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Alaydaroos AH, Sydorenko J, Palanisamy S, Chiesa M, Al Hajri E. Efficient photoelectrocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin using nano-TiO 2 photoanode thin films: A comparative study with photocatalytic and electrocatalytic methods. Chemosphere 2023; 339:139629. [PMID: 37495042 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Excessive utilization of antibiotics in human, animal, and aquaculture poses a substantial threat to human health and the environment. Photoelectrochemical processes are increasingly applied for water remediation because they generate oxidizing species and mineralize organic pollutants, making even small water quantities more amenable for utilization. Thus, this study presents the fabrication of an efficient nano-TiO2 photoanode thin film (PATF) specifically designed for the photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of amoxicillin (AMX). The TiO2 PATFs were deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate using an ultrasonic spray pyrolysis process with various titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) acetylacetone (AcacH) molar ratios (1:1 to 1:10). The PEC oxidation of AMX was investigated using various molar ratios of TTIP:AcacH TiO2 PATF/FTO by linear sweep voltammetry, and a 1:8 M ratio of PATF exhibited superior PEC oxidation activity than other TiO2 PATFs. Subsequently, the PEC degradation efficiency of AMX was compared with that of photocatalytic (PC) and electrocatalytic (EC) methods. The results demonstrated that the PEC process effectively eliminated 76.2% of AMX within 120 min at 0.8 V, outperforming the removal rates attained by the EC (32.3%) and PC (52.6%). Notably, increasing the voltage to 1.0 V accelerated the PEC degradation of AMX, attaining a removal efficiency of 91.2% within 90 min and exceeding 95% within 120 min.
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- Alia Husain Alaydaroos
- Laboratory for Energy and Nano Science (LENS), Masdar Campus, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory for Energy and Nano Science (LENS), Masdar Campus, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Laboratory for Energy and Nano Science (LENS), Masdar Campus, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; ARC-Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy, Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9010, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Laboratory for Energy and Nano Science (LENS), Masdar Campus, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Yuju S, Xiujuan T, Dongsheng S, Zhiruo Z, Meizhen W. A review of tungsten trioxide (WO 3)-based materials for antibiotics removal via photocatalysis. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 259:114988. [PMID: 37182300 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Antibiotics are extensively used in human medicine and animal breeding. The use of antibiotics has posed significant risks and challenges to the natural water environment. On a global scale, antibiotics have been frequently detected in the environment, azithromycin (254-529 ng·L-1), ciprofloxacin (245-1149 ng·L-1), ofloxacin (518-1998 ng·L-1), sulfamethoxazole (1325-5053 ng·L-1), and tetracycline (31.4-561 ng·L-1) are the most detected antibiotics in wastewater and surface water. Abuses of antibiotics has caused a significant threat to water resources and has seriously threatened the survival of human beings. Therefore, there is an urgent need to reduce antibiotic pollution and improve the environment. Researchers have been trying to develop effective methods and technologies for antibiotic degradation in water. Finding efficient and energy-saving methods for treating water pollutants has become an important global topic. Photocatalytic technology can effectively remove highly toxic, low-concentration, and difficult-to-treat pollutants, and tungsten trioxide (WO3) is an extremely potential alternative catalyst. Pt/WO3 photocatalytic degradation efficiency of tetracycline was 72.82%, While Cu-WO3 photocatalytic degradation efficiency of tetracycline was 96.8%; WO3/g-C3N4 photocatalytic degradation efficiency of ceftiofur was 70%, WO3/W photocatalytic degradation efficiency of florfenicol was 99.7%; WO3/CdWO4 photocatalytic degradation efficiency of ciprofloxacin was 93.4%; WO3/Ag photocatalytic degradation efficiency of sulfanilamide was 96.2%. Compared to other water purification methods, photocatalytic technology is non-toxic and ensures complete degradation through a stable reaction process, making it an ideal water treatment method. Here, we summarize the performance and corresponding principles of tungsten trioxide-based materials as a photocatalytic catalyst and provide substantial insight for further improving the photocatalytic potential of WO3-based materials.
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- Shan Yuju
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Hangzhou, China
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Xu J, Hu D, Wang Y, Zhang Z. α-(Fe, Cu)OOH/RGO nanocomposites for heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like degradation of ciprofloxacin under visible light irradiation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:78874-78886. [PMID: 35697989 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21245-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is a third-generation fluoroquinolones (FQs) antibiotic, and the occurrence of CIP in the water environment has raised growing concerns owning to its environmental toxicity. In this paper, a novel α-(Fe, Cu)OOH/RGO nanocomposite was synthesized via a one-step reflux method for CIP degradation through a photo-Fenton-like process. When the RGO content was 1 wt%, CIP degradation ratio by the α-(Fe, Cu)OOH/RGO nanocomposite reached 100% under visible light irradiation within 120 min, and total organic carbon (TOC) removal ratio reached 60% within 180 min. The result of molecular fluorescence spectra highlighted that the loading of RGO on the α-(Fe, Cu)OOH significantly increased the content of hydroxyl radicals (·OH) in the heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like system and simultaneously inhibited the recombination of photogenerated electron and hole, which played critical roles in the enhancement of CIP degradation. In addition, 11 main intermediates were identified as the degradation products of CIP in the α-(Fe, Cu)OOH/RGO/H2O2/visible light reaction systems using liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) analyses. The results demonstrated that three degradation pathways for CIP removal by α-(Fe, Cu)OOH/RGO nanocomposite occurred, including (i) oxidation on the piperazine ring and dealkylation, (ii) defluorination and decarboxylation, and (iii) hydroxylation on the quinolone ring. This work would provide a novel insight of CIP degradation pathways in photo-Fenton-like processes.
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- Junge Xu
- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China
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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. Environ Res 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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Ion SG, Pavel OD, Guzo N, Tudorache M, Coman SM, Parvulescu VI, Cojocaru B, Jacobsen EE. Use of Photocatalytically Active Supramolecular Organic–Inorganic Magnetic Composites as Efficient Route to Remove β-Lactam Antibiotics from Water. Catalysts 2022; 12:1044. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12091044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Considerable efforts have been made in recent years to identify an optimal treatment method for the removal of antibiotics from wastewaters. A series of supramolecular organic-inorganic magnetic composites containing Zn-modified MgAl LDHs and Cu-phthalocyanine as photosensitizers were prepared with the aim of removing β-lactam antibiotics from aqueous solutions. The characterization of these materials confirmed the anchorage of Cu-phthalocyanine onto the edges of the LDH lamellae, with a negligible part inserted in the interlayer space. The removal of the β-lactam antibiotics occurred via concerted adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. The efficiency of the composites depended on (i) the LDH: magnetic nanoparticle (MP) ratio, which was strongly correlated with the textural properties of the catalysts, and (ii) the phthalocyanine loading in the final composite. The maximum efficiency was achieved with a removal of ~93% of the antibiotics after 2 h of reaction.
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Welden R, Komesu CAN, Wagner PH, Schöning MJ, Wagner T. Photoelectrochemical enzymatic penicillin biosensor: A proof‐of‐concept experiment. Electrochemical Science Adv 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Rene Welden
- Institute of Nano‐ and Biotechnologies Aachen University of Applied Sciences Jülich Germany
- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- Institute of Nano‐ and Biotechnologies Aachen University of Applied Sciences Jülich Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI‐3) Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich Germany
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- Institute of Nano‐ and Biotechnologies Aachen University of Applied Sciences Jülich Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI‐3) Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich Germany
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Dinh TD, Phan MN, Nguyen DT, Le TMD, Nadda AK, Srivastav AL, Pham TNM, Pham TD. Removal of beta-lactam antibiotic in water environment by adsorption technique using cationic surfactant functionalized nanosilica rice husk. Environ Res 2022; 210:112943. [PMID: 35176314 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the adsorption characteristics of cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylamonium bromide (CTAB) onto negatively nanosilica rice husk surface and the application for antibiotic treatment in water environment. Adsorption of CTAB onto nanosilica increased with an increase of solution pH, due to an enhancement of the electrostatic attraction between cationic methylamomethylamonium groups and negatively charged nanosilica surface enhanced at higher pH. Adsorption of CTAB decreased with a decrease of ionic strength while a common intersection point (CIP) was observed for adsorption isotherm at different ionic strengths, suggesting that hydrophobic interactions between alkyl chains in CTAB molecules significantly induced adsorption and admicelles with bilayer formation were dominant than monolayer of hemimicelles. The CTAB functionalized nanosilica (CFNS) was applied for removal of beta-lactam amoxicillin (AMX). The best conditions for AMX treatment using CFNS were selected as pH 10, contact time 60 min and CFNS dosage 10 mg/mL. Removal efficiency of AMX using CFNS reached to 100% under optimum conditions while it was only 25.01% using nanosilica without CTAB. The maximum AMX adsorption capacity using CFNS of about 25 mg/g was much higher than other adsorbents. The effects of different organics such as humic acid, anionic surfactant, and other antibiotics on AMX removal using CFNS were also studied. A two-step model can fit CTAB uptake isotherms onto nanosilica and AMX onto CFNS well at different KCl concentrations. Based on the desorption of CTAB with AMX adsorption as well as adsorption isotherms, the change in surface charge and functional vibration groups after adsorption, we indicate that AMX adsorption onto CFNS was mainly controlled by electrostatic interaction. We reveal that CFNS is an excellent adsorbent for antibiotic treatment from aqueous solution.
