to 57.3% and 69.2%, respectively. After 120 min mineralization at 21 °C was up to 64.9% while at 40 °C it was up to 84.6%. Oxidation reached up to 86.6% and 93.4% at 21 °C and 40 °C, respectively. The most efficient processes were indirect ozonation at pH 9.5 (O3/pH9.5) (up to 93.4%) and photocatalytic enhanced ozonation with Fe2+ and UV-A black light (O3/Fe2+/UV) (up to 89.8%). The lowest efficiency was determined in experiments with direct ozonation (up to 75.5%). Amoxicillin was the only one completely mineralised. Study confirmed that ozonation with addition of Fe2+ and UV radiation has the potential to improve efficiency of the antibiotic-removal processes. Further experiments varying amounts of Fe2+ and other experimental conditions should be accomplished to set up more general methodological approach for reduction of antibiotics emissions.
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Lan L, Xie Y, Kong X, Li C, Liu D. Investigation of reduction in risk from antibiotic resistance genes in laboratory wastewater by using O 3 , ultrasound, and autoclaving. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2021; 93:479-486. [PMID: 32891064 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Biological laboratory wastewater containing both antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotics is a potential source of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Thus, we determined the efficacy of autoclaving, a common disinfection method, in eliminating 5 ARGs (sul1, sul2, tetW, tetM, amp) and the integrase-encoding gene intI1 from laboratory wastewater. Autoclaving (15 min, 121°C) inactivated all bacteria including ARB, whereas ARGs persisted in the wastewater with limited reduction even after 60 min of treatment. Ozonation (O3 ), ultrasound (US), O3 /US, and autoclaving followed by O3 were investigated for their ability to reduce ARGs in laboratory wastewater. With O3 and O3 /US, the reduction rate ranged from 5.44 to 7.13 log for all ARGs investigated. Wastewater treatment with US alone did not reduce ARGs under the present experimental conditions (150 W, 53 kHz). Among the four treatments, autoclaving followed by O3 treatment showed the highest reduction rates in the shortest time; however, further optimization and investigation are needed for the advanced treatment of bio-laboratory wastewater. Overall, this study provides novel insights into ARG sources and demonstrates that advanced oxidation methods can be useful to optimize laboratory wastewater treatment for ARG inactivation. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Bio-laboratory wastewater is potential reservoir of ARGs. Conventional autoclaving was not able to reduce ARGs to a low level. Autoclaving-O3 completely eliminate all the bacteria. Autoclaving-O3 reduced ARGs efficiently (6.12-7.86 logs removal in 60 min).
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- Lihua Lan
- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Yang X, Chen Z, Zhao W, Liu C, Qian X, Zhang M, Wei G, Khan E, Hau Ng Y, Sik Ok Y. Recent advances in photodegradation of antibiotic residues in water. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND : 1996) 2021; 405:126806. [PMID: 32904764 PMCID: PMC7457966 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Antibiotics are widely present in the environment due to their extensive and long-term use in modern medicine. The presence and dispersal of these compounds in the environment lead to the dissemination of antibiotic residues, thereby seriously threatening human and ecosystem health. Thus, the effective management of antibiotic residues in water and the practical applications of the management methods are long-term matters of contention among academics. Particularly, photocatalysis has attracted extensive interest as it enables the treatment of antibiotic residues in an eco-friendly manner. Considerable progress has been achieved in the implementation of photocatalytic treatment of antibiotic residues in the past few years. Therefore, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments on this important topic. This review primarily focuses on the application of photocatalysis as a promising solution for the efficient decomposition of antibiotic residues in water. Particular emphasis was laid on improvement and modification strategies, such as augmented light harvesting, improved charge separation, and strengthened interface interaction, all of which enable the design of powerful photocatalysts to enhance the photocatalytic removal of antibiotics.