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- Thi Diu Dinh
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh - 173 234, India
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- School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh-174103, India
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam; Office of Academic Affairs, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam.
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Farahain Binti Khusnun N, Jalil AA, Ahmad A, Ikram M, Hassan NS, Nabgan W, Bahari M, Kasmani R, Norazahar N. New insight into the kinetic study on the different loadings of the CuO/CNT catalyst and its optimization for p-chloroaniline photodegradation. Nanoscale Adv 2022; 4:2836-2843. [PMID: 36131999 PMCID: PMC9418641 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00216g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The effect of the copper (Cu) content on Cu oxide loaded onto a carbon nanotube (CuO/CNT) catalyst on the mechanistic, kinetic, and photonic efficiency of the photodegradation of p-chloroaniline (PCA) under visible (Vis) and ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation has been explored. For low-loading (1-5 wt%) CuO/CNTs, photodegradation performed better under UV (>84%) rather than the Vis system; this may be due to the presence of abundant defect sites on both CuO and CNTs, which allowed the multielectron reduction of oxygen at their impurity levels to generate more hydrogen peroxide and subsequent ·OH radicals. The active species under UV were in the following order: h+ ≫ e- > ·OH, while it was vice versa for the Vis system with a well-balanced 50 wt% CuO/CNT catalyst that exhibited a similar performance. The kinetic study showed the transition of the kinetic order from the zeroth to the first order on increasing the PCA concentration under the Vis system and vice versa for the UV system. The Thiele modulus (ϕ) further confirmed that the effect of internal mass transfer was negligible under UV light. In contrast, the transition from mass transfer to kinetic control limitation was observed under the Vis system. The optimum PCA degradation predicted from the response surface analysis was 97.36% at the reaction pH of 7.3, catalyst dosage of 0.45 g L-1, and initial PCA concentration of 11.02 mg L-1. The condition obtained was fairly close to the forecasted value with an error of 0.26%.
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- Nur Farahain Binti Khusnun
- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore 54000 Punjab Pakistan
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira I Virgili Av Països Catalans 26 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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Torkian N, Bahrami A, Hosseini-Abari A, Momeni MM, Abdolkarimi-Mahabadi M, Bayat A, Hajipour P, Amini Rourani H, Abbasi MS, Torkian S, Wen Y, Yazdan Mehr M, Hojjati-Najafabadi A. Synthesis and characterization of Ag-ion-exchanged zeolite/TiO 2 nanocomposites for antibacterial applications and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics. Environ Res 2022; 207:112157. [PMID: 34619122 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This paper investigates the synthesis, antibacterial, and photocatalytic properties of silver ion-exchanged natural zeolite/TiO2 photocatalyst nanocomposite. Zeolite is known to have a porous surface structure, making it an ideal substrate and framework in different nanocomposites. Moreover, natural zeolite has a superior thermal and chemical stability, with hardly any reactivity with chemicals. Finding an effective and low-cost method to remove both antibiotics and bacteria from water resources has become a vital global issue due to the worldwide excessive use of chemicals and antibiotics. This research aims to propose a facile method to synthesize Ag-ion-exchanged zeolite/TiO2 catalyst for anti-bacterial purposes and photocatalytic removal of atibiotics from wastewaters. TiO2 particles were deposited on the surface of natural zeolite. Ag ion exchanging was performed via a liquid ion-exchange method using 0.1 M AgNO3 solution. X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to evaluate the structure of synthesized powders. Antibacterial activities of samples were assessed, using Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 by disc diffusion method. It was shown that Ag-containing nanocomposite samples have an improved antibacterial performance in both cases. Results showed that the synthesized catalyst has promising potentials in wastewater treatment.
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- Niloufar Torkian
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tafresh University, Tafresh 79611-39518, Iran
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan 817463441, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tafresh University, Tafresh 79611-39518, Iran
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan 817463441, Iran
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Institute of Functional Materials and Agricultural Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Faculty EEMCS, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD Delft, the Netherlands
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- College of Rare Earths, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, No.86, Hongqi Ave., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, PR China; Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, PR China.
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Park Y, Kim S, Kim J, Khan S, Han C. UV/TiO2 Photocatalysis as an Efficient Livestock Wastewater Quaternary Treatment for Antibiotics Removal. Water 2022; 14:958. [DOI: 10.3390/w14060958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Antibiotics are among the most common pharmaceutical compounds, and they have been extensively used for the prevention and treatment of bacterial diseases for more than 50 years. However, merely a small fraction of antibiotics is metabolized in the body, while the rest is discharged into the environment through excretion, which can cause potential ecological problems and human health risks. In this study, the elimination of seventeen antibiotics from real livestock wastewater effluents was investigated by UV/TiO2 advanced oxidation process. The effect of process parameters, such as TiO2 loadings, solution pHs, and antibiotic concentrations, on the efficiency of the UV/TiO2 process was assessed. The degradation efficiency was affected by the solution pH, and higher removal efficiency was observed at pH 5.8 and 9.9, while the catalyst loading had no significant effect on the degradation efficiency. UV photolysis showed a good removal efficiency of the antibiotics. However, the highest removal efficiency was shown by the UV/photocatalyst system due to their synergistic effects. The results showed that more than 90% of antibiotics were removed by UV/TiO2 system during the 60 min illumination, while the corresponding TOC and COD removal was only 10 and 13%, respectively. The results of the current study indicated that UV/TiO2 advanced oxidation processes is a promising method for the elimination of various types of antibiotics from real livestock wastewater effluents.
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Li W, Zhou R, Zhou R, Weerasinghe J, Zhang T, Gissibl A, Cullen PJ, Speight R, Ostrikov KK. Insights into amoxicillin degradation in water by non-thermal plasmas. Chemosphere 2022; 291:132757. [PMID: 34736946 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antibiotics have been extensively used as pharmaceuticals for diverse applications. However, their overuse and indiscriminate discharge to water systems have led to increased antibiotic levels in our aquatic environments, which poses risks to human and livestock health. Non-thermal plasma water. However, the issues of process scalability and the mechanisms towards understanding the plasma-induced degradation remain. This study addresses these issues by coupling a non-thermal plasma jet with a continuous flow reactor to reveal the effective mechanisms of amoxicillin degradation. Four industry-relevant feeding gases (nitrogen, air, argon, and oxygen), discharge voltages, and frequencies were assessed. Amoxicillin degradation efficiencies achieved using nitrogen and air were much higher compared to argon and oxygen and further improved by increasing the applied voltage and frequency. The efficiency of plasma-induced degradation depended on the interplay of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitrite (NO2-), validated by mimicked chemical solutions tests. Insights into prevailing degradation pathways were elucidated through the detection of intermediate products by advanced liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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- Wenshao Li
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia; School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, New South Wales, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
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Background:
The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in surface and drinking water is ubiquitous
and is a major concern of researchers. These compounds cause a destructive impact on
aquatic and terrestrial life forms, and the removal of these compounds from the environment is a
challenging issue. Existent conventional wastewater treatment processes are generally inefficacious
because of their low degradation efficiency and inadequate techniques associated with the disposal
of adsorbed pollutants during comparatively effective methods like the adsorption process.
Remediation Method:
Semiconductor-mediated photocatalysis is an attractive technology for the
efficient removal of pharmaceutical compounds. Among various semiconductors, TiO2 and ZnObased
photocatalysts gained much interest during the last years because of their efficiency in decomposing
and mineralizing the lethal organic pollutants with the utilization of UV-visible light.
Incessant efforts are being undertaken for tuning the physicochemical, optical, and electronic properties
of these photocatalysts to strengthen their overall photocatalytic performance with good recycling
efficiency.
Results:
This review attempts to showcase the recent progress in the rational design and fabrication
of nanosized TiO2 and ZnO photocatalysts for the removal of pollutants derived from the pharmaceutical
industry and hospital wastes.
Conclusion:
Photocatalysis involving TiO2 and ZnO provides a positive impact on pollution management
and could be successfully applied to remove pharmaceuticals from wastewater streams.
Structure modifications, the introduction of heteroatoms, and the integration of polymers with
these nano photocatalysts offer leapfrogging opportunities for broader applications in the field of
photocatalysis.
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- Mekha Susan Rajan
- Research Department of Chemistry, Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala 686561,India
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- Research Department of Chemistry, Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala 686561,India
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- Research Department of Chemistry, Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala 686561,India
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Priyadarshini N, Kumar Das K, Mansingh S, Parida K. Facile fabrication of functionalised Zr co-ordinated MOF: Antibiotic adsorption and insightful physiochemical characterization. Results in Chemistry 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Smýkalová A, Foniok K, Cvejn D, Górecki KM, Praus P. The role of guanidine hydrochloride in graphitic carbon nitride synthesis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21600. [PMID: 34732765 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01009-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Graphitic carbon nitride (CN) was synthesized from guanidine hydrochloride (G), melamine (M) and dicyandiamide (DCDA). The CN materials synthetized from the pure precursors and their mixtures were characterized by common methods, including thermal analysis, and their photocatalytic activities were tested by the degradation of selected organic pollutants, such as amoxicillin, phenol, Rhodamine B (RhB). Remarkable changes in their texture properties in terms of particle sizes, specific surface areas (SSA) and consequently their photocatalytic activity were explained by the role of guanidine hydrochloride in their synthesis. The SSA increased due to the release of NH3 and HCl and its complex reactions with melamine and DCDA forming structure imperfections and disruptions. The photocatalytic activity of the CN materials was found to be dependent on their SSA.
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Zhao P, Jin B, Yan J, Peng R. Fabrication of recyclable reduced graphene oxide/graphitic carbon nitride quantum dot aerogel hybrids with enhanced photocatalytic activity. RSC Adv 2021; 11:35147-35155. [PMID: 35493167 PMCID: PMC9043259 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06347b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Recyclable photocatalysts that can efficiently respond to visible light must be developed for practical application. Herein, three-dimensional (3D) reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/graphitic carbon nitride quantum dot (CNQD) aerogel hybrids for harvesting visible light were synthesized via a hydrothermal method. The graphitic CNQDs were not only decorated on but also integrated onto the surface of rGO. The CNQDs produced photogenerated charge under visible light. 3D rGO could serve as an acceptor of the photogenerated electrons and stereoscopically facilitated the charge transfer through aerogel networks owing to its high conductivity. The ciprofloxacin removal ratio of the aerogel hybrids was about 6.1 times higher than that of bulk g-C3N4. Recyclable photocatalysts that can efficiently respond to visible light must be developed for practical application.![]()
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- Ping Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 Sichuan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 Sichuan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 Sichuan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 Sichuan P. R. China
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Belhacova L, Bibova H, Marikova T, Kuchar M, Zouzelka R, Rathousky J. Removal of Ampicillin by Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Combined Experimental and DFT Study. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:nano11081992. [PMID: 34443823 PMCID: PMC8399517 DOI: 10.3390/nano11081992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A long-term exposition of antibiotics represents a serious problem for the environment, especially for human health. Heterogeneous photocatalysis opens a green way for their removal. Here, we correlated the structural-textural properties of TiO2 photocatalysts with their photocatalytic performance in ampicillin abatement. The tested nanoparticles included anatase and rutile and their defined mixtures. The nominal size range varied from 5 to 800 nm, Aeroxide P25 serving as an industrial benchmark reference. The degradation mechanism of photocatalytic ampicillin abatement was studied by employing both experimental (UPLC/MS/MS, hydroxyl radical scavenger) and theoretical (quantum calculations) approaches. Photocatalytic activity increased with the increasing particle size, generally, anatase being more active than rutile. Interestingly, in the dark, the ampicillin concentration decreased as well, especially in the presence of very small nanoparticles. Even if the photolysis of ampicillin was negligible, a very high degree of mineralization of antibiotic was achieved photocatalytically using the smallest nanoparticles of both allotropes and their mixtures. Furthermore, for anatase samples, the reaction rate constant increases with increasing crystallite size, while the degree of mineralization decreases. Importantly, the suggested degradation pathway mechanism determined by DFT modeling was in very good agreement with experimentally detected reaction products.
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- Lenka Belhacova
- Department of Electrochemical Materials, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, Dolejskova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic;
- Correspondence: (L.B.); (J.R.)
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- Department of Electrochemical Materials, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, Dolejskova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Center for Innovations in the field of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, Dolejskova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic; (T.M.); (R.Z.)
- Forensic Laboratory of Biologically Active Substances, Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Forensic Laboratory of Biologically Active Substances, Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Center for Innovations in the field of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, Dolejskova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic; (T.M.); (R.Z.)
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- Center for Innovations in the field of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, Dolejskova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic; (T.M.); (R.Z.)
- Correspondence: (L.B.); (J.R.)
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Ikebe Otomo J, Araujo de Jesus T, Gomes Coelho LH, Rebelo Monteiro L, Hunter C, Helwig K, Roberts J, Pahl O. Effect of eight common Brazilian drugs on Lemna minor and Salvinia auriculata growth. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:43747-43762. [PMID: 33837946 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13795-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The growth of two species of macrophytes (Lemna minor and Salvinia auriculata) under the effect of a mixture of amoxicillin, caffeine, carbamazepine, dipyrone, ibuprofen, losartan, omeprazole, and tenivastatin was investigated by bioassay. Three concentration levels were utilized in this study (10, 200, and 500 μg L-1) using a growth inhibition test based on the OECD 221/2006 guidelines. The frond number, total area, and chlorophyll a level were selected as suitable end points. For L. minor, at all concentrations, a significant difference in the total frond number was observed and the growth inhibition varied from 30 to 70% at the low and high concentrations, respectively. No significant growth change was observed to S. auriculata exposed to the mixture of drugs. Thus, individual drug tests were performed for L. minor which demonstrated stimulation in growth, when exposed to most drugs individually, except tenivastatin which was identified as the drug responsible for the significant growth inhibition seen in the mixture. The L. minor enhanced growth was probably caused by N molecule transformation to ammonium and nitrate, essential nutrients for plants.
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- Juliana Ikebe Otomo
- Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Química e Meio Ambiente, IPEN - Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, Av. Lineu Prestes 2242, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
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ÇAĞLAR YILMAZ H, İLHAN C, AKGEYİK E, ERDEMOĞLU S. Preparation and characterization of Co doped TiO2 for efficient photocatalytic degradation of Ibuprofen. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry 2021. [DOI: 10.18596/jotcsa.855107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Sompalli NK, Mohanty A, Mohan AM, Deivasigamani P. Visible-light harvesting innovative W 6+/Yb 3+/TiO 2 materials as a green methodology photocatalyst for the photodegradation of pharmaceutical pollutants. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2021; 20:401-420. [PMID: 33721273 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00028-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In this work, we report on the synthesis of a new-age reusable visible-light photocatalyst using a heterojunction nanocomposite of W6+/Yb3+ on a mixed-phase mesoporous network of monolithic TiO2. The structural properties of the monolithic photocatalysts are characterized using p-XRD, SEM-EDAX, TEM-SAED, XPS, PLS, UV-Vis-DRS, FT-IR, micro-Raman, TG-DTA, and N2 isotherm analysis. The electron microscopic analysis reveals a mesoporous network of ordered worm-like monolithic design, with a polycrystalline mixed-phase (anatase/rutile) TiO2 composite, as indicated by diffraction studies. The UV-Vis-DRS analysis reveals a redshift in the light absorption characteristics of the mixed-phase TiO2 monolith as a function of W6+/Yb3+ co-doping. It is observed that the use of (8.0 mol%)W6+/0.4 (mole%)Yb3+ co-doped monolithic TiO2 photocatalyst, with an energy bandgap of 2.77 eV demonstrates superior visible-light photocatalysis, which corroborates with the PLS studies in terms of voluminous e-/h+ pair formation. The practical application of the photocatalyst has been investigated through a time-dependent dissipation of enrofloxacin, a widely employed antimicrobial drug, and its degradation pathway has been monitored by LC-MS-ESI and TOC analysis. The impact of physio-chemical parameters such as solution pH, sensitizers, drug concentration, dopant/codopant stoichiometry, catalyst quantity, and light intensity has been comprehensively studied to monitor the process efficiency.