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- Xiuru Yang
- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, 258 Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education Zone Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, 258 Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education Zone Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, 258 Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education Zone Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, 258 Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education Zone Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, 258 Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education Zone Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, China Jiliang University, 258 Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education Zone Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, 258 Xueyuan Street, Xiasha Higher Education Zone Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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Nidheesh PV, Couras C, Karim AV, Nadais H. A review of integrated advanced oxidation processes and biological processes for organic pollutant removal. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2020.1864626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Department of Environment and Planning & CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
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- Department of Environment and Planning & CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Stucchi M, Rigamonti MG, Carnevali D, Boffito DC. A Kinetic Study on the Degradation of Acetaminophen and Amoxicillin in Water by Ultrasound. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202004147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Marta Stucchi
- Chemistry Department University of Milan Via Golgi 19 20133 Milano IT
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- Chemical Engineering Department Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, H3 C 3 A4 Montréal QC
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- Chemical Engineering Department Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, H3 C 3 A4 Montréal QC
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- Chemical Engineering Department Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, H3 C 3 A4 Montréal QC
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Rekhate CV, Srivastava J. Recent advances in ozone-based advanced oxidation processes for treatment of wastewater- A review. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL ADVANCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2020.100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Damiri F, Dobaradaran S, Hashemi S, Foroutan R, Vosoughi M, Sahebi S, Ramavandi B, Camilla Boffito D. Waste sludge from shipping docks as a catalyst to remove amoxicillin in water with hydrogen peroxide and ultrasound. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2020; 68:105187. [PMID: 32485627 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The waste sludge from shipping docks contains important elements that can be used as a catalyst after proper processing. The purpose of this study was to remove of amoxicillin (AMX) from the aquatic environment using waste sludge from shipping docks as catalyst in the presence of hydrogen peroxide/ultrasound waves. The catalyst was produced by treating waste sludge at 400 °C for 2 h. N2 adsorption, SEM, XRD, XRF, and FTIR techniques characterized the structural and physical properties of the catalyst. The BET-specific surface area of the catalyst reduced after AMX removal from 4.4 m2/g to 3.6 m2/g. To determine the optimal removal conditions, the parameters of the design of experiments were pH (5-9), contaminant concentration (5-100 mg/L), catalyst dosage (0.5-6 g/L), and concentration of hydrogen peroxide (10-100 mM). The maximum removal of AMX (98%) was obtained in the catalyst/hydrogen peroxide/ultrasound system at pH 5, catalyst dose of 4.5 g/L, H2O2 concentration of 50 mM, AMX concentration of 5 mg/L, and contact time of 60 min. The kinetics of removal of AMX from urine (k = 0.026 1/min), hospital wastewater (k = 0.021 1/min), and distilled water (k = 0.067 1/min) followed a first-order kinetic model (R2>0.91). The catalyst was reused up to 8 times and the AMX removal decreased to 45% in the last use. The byproducts and reaction pathway of AMX degradation were also investigated. The results clearly show that to achieve high pollutant removal rate the H2O2/ultrasound and catalyst/ultrasound synergy plays a key role.
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- Fatemeh Damiri
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; Systems Environmental Health and Energy Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; Systems Environmental Health and Energy Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; Systems Environmental Health and Energy Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, C.P., 6079, Succ. CV Montréal, H3C 3A7, Québec, Canada.
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Wu Z, Abramova A, Nikonov R, Cravotto G. Sonozonation (sonication/ozonation) for the degradation of organic contaminants - A review. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2020; 68:105195. [PMID: 32502960 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Ozonation (OZ) is an important advanced oxidation process to purify water and wastewater. Because of the lower solubility and instability of ozone (O3), selective oxidation and dependence on pH value, the industrial applications of OZ have been hindered by the following disadvantages: incomplete removal of pollutants, lower mineralization efficiency and the formation of toxic by-products. Meanwhile, OZ seems to have higher processing costs than other technologies. To improve the treatment efficiency and O3 utilization, several combined processes, such as H2O2/O3, UV/O3, and Cavitation/O3, have been explored, while the combined method of ultrasonication (US) with OZ is a promising treatment technology with a complex physicochemical mechanism. In US alone, the sonolysis of water molecules can produce more powerful unselective oxidant hydroxyl radicals (OH), and directly cause the sonochemical pyrolysis of volatile pollutants. In US/OZ, US can promote the mass transfer of O3, and also drive the chemical conversion of O3 to enhance the formation of OH. Various layouts of US/OZ devices and the interactive effects of US/OZ (synergism or antagonism) on the degradation of various organics are illustrated in this review. The main factors, including US frequency, pH value, and radical scavengers, significantly affect the mass transfer and decomposition of O3, the formation of OH and H2O2, the degradation rates of organics and the removal efficiencies of COD and TOC (mineralization). As a result, US can significantly increase the yield of OH, thereby improving the degradation efficiency and mineralization of refractory organics. However, US also enhances the decomposition of ozone, thereby reducing the concentration of O3 in water and impairing the efficiency of selective oxidation with O3 molecules.