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- Naveen Kumar Sompalli
- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore Campus, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore Campus, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore Campus, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore Campus, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
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Ferreira M, Kuzniarska-Biernacka I, Fonseca AM, Neves IC, Soares OS, Pereira MF, Figueiredo JL, Parpot P. Electrochemical oxidation of amoxicillin on carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube supported metal modified electrodes. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pan G, Sun X, Sun Z. Fabrication of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and carbon black co-modified graphite felt cathode for amoxicillin removal by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes under mild pH condition. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:8231-8247. [PMID: 31900780 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07358-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) electrogenerated via two-electron oxygen reduction reaction at cathode plays an important role in electrochemical advanced oxidation processes for organic pollutants removal from wastewater. Herein, multi-walled carbon nanotubes and carbon black co-modified graphite felt electrode (MWCNTs-CB/GF) was prepared as an efficient cathode for H2O2 electrogeneration and amoxicillin removal by anodic oxidation with hydrogen peroxide (AO-H2O2) and electro-Fenton (EF) under mild pH condition. Besides, the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of MWCNTs-CB/GF were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, N2 adsorption and desorption experiment, contact angle measurement, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and linear sweep voltammetry. Compared with GF, MWCNTs-CB/GF showed a higher H2O2 generation of 309.0 mg L-1 with a current efficiency of 60.9% (after 120 min) and more effective amoxicillin removal efficiencies of 97.5% (after 120 min) and 98.7% (after 30 min) in AO-H2O2 and EF (with 0.5 mM Fe2+) processes, under the condition of current density 12 mA cm-2 and initial pH 5.5. Meanwhile, the TOC removal efficiency was 45.2% during EF process after 120 min. Anodic oxidation, H2O2 oxidation, and methanol capture indicated that ∙OH generated via electro-activation reaction at MWCNTs-CB/GF and Fenton reaction in solution played the dominant role in amoxicillin removal. Moreover, the TOC removal was associated with ∙OH generated during Fenton reaction in the solution. The major intermediates of AMX degradation by EF process were identified using LC-MS and the possible degradation pathways were proposed containing of β-lactam ring opening, hydroxylation reaction, decarboxylation reaction, methyl groups in the thiazolidine ring oxidation reaction, bond cleavage, and rearrangement processes. All of the above results proved that MWCNTs-CB/GF was an excellent cathode for AMX degradation under mild pH condition.
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- Guifang Pan
- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, People's Republic of China.
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Tan TY, Zeng ZT, Zeng GM, Gong JL, Xiao R, Zhang P, Song B, Tang WW, Ren XY. Electrochemically enhanced simultaneous degradation of sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin from aqueous solution by multi-walled carbon nanotube filter. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kattel E, Kaur B, Trapido M, Dulova N. Persulfate-based photodegradation of a beta-lactam antibiotic amoxicillin in various water matrices. Environ Technol 2020; 41:202-210. [PMID: 29932810 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1493149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Amoxicillin (AMX), a widely used beta-lactam antibiotic, belongs to the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines. This subsequently causes its long-term presence in the environment and therefore, affects different environmental compartments. In this research, the degradation and mineralisation of AMX by UVC-activated persulfate-based treatment in various aqueous media was assessed. The degradation of the target compound was in accordance with the pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics in all the UVC-induced systems. The results indicated that AMX degradation in any real water matrices is notably inhibited by the matrix properties. The trials with radical scavengers in ultrapure water proved the existence of [Formula: see text] and HO., but mainly [Formula: see text] contributed to the degradation of AMX in the UVC/[Formula: see text] and UVC/[Formula: see text]/Fe2+ systems. It was shown that the parent compound disappeared during the treatment, but the mineralisation extent referred to the formation of transformation products the main of which were identified. The findings of this study could provide valuable information about the elimination of beta-lactam antibiotics from various environmental and processed waters.
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- Eneliis Kattel
- Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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Bergamonti L, Bergonzi C, Graiff C, Lottici PP, Bettini R, Elviri L. 3D printed chitosan scaffolds: A new TiO 2 support for the photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin in water. Water Res 2019; 163:114841. [PMID: 31306940 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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TiO2-supported chitosan scaffolds (TiO2/CS) are here proposed as promising material for wastewater treatment, in particular for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds. TiO2/CS are tested for the amoxicillin photodegradation under UV/Vis irradiation. Amoxicillin (AMX) is an antibiotic of the beta-lactam family. Due to the release of antibiotics in wastewater and their persistence in the environment, harmful effects can develop on the aquatic and terrestrial organisms. TiO2 chitosan scaffolds with photocatalytic activity for wastewater remediation have been prepared by 3D printing using commercial P25-TiO2. The formulation for the 3D printer was prepared by dispersion of chitosan and TiO2 in powder form at the concentration 6% w/v and 1% w/v, respectively. The TiO2 particles (crystalline anatase and rutile phases) embedded in the chitosan have a size of about 20 nm, like in the starting material, as verified by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy and are homogeneously distributed in the scaffold, also after repeated photocatalytic tests, as revealed by SEM-EDS. The mechanical properties of the 3D structures are suitable for the targeted application as they can be easily handled without breakage. The AMX photodegradation efficiency under light irradiation by TiO2/CS made with scaffolds of different thicknesses (3, 5, 15 layers), was assessed in water by means of UV-Vis absorption and HPLC/UV measurements, at two different AMX:TiO2 molar ratios: 1/100 and 1/10. The 3D printed TiO2/CS system, even after repeated cycles, shows a high photodegradation efficiency, compared to the direct AMX photolysis. A zero-order kinetics for TiO2 supported photodegradation was found, whereas a pseudo-first order was observed for water dispersed TiO2. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of AMX degradates such as penilloic and penicilloic acids and diketopiperazine. The proposed 3D printed chitosan scaffolds may be used as reusable substrate for the TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic pollutants in wastewater.
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- Laura Bergamonti
- Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, Parma, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, I-43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A, Parma, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, I-43124, Parma, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, I-43124, Parma, Italy
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Anjali R, Shanthakumar S. Insights on the current status of occurrence and removal of antibiotics in wastewater by advanced oxidation processes. J Environ Manage 2019; 246:51-62. [PMID: 31174030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Antibiotics are considered as the significant group of pharmaceuticals which causes a serious hazard to the environment and human health in recent years. Due to the inefficient treatment technologies, conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are unable to remove many antibiotics from wastewater. This review encapsulates the current status of antibiotics occurrence in influent and effluent of WWTPs globally. Specifically, β-lactams, fluoroquinolones, macrolides, sulfonamides, tetracyclines classes of antibiotics are found to be high in wastewater. An overview of physicochemical properties, generation classifications of antibiotics, and different advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) available for the removal of emerging pollutants are presented. Besides, the removal efficiency of diverse antibiotics by various AOPs are discussed. The combination such as UV/H2O2, UV/H2O2/Fe2+ and ozonation are reported for maximum removal of antibiotics. However, when compared to simulated wastewater, limitations are persisted for the removal of antibiotics in real wastewater, owing to its difficulty in assessing and observing the compound under mixed nature. AOPs assisted degradation mechanism for ciprofloxacin antibiotic in wastewater is presented and the necessity of research on antibiotic removal is highlighted.
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- R Anjali
- Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, 632014, India
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- Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, 632014, India.
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Nguyen TT, Nam SN, Son J, Oh J. Tungsten Trioxide (WO 3)-assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Amoxicillin by Simulated Solar Irradiation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9349. [PMID: 31249354 PMCID: PMC6597549 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45644-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This study investigates the photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin (AMO) by simulated solar irradiation using WO3 as a catalyst. A three-factor-three-level Box-Behnken design (BBD) consisting of 30 experimental runs is employed with three independent variables: initial AMO concentration, catalyst dosage, and pH. The experimental results are analyzed in terms of AMO degradation and mineralization, the latter of which is measured using dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The results show that the photocatalytic degradation of AMO follows pseudo-first-order kinetics. AMO degradation efficiency and the pseudo-first-order rate constants decrease with increasing initial AMO concentration and pH and increase with increasing catalyst dosage. Though AMO degradation is almost fully complete under the experimental conditions, DOC removal is much lower; the highest DOC removal rate is 35.82% after 180 min. Using these experimental results, second-order polynomial response surface models for AMO and DOC removal are constructed. In the AMO removal model, the first-order terms are the most significant contributors to the prediction, followed by the quadratic and interaction terms. Initial AMO concentration and pH have a significant negative impact on the photocatalytic degradation of AMO, while catalyst dosage has a significant positive impact. In contrast, in the DOC removal model, the quadratic terms make the most significant contribution to the prediction and the first-order terms the least. The optimal conditions for the photocatalytic degradation of AMO are found to be an initial AMO concentration of 1.0 μM, a catalyst dosage of 0.104 g/L, and a pH of 4, under which almost complete removal of AMO is achieved (99.99%).
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- Thao Thi Nguyen
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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Çağlar Yılmaz H, Akgeyik E, Bougarrani S, El Azzouzi M, Erdemoğlu S. Photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin using Co-doped TiO2 synthesized by reflux method and monitoring of degradation products by LC–MS/MS. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2019.1583576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry, Art and Science Faculty, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Spectroscopy, Molecular Modeling, Materials, Nanomaterials, Water and Environment (LS3MN2E), center: CERN2D Faculty of Sciences, University Med V, Agdal, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Spectroscopy, Molecular Modeling, Materials, Nanomaterials, Water and Environment (LS3MN2E), center: CERN2D Faculty of Sciences, University Med V, Agdal, Morocco
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- Department of Chemistry, Art and Science Faculty, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey
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Fauzi AA, Jalil AA, Mohamed M, Triwahyono S, Jusoh NWC, Rahman AFA, Aziz FFA, Hassan NS, Khusnun NF, Tanaka H. Altering fiber density of cockscomb-like fibrous silica-titania catalysts for enhanced photodegradation of ibuprofen. J Environ Manage 2018; 227:34-43. [PMID: 30172157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fibrous silica-titania (FST) catalysts were synthesized by microemulsion followed by silica seed-crystal crystallization methods under various molar ratios of toluene to water (T/W). The catalysts were characterized by XRD, UV-DRS, FESEM, TEM, AFM, N2 adsorption-desorption, FTIR, and ESR. The results revealed that altering the T/W ratio affected the growth of the silica and titania and led to different size, fiber density, silica-titania structure, and number of hydroxyl groups, as well as oxygen vacancies in the FSTs, which altered their behavior toward subsequent application. Photodegradation of ibuprofen (IBP) are in the following order: FST(6:1) (90%) > FST(5:1) (84%) > FST(7:1) (79%) > commercial TiO2 (67%). A kinetics study using Langmuir-Hinshelwood model illustrated that the photodegradation followed the pseudo-first-order and adsorption was the rate-limiting step. Optimization by response surface methodology (RSM) showed that the pH, initial concentration, and catalyst dosage were the remarkable parameters in photodegradation of IBP. The FST (6:1) maintained its photocatalytic activities for up to five cycles reaction without serious catalyst deactivation, and was also able to degrade other endocrine-disrupting chemicals, indicating its potential use for the treatment of those chemicals in wastewater.
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- A A Fauzi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Process Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 183-0054, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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AbstractThe electro-photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin in aqueous solution was investigated using single factor test by the potassium permanganate method for measuring the values of chemical oxygen demand (CODMn). Batch experiments were carried out successfully under different conditions, including initial amoxicillin concentration, calcium titanate dosage, pH, UV irradiation time, electrolyte and temperature. The experimental results show that there is a great difference between electro-photocatalytic and photocatalitic degradation. The maximum electro-photocatalytic degradation efficiency can increase to 79% under the experimental conditions of 200 mL amoxicillin solution (100 mg L-1) with 0.5 g calcium titanate by pH=3 for 120 min irradiation and 0.058 g sodium chloride as electrolyte at 318.5K. In addition, the reaction rate constant of 0.00848~0.01349 min-1, activation energy of 9.8934 kJ mol-1 and the pre-exponential factor of 0.5728 were obtained based on kinetics studies, indicating that the electro-photocatalytic reaction approximately followed the first-order kinetics model.
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- Lvshan Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Eastern Sichuan Sub-center of National Engineering Research Center for Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Sichuan University of Arts and science, Dazhou 635000, China; Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis of Higher Education Institutes of Sichuan, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Eastern Sichuan Sub-center of National Engineering Research Center for Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Sichuan University of Arts and science, Dazhou 635000, China; Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis of Higher Education Institutes of Sichuan, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, China; Wanyuan Market Supervision Bureau, Dazhou 635000, PRChina
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- Wanyuan Market Supervision Bureau, Dazhou635000, PRChina
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Ferreira M, Kuzniarska‐Biernacka I, Fonseca AM, Neves IC, Soares OSGP, Pereira MFR, Figueiredo JL, Parpot P. Study of the Electroreactivity of Amoxicillin on Carbon Nanotube‐Supported Metal Electrodes. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Marta Ferreira
- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- Centre of Biological Engineering CEB Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- Centre of Biological Engineering CEB Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais LCM Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCMUniversidade do Porto Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais LCM Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCMUniversidade do Porto Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais LCM Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCMUniversidade do Porto Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- Centre of Biological Engineering CEB Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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Tao Y, Cai J, Huai X, Liu B. A novel antibiotic wastewater degradation technique combining cavitating jets impingement with multiple synergetic methods. Ultrason Sonochem 2018; 44:36-44. [PMID: 29680622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Antibiotics degradation remains a longstanding challenge in wastewater treatment. Towards this objective, we have developed a novel technique combining cavitating jets impingement with multiple synergetic methods, i.e., UV/Fenton, analogous Fenton, and photocatalytic oxidation in the present work. Three kinds of antibiotics namely amoxicillin, doxycycline and sulfadiazine sodium, are selected as model pollutants. Individual application of cavitating jets impingement is firstly conducted to evaluate the effects of jets impinging forms and nozzle inlet pressure. The effects of impingement on promoting antibiotics degradation and weakening the coalescing effects of cavitation bubbles are confirmed. Perpendicular double cavitating jets impingement is proved to be the most effective impinging form and brought a COD (chemical oxidation demand) reduction of 30.04% with the impinging effect index 1.22 at jet inlet pressure 10 MPa. Increasing the jet inlet pressure can improve the COD reduction and the effectiveness of impingement. Subsequently, UV/Fenton process is introduced to intensify the degradation process. The effects of important parameters are investigated by means of orthogonal experiments and the maximum COD reduction is up to 71.16% under the optimum conditions. Then, analogous Fenton process and photocatalytic oxidation are adopted for further enhancing the COD reduction. Different approaches used in the present work are assessed in view of multiple aspects. With COD reduction of 79.92%, the combination of cavitating jets impingement, UV/Fenton, analogous Fenton and photocatalytic oxidation is proved to be optimum method for antibiotic wastewater treatment.
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- Yuequn Tao
- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Arce-sarria A, Machuca-martínez F, Bustillo-lecompte C, Hernández-ramírez A, Colina-márquez J. Degradation and Loss of Antibacterial Activity of Commercial Amoxicillin with TiO2/WO3-Assisted Solar Photocatalysis. Catalysts 2018; 8:222. [DOI: 10.3390/catal8060222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Kıdak R, Doğan Ş. Medium-high frequency ultrasound and ozone based advanced oxidation for amoxicillin removal in water. Ultrason Sonochem 2018; 40:131-139. [PMID: 28169126 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In this study, treatment of an antibiotic compound amoxicillin by medium-high frequency ultrasonic irradiation and/or ozonation has been studied. Ultrasonic irradiation process was carried out in a batch reactor for aqueous amoxicillin solutions at three different frequencies (575, 861 and 1141kHz). The applied ultrasonic power was 75W and the diffused power was calculated as 14.6W/L. The highest removal was achieved at 575kHz ultrasonic frequency (>99%) with the highest pseudo first order reaction rate constant 0.04min-1 at pH 10 but the mineralization achieved was around 10%. Presence of alkalinity and humic acid species had negative effect on the removal efficiency (50% decrease). To improve the poor outcomes, ozonation had been applied with or without ultrasound. Ozone removed the amoxicillin at a rate 50 times faster than ultrasound. Moreover, due to the synergistic effect, coupling of ozone and ultrasound gave rise to rate constant of 2.5min-1 (625 times higher than ultrasound). In the processes where ozone was used, humic acid did not show any significant effect because the rate constant was so high that ozone has easily overcome the scavenging effects of natural water constituents. Furthermore, the intermediate compounds, after the incomplete oxidation mechanisms, has been analyzed to reveal the possible degradation pathways of amoxicillin through ultrasonic irradiation and ozonation applications. The outcomes of the intermediate compounds experiments and the toxicity was investigated to give a clear explanation about the safety of the resulting solution. The relevance of all the results concluded that hybrid advanced oxidation system was the best option for amoxicillin removal.