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- Zhilin Wu
- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, I-10125 Turin, Italy; Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Jiangwangmiaostr.8, 210042 Nanjing, China
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, I-10125 Turin, Italy; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya ul, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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Moradi M, Vasseghian Y, Khataee A, Kobya M, Arabzade H, Dragoi EN. Service life and stability of electrodes applied in electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: A comprehensive review. J IND ENG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Xu L, Zhang X, Han J, Gong H, Meng L, Mei X, Sun Y, Qi L, Gan L. Degradation of emerging contaminants by sono-Fenton process with in situ generated H 2O 2 and the improvement by P25-mediated visible light irradiation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 391:122229. [PMID: 32044626 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Developing advanced treatment methods to minimize the release of emerging contaminants to natural water has become a matter of considerable interest. Sono-Fenton process was investigated to degrade bisphenol A (BPA) and sulfadiazine (SDZ). The H2O2 generated in situ was used as the exclusive source. Results showed that, the 400 kHz ultrasound is more efficient in creating homogeneous sono-Fenton than the 20 kHz apparatus due to the higher production of OH. Influence of Fe2+ was more remarkable on the degradation of hydrophilic SDZ, and its degradation kinetics was well fitted by two-stage kinetic model. However, the Fe2+ and H2O2 were unproductively wasted, which could not be improved by changing the dosing modes of Fe2+. The presence of P25 under visible light irradiation could significantly accelerate SDZ degradation at small amount of iron precursors, mainly via promoting the Fe2+/Fe3+ cycling by the photoelectrons. Moreover, SDZ degradation in sono-Fenton process was significantly inhibited at pH > 7, but the inhibition was very weak in P25-assisted sono-Fenton process. The presence of P25 also improved the mineralization. Three primary degradation pathways of SDZ degradation were proposed, including the attacking of the benzene ring, the oxidation of the amino group and the extrusion of SO2.
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- Lijie Xu
- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao Q, Li M, Zhang K, Wang N, Wang K, Wang H, Meng S, Mu R. Effect of ultrasound irradiation combined with ozone pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion for the biosludge exposed to trace-level levofloxacin: Degradation, microbial community and ARGs analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 262:110356. [PMID: 32250825 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Anaerobic digestion, the principal method of stabilizing biosolids in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), can efficiently and largely attenuate the antibiotic resistances in biosludge. This study aims to investigate the effect of oxidative pretreatment with ultrasound irradiation combined with ozone (US/O3) on the mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion (MAD and TAD) for the biosludge bearing trace fluoroquinolones contaminants-levofloxacin (LEVO) which was widely used in recent years. During the oxidation, the trace-level LEVO was almost completely degraded. The methanogenic activity in US/O3 pretreated TAD dosed 0.1 mg/L LEVO was much higher than those in single MAD and TAD, therefore leading to a remarkable increase in biogas production. The identification of levofloxacin intermediates during chemical degradation was analyzed using LCMS technique and the reaction pathway based on them was proposed. Hydroxyl radicals provided by US/O3 contributed to oxidative ring opening of LEVO as well as degradation of other biomacromolecules in the biosludge. Besides, the quinoline resistance genes-qnrA and qnrS declined significantly by 1-2 orders of magnitude in US/O3-pretreated TAD, indicating that the active radicals produced by US/O3 oxidized and degraded LEVO and therefore inactivated the antibiotic resistant bacteria or genes in the biosolids. Meanwhile, the composition and structure of the microbial community altered and the diversity and richness of total bacterial and potential human pathogens decreased, the pattern of which was correlated with LEVO-resistant genes. Among the well-known AD-related phylum including Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Methanobacteria as well as Thermotogae which has been previously detected in TAD and performed organic hydrolysis and degradation, the potential LEVO-resistant bacteria were probably affiliated to Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Thermotogae. This study revealed the contribution of US/O3 pretreatment to the anaerobic digestion in terms of ARGs reduction for trace-LEVO- exposed biosludge and could provide useful guidance for controlling the dissemination of ARB and ARGs in sewage sludge.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qian Zhao
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Shandong Province Co-Innovation Center of Green Building, Jinan, 250101, China; Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Shandong Province Co-Innovation Center of Green Building, Jinan, 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Shandong Province Co-Innovation Center of Green Building, Jinan, 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Shandong Province Co-Innovation Center of Green Building, Jinan, 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Shandong Province Co-Innovation Center of Green Building, Jinan, 250101, China.
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Shandong Province Co-Innovation Center of Green Building, Jinan, 250101, China
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