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- Rana Kıdak
- Cyprus International University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey.
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- Cyprus International University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey.
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Anan A, Ghanem KM, Embaby AM, Hussein A, El-Naggar MY. Statistically optimized ceftriaxone sodium biotransformation through Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain Cef6: an unusual insight for bioremediation. J Basic Microbiol 2017; 58:120-130. [PMID: 29141102 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201700497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The present study underlines a unique promising approach toward efficient biotransformation of ceftriaxone sodium (Ceftx), a highly frequent prescribed cephalosporin antibiotic, by a newly bacterium namely Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain Cef6 isolated from Ceftx contaminated raw materials in pharmaceutical industries. A three step sequential statistical-mathematical approach (Plackett-Burman design [PBD], Central Composite Design [CCD], and ridge-canonical analyses) was anticipated to optimize the biotransformation process. Ceftx concentration and medium volume: bottle volume ratio, two key determinants, significantly (p < 0.05) affected the process outcome deduced by regression analysis of PBD' data. CCD and ridge-canonical analyses localized the optimal levels of Ceftx concentration and medium volume: 250 ml bottle volume ratio to be 0.39 and 7.973 g Ceftx/L modified tryptic soy broth achieving Ceftx biotransformation (100%) after 39 h under aerobic static conditions at 30 °C, irrespectively deduced via HPLC analysis. Impressively, only one of five Ceftx byproducts was detected by the end of the biotransformation process. To the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first report addressing a detailed study regarding efficient biotransformation of Ceftx by single bacterium not bacterial consortium under aerobic conditions. Present data would greatly encourage applying this approach for decontamination of some Ceftx contaminated environmental sites.
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- Ahmed Anan
- Faculty of Science, Botany and Microbiology Department, Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Faculty of Science, Botany and Microbiology Department, Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Biotechnology, Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Biotechnology, Alexandria University, Egypt.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Faculty of Science, Botany and Microbiology Department, Alexandria University, Egypt
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Ramasundaram S, Seid MG, Lee W, Kim CU, Kim EJ, Hong SW, Choi KJ. Preparation, characterization, and application of TiO 2-patterned polyimide film as a photocatalyst for oxidation of organic contaminants. J Hazard Mater 2017; 340:300-308. [PMID: 28719846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.06.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Photocatalytically active TiO2-patterned polyimide (PI) films (PI-TiO2) were fabricated using thermal transfer patterning (TTP). When subjected to hot pressing, the TiO2 nanoparticles electrosprayed on steel mesh templates were successfully transferred and formed checker plate patterns on PI film. FE-SEM studies confirmed that pressing at 350°C and 100MPa was optimum for obtaining patterns with uniform TiO2 coverage. When the quantity of TiO2 on the template increased, the amount of it immobilized on PI film also increased from 0.3245 to 1.2378mg per 25cm2. XPS studies confirmed the presence TiO2 on the patterns, and indicated the formation of carboxylic acid and amide groups on the PI surface during TTP. When tested under UVA irradiation, PI-TiO2 with 1.2378mg/25cm2 TiO2 loading exhibited the highest photocatalytic performance for methylene blue (10μM) degradation, with a rate constant of 0.0225min-1 and stable photocatalytic efficacy for 25 cycles of reuse. The PI-TiO2 was also successfully used to degrade amoxicillin, atrazine, and 4-chlorophenol. During photocatalysis, the toxicity of 4-chlorophenol against Vibrio fischeri and the antibiotic activity of amoxicillin against Escherichia coli were decreased. Overall, TTP was found to be a potentially scalable method for fabricating robust immobilized TiO2 photocatalyst.
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- Subramaniyan Ramasundaram
- Center for Water Resource Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14 gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Water Resource Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14 gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Energy & Environment Technology, KIST-School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Water Resource Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14 gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, KIST-UNIST Ulsan Center for Convergent Materials (KUUC), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Water Resource Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14 gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Energy & Environment Technology, KIST-School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Water Resource Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangno 14 gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Energy & Environment Technology, KIST-School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, KIST-UNIST Ulsan Center for Convergent Materials (KUUC), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Anggraini DI, Pujilestari I. Efektivitas Fotodegradasi Amoksisilin yang Dikatalisis dengan TiO2 dengan Keberadaan Ion Ag(I). J Kim Sains Apl 2017; 20:105-9. [DOI: 10.14710/jksa.20.3.105-109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pemakaian obat dan sediaannya secara intensif, selain memberikan keuntungan dalam pelayanan kesehatan juga memiliki efek sekunder yaitu akumulasi limbah yang tidak diinginkan. Akumulasi zat antibiotik seperti amoksisilin di perairan dapat menyebabkan resistensi. Di lingkungan, limbah amoksisilin dapat bersama-sama dengan limbah anorganik seperti ion Ag(I). Kajian tentang fotodegradasi dilakukan dengan menggabungkan cahaya ultraviolet dan partikel semikonduktor sebagai fotokatalis. Hal tersebut dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyinaran, keberadaan ion Ag(I), dan kondisi optimum terhadap efektivitas fotodegradasi amoksisilin yang dikatalisis TiO2dengan kehadiran ion Ag(I). Proses fotodegradasi amoksisilin dilakukan dalam suatu reaktor tertutup dilengkapi dengan satu set alat pengaduk magnetik dan lampu UV. Hasil kemudian dianalisis dengan Spektrofotometer UV untuk mengetahui konsentrasi amoksisilin sisa dan Spektrofotometer Serapan Atom (SSA) untuk mengetahui konsentrasi ion Ag(I) sisa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa amoksisilin yang terdegradasi meningkat dengan semakin lamanya waktu penyinaran karena lamanya kontak antara fotokatalis TiO2 dengan cahaya dan kontak antara amoksisilin dengan radikal •OH. Keberadaan ion Ag(I) meningkatkan hasil fotodegradasi amoksisilin karena rekombinasi radikal •OH yang berasal dari spesies hole dengan elektron tereksitasi dapat dicegah. Efektivitas fotodegradasi amoksisilin terjadi pada waktu penyinaran 90 menit, larutan amoksisilin 200 mg/L sebanyak 25 mL dengan penambahan ion Ag(I) 40 mg/L sebanyak 25 mL, dan TiO2 sebagai katalis sebanyak 20 mg. Pada kondisi tersebut fotodegradasi amoksisilin sebesar 32,40 % dan persen ion Ag(I) yang tereduksi sebesar 70,40 %.
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Frontistis Z, Antonopoulou M, Venieri D, Konstantinou I, Mantzavinos D. Boron-doped diamond oxidation of amoxicillin pharmaceutical formulation: Statistical evaluation of operating parameters, reaction pathways and antibacterial activity. J Environ Manage 2017; 195:100-109. [PMID: 27117507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The electrochemical oxidation of a commercial amoxicillin formulation over a boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode was investigated. The effect of initial COD concentration (1-2 g/L), current density (30-50 mA/cm2), treatment time (15-90 min), initial pH (3-9) and electrolyte concentration (2-4 g/L NaCl) on COD removal was assessed through a factorial design methodology. For the range of conditions in question, the first three single effects, as well as the interaction between COD and time were the most important ones in terms of mass of COD removed. Liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-TOF-MS) was employed to identify major transformation by-products (TBPs); thirteen compounds were detected as TBPs of AMX electrochemical degradation, while several others appear in the original formulation. AMX degradation occurs though the following pathways: (i) hydroxylation mainly in the benzoic ring, (ii) opening of β-lactam ring followed by decarboxylation, hydroxylation and re-arrangement, and (iii) bond cleavage between the carbons of amino and amide groups. Furthermore, the process is accompanied by the release of several ions, i.e. nitrate, sulfate and ammonium. The antibiotic activity of AMX up to 1000 mg/L was tested against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis reference strains; both bacteria are completely inactivated at this concentration but the activity is reduced substantially at lower concentrations. Oxidized samples still exhibit some antibacterial activity (50-60%) which is due to TBPs and active chlorine species present in the liquid phase. The latter are generated from chloride ions and enhance considerably AMX degradation rates.
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- Zacharias Frontistis
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Caratheodory 1, University Campus, GR-26504 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Environmental & Natural Resources Management, University of Patras, 2 Seferi St., GR-30100 Agrinio, Greece
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, GR-73100 Chania, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Caratheodory 1, University Campus, GR-26504 Patras, Greece.
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Klauson D, Šakarašvili M, Pronina N, Krichevskaya M, Kärber E, Mikli V. Aqueous photocatalytic degradation of selected micropollutants by Pd-modified titanium dioxide in three photoreactor types. Environ Technol 2017; 38:860-871. [PMID: 27491514 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1214185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The goals of the present study were to synthesise highly efficient Pd-TiO2 photocatalyst, to characterise its performance in slurry in smaller scale and to investigate its performance in the aqueous photocatalytic oxidation of three antibiotics: doxycycline, sulphamethizole and amoxicillin. The performance of the photocatalyst was evaluated in an open batch slurry reactor equipped with a fluorescent long-wavelength ultraviolet (UVA) lamp (0.2 L). With the fastest degrading doxycycline, experimental research was continued in a fixed-bed continuous flow photoreactor (0.13 L), with the Pd-TiO2 photocatalyst attached to a glass plate, and a medium laboratory-scale three-phase fluidised-bed reactor (2 L) equipped with four fluorescent UVA lamps, with the photocatalyst attached to the surface of expanded clay granules employed as the bed material. While showing very high activity in the batch slurry reactor, far surpassing P25 Aeroxide, the performance of Pd-TiO2 with doxycycline was comparable to P25 in the semi-continuous reactors.
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- Deniss Klauson
- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Tallinn University of Technology , Tallinn , Estonia
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Tallinn University of Technology , Tallinn , Estonia
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Tallinn University of Technology , Tallinn , Estonia
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Tallinn University of Technology , Tallinn , Estonia
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- b Department of Materials Science , Tallinn University of Technology , Tallinn , Estonia
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- b Department of Materials Science , Tallinn University of Technology , Tallinn , Estonia
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Anirudhan TS, Shainy F, Christa J. Synthesis and characterization of polyacrylic acid- grafted-carboxylic graphene/titanium nanotube composite for the effective removal of enrofloxacin from aqueous solutions: Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation studies. J Hazard Mater 2017; 324:117-130. [PMID: 27866762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Polyacrylic acid-grafted-carboxylic graphene/titanium nanotube (PAA-g-CGR/TNT) composite was synthesized. It was effectively used as adsorbent as well as photocatalyst. The composite was characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, TEM, Surface Area Analyzer, XPS and DRS. The photocatalytic activity of PAA-g-CGR/TNT composite was evaluated on the basis of the degradation of pollutants by using sunlight. The band gap of the prepared photocatalyst was found to be 2.6eV. The removal of the antibiotic enrofloxacin (ENR) was achieved by two step mechanism based on adsorption and photodegradation. The maximum adsorption was observed at pH 5.0. The best fitted kinetic model was found to be pseudo-second-order. The maximum adsorption was observed at 30°C. The maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 13.40mg/g. The kinetics of photodegradation of ENR onto PAA-g-CGR/TNT composite follow first-order kinetics and optimum pH was found to be 5.0. The regeneration and reuse of the adsorbent-cum-photocatalyst were also examined upto five cycles.
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- Thayyath S Anirudhan
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum 695 581, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum 695 581, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum 695 581, India
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Coledam DAC, Pupo MMS, Silva BF, Silva AJ, Eguiluz KIB, Salazar-Banda GR, Aquino JM. Electrochemical mineralization of cephalexin using a conductive diamond anode: A mechanistic and toxicity investigation. Chemosphere 2017; 168:638-647. [PMID: 27847122 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The contamination of surface and ground water by antibiotics is of significant importance due to their potential chronic toxic effects to the aquatic and human lives. Thus, in this work, the electrochemical oxidation of cephalexin (CEX) was carried out in a one compartment filter-press flow cell using a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode as anode. During the electrolysis, the investigated variables were: supporting electrolyte (Na2SO4, NaCl, NaNO3, and Na2CO3) at constant ionic strength (0.1 M), pH (3, 7, 10, and without control), and current density (5, 10 and 20 mA cm-2). The oxidation and mineralization of CEX were assessed by high performance liquid chromatography, coupled to mass spectrometry and total organic carbon. The oxidation process of CEX was dependent on the type of electrolyte and on pH of the solution due to the distinct oxidant species electrogenerated; however, the conversion of CEX and its hydroxylated intermediates to CO2 depends only on their diffusion to the surface of the BDD. In the final stages of electrolysis, an accumulation of recalcitrant oxamic and oxalic carboxylic acids, was detected. Finally, the growth inhibition assay with Escherichia coli cells showed that the toxicity of CEX solution decreased along the electrochemical treatment due to the rupture of the β-lactam ring of the antibiotic.
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- Douglas A C Coledam
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa/Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Processos, Universidade Tiradentes, 49032-490 Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de Araraquara, Departamento de Química Analítica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 14800-900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa/Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Processos, Universidade Tiradentes, 49032-490 Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa/Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Processos, Universidade Tiradentes, 49032-490 Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Wang M, Zhang L, Zhang G, Pang T, Zhang X, Cai D, Wu Z. In situ degradation of antibiotic residues in medical intravenous infusion bottles using high energy electron beam irradiation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39928. [PMID: 28045097 DOI: 10.1038/srep39928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This study reported an immediate approach for the degradation of three antibiotic (amoxicillin, ofloxacin, and cefradine) residues in medical intravenous infusion bottles (MIIBs) using high energy electron beam (HEEB) irradiation. The effects of irradiation doses, initial concentrations, initial pH, and scavengers of active radicals on the degradation of three antibiotic residues (ARs) were investigated, and the results displayed that 97.02%, 97.61% and 96.87% of amoxicillin, ofloxacin, and cefradine residues could be degraded in situ through HEEB irradiation respectively. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) analysis demonstrated that ARs were mainly decomposed into inorganic ions and alkanes. Typically, the detailed degradation mechanism of ARs was also investigated, and the dominant active particle inducing the degradation of antibiotics during the HEEB irradiation process was demonstrated to be hydroxyl radical.
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Ganiyu SO, Oturan N, Raffy S, Cretin M, Esmilaire R, van Hullebusch E, Esposito G, Oturan MA. Sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide (Ti 4O 7) as a suitable ceramic anode for electrooxidation of organic pollutants: A case study of kinetics, mineralization and toxicity assessment of amoxicillin. Water Res 2016; 106:171-182. [PMID: 27716467 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Electrochemical degradation of aqueous solutions containing antibiotic amoxicillin (AMX) has been extensively studied in an undivided electrolytic cell using a sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide (Ti4O7) anode, elaborated by plasma deposition. Oxidative degradation of AMX by hydroxyl radicals was assessed as a function of applied current and was found to follow pseudo-first order kinetics. The use of carbon-felt cathode enhanced oxidation capacity of the process due to the generation of H2O2. Comparative studies at low current intensity using dimensional stable anode (DSA) and Pt anodes led to the lower mineralization efficiencies compared to Ti4O7 anode: 36 and 41% TOC removal for DSA and Pt respectively compared to 69% for Ti4O7 anode. Besides, the use of boron doped diamond (BDD) anode under similar operating conditions allowed reaching higher mineralization (94%) efficiency. Although Ti4O7 anode provides a lesser mineralization rate compared to BDD, it exhibits better performance compared to the classical anodes Pt and DSA and can constitutes an alternative to BDD anode for a cost effective electro-oxidation process. Moreover several aromatic and aliphatic oxidation reaction intermediates and inorganic end-products were identified and a plausible mineralization pathway of AMX involving these intermediates was proposed.
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- Soliu O Ganiyu
- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- SAINT-GOBAIN CREE, 550 Avenue Alphonse Jauffret, 84300, Cavaillon, France
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- IEM (Institut Européen des Membranes), UMR 5635 (CNRS-ENSCM-UM), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095, Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
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- IEM (Institut Européen des Membranes), UMR 5635 (CNRS-ENSCM-UM), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095, Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043, Cassino, FR, Italy
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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Moosavi FS, Tavakoli T. Amoxicillin degradation from contaminated water by solar photocatalysis using response surface methodology (RSM). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:23262-23270. [PMID: 27638789 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7349-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this study, the solar photocatalytic process in a pilot plant with compound parabolic collectors (CPCs) was performed for amoxicillin (AMX) degradation, an antibiotic widely used in the world. The response surface methodology (RSM) based on Box-Behnken statistical experiment design was used to optimize independent variables, namely TiO2 dosage, antibiotic initial concentration, and initial pH. The results showed that AMX degradation efficiency affected by positive or negative effect of variables and their interactions. The TiO2 dosage, pH, and interaction between AMX initial concentration and TiO2 dosage exhibited a synergistic effect, while the linear and quadratic term of AMX initial concentration and pH showed antagonistic effect in the process response. Response surface and contour plots were used to perform process optimization. The optimum conditions found in this regard were TiO2 dosage = 1.5 g/L, AMX initial concentration = 17 mg/L, and pH = 9.5 for AMX degradation under 240 min solar irradiation. The photocatalytic degradation of AMX after 34.95 kJUV/L accumulated UV energy per liter of solution was 84.12 % at the solar plant.
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- Fatemeh Sadat Moosavi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, 81746-73441, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, 81746-73441, Iran.
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Kanakaraju D, Motti CA, Glass BD, Oelgemöller M. Solar photolysis versus TiO2-mediated solar photocatalysis: a kinetic study of the degradation of naproxen and diclofenac in various water matrices. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:17437-17448. [PMID: 27230148 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6906-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Given that drugs and their degradation products are likely to occur as concoctions in wastewater, the degradation of a mixture of two nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), diclofenac (DCF) and naproxen (NPX), was investigated by solar photolysis and titanium dioxide (TiO2)-mediated solar photocatalysis using an immersion-well photoreactor. An equimolar ratio (1:1) of both NSAIDs in distilled water, drinking water, and river water was subjected to solar degradation. Solar photolysis of the DCF and NPX mixture was competitive particularly in drinking water and river water, as both drugs have the ability to undergo photolysis. However, the addition of TiO2 in the mixture significantly enhanced the degradation rate of both APIs compared to solar photolysis alone. Mineralization, as measured by chemical oxygen demand (COD), was incomplete under all conditions investigated. TiO2-mediated solar photocatalytic degradation of DCF and NPX mixtures produced 15 identifiable degradants corresponding to degradation of the individual NSAIDs, while two degradation products with much higher molecular weight than the parent NSAIDs were identified by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS). This study showed that the solar light intensity and the water matrix appear to be the main factors influencing the overall performance of the solar photolysis and TiO2-mediated solar photocatalysis for degradation of DCF and NPX mixtures.
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- Devagi Kanakaraju
- Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia.
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Biomolecular Analysis Facility, Townsville, QLD, 4810, Australia
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- Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
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- Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia.
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Pourakbar M, Moussavi G, Shekoohiyan S. Homogenous VUV advanced oxidation process for enhanced degradation and mineralization of antibiotics in contaminated water. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2016; 125:72-77. [PMID: 26669695 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2015] [Revised: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study was aimed to evaluate the degradation and mineralization of amoxicillin(AMX), using VUV advanced process. The effect of pH, AMX initial concentration, presence of water ingredients, the effect of HRT, and mineralization level by VUV process were taken into consideration. In order to make a direct comparison, the test was also performed by UVC radiation. The results show that the degradation of AMX was following the first-order kinetic. It was found that direct photolysis by UVC was able to degrade 50mg/L of AMX in 50min,while it was 3min for VUV process. It was also found that the removal efficiency by VUV process was directly influenced by pH of the solution, and higher removal rates were achieved at high pH values.The results show that 10mg/L of AMX was completely degraded and mineralized within 50s and 100s, respectively, indicating that the AMX was completely destructed into non-hazardous materials. Operating the photoreactor in contentious-flow mode revealed that 10mg/L AMX was completely degraded and mineralized at HRT values of 120s and 300s. it was concluded that the VUV advanced process was an efficient and viable technique for degradation and mineralization of contaminated water by antibiotics.
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- Mojtaba Pourakbar
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Pronina N, Klauson D, Rudenko T, Künnis-Beres K, Kamenev I, Kamenev S, Moiseev A, Deubener J, Krichevskaya M. Elimination of persistent emerging micropollutants in a suspended-bed photocatalytic reactor: influence of operating conditions and combination with aerobic biological treatment. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2016; 15:1492-1502. [DOI: 10.1039/c6pp00319b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Study of a three-phase suspended-bed reactor operation with titania coatings on expanded natural clay granules coupled with biotreatment for removal of pharmaceuticals.
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- N. Pronina
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tallinn University of Technology
- 19086 Tallinn
- Estonia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tallinn University of Technology
- 19086 Tallinn
- Estonia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tallinn University of Technology
- 19086 Tallinn
- Estonia
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- Institute of Marine Systems
- Tallinn University of Technology
- 19086 Tallinn
- Estonia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tallinn University of Technology
- 19086 Tallinn
- Estonia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tallinn University of Technology
- 19086 Tallinn
- Estonia
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- Institute of Non-Metallic Materials
- TU Clausthal
- 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
- Germany
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- Institute of Non-Metallic Materials
- TU Clausthal
- 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
- Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tallinn University of Technology
- 19086 Tallinn
- Estonia
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Thayyath S. A, Peethambaran L. D, Jayachandran N. Utilization of polypyrrole coated iron-doped titania based hydrogel for the removal of tetracycline hydrochloride from aqueous solutions: Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation studies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 4:106-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enmm.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Zhang J, Yan J, Pageni P, Yan Y, Wirth A, Chen YP, Qiao Y, Wang Q, Decho AW, Tang C. Anion-Responsive Metallopolymer Hydrogels for Healthcare Applications. Sci Rep 2015; 5:11914. [PMID: 26202475 DOI: 10.1038/srep11914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Metallopolymers combine a processable, versatile organic polymeric skeleton with functional metals, providing multiple functions and methodologies in materials science. Taking advantage of cationic cobaltocenium as the key building block, organogels could be simply switched to hydrogels via a highly efficient ion exchange. With the unique ionic complexion ability, cobaltocenium moieties provide a robust soft substrate for recycling antibiotics from water. The essential polyelectrolyte nature offers the metallopolymer hydrogels to kill multidrug resistant bacteria. The multifunctional characteristics of these hydrogels highlight the potential for metallopolymers in the field of healthcare and environmental treatment.
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Li D, Zhu Q, Han C, Yang Y, Jiang W, Zhang Z. Photocatalytic degradation of recalcitrant organic pollutants in water using a novel cylindrical multi-column photoreactor packed with TiO2-coated silica gel beads. J Hazard Mater 2015; 285:398-408. [PMID: 25528240 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel cylindrical multi-column photocatalytic reactor (CMCPR) has been developed and successfully applied for the degradation of methyl orange (MO), amoxicillin (AMX) and 3-chlorophenol (3-CP) in water. Due to its higher adsorption capacity and simpler molecular structure, 3-CP compared with MO and AMX obtained the highest photodegradation (100%) and mineralization (78.1%) after 300-min photocatalytic reaction. Electrical energy consumption for photocatalytic degradation of MO, AMX and 3-CP using CMCPR was 5.79×10(4), 7.31×10(4) and 2.52×10(4) kW h m(-3) order(-1), respectively, which were less than one-thousand of those by reported photoreactors. The higher flow rate (15 mL min(-1)), lower initial concentration (5 mg L(-1)) and acidic condition (pH 3) were more favorable for the photocatalytic degradation of MO using CMCPR. Five repetitive operations of CMCPR achieved more than 97.0% photodegradation of MO in each cycle and gave a relative standard deviation of 0.72%. In comparison with reported slurry and thin-film photoreactors, CMCPR exhibited higher photocatalytic efficiency, lower energy consumption and better repetitive operation performance for the degradation of MO, AMX and 3-CP in water. The results demonstrated the feasibility of utilizing CMCPR for the degradation of recalcitrant organic pollutants in water.
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- Dawei Li
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Qinghua Donglu 17, Haidian, Beijing 100083, China
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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