Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 47, Issue 5, Pages 1909-1918Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.016
Keywords
Pharmaceuticals; Diclofenac; Advanced Oxidation / Reduction Processes; Kinetic studies; Degradation mechanism; Toxicity assessments
Funding
- Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy
- Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment [2012ZX07101-001]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21107016]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2012YQ220113-4]
- Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [12PJ1400800]
- National Science Foundation [CBET-1034555]
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1034555] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Many pharmaceutical compounds and metabolites are found in surface and ground waters suggesting their ineffective removal by conventional wastewater treatment technologies. Advanced oxidation/reduction processes (AO/RPs), which utilize free radical reactions to directly degrade chemical contaminants, are alternatives to traditional water treatment. This study reports the absolute rate constants for reaction of diclofenac sodium and model compound (2, 6-dichloraniline) with the two major AO/RP radicals: the hydroxyl radical (center dot OH) and hydrated electron (e(aq)(-)). The bimolecular reaction rate constants (M-1 s(-1)) for diclofenac for center dot OH was (9.29 +/- 0.11) x 10(9), and for e(aq)(-) was (1.53 +/- 0.03) x 10(9). To provide a better understanding of the decomposition of the intermediate radicals produced by hydroxyl radical reactions, transient absorption spectra are observed from 1 - 250 mu s. In addition, preliminary degradation mechanisms and major products were elucidated using Co-60 gamma-irradiation and LC-MS. The toxicity of products was evaluated using luminescent bacteria. These data are required for both evaluating the potential use of AO/RPs for the destruction of these compounds and for studies of their fate and transport in surface waters where radical chemistry may be important in assessing their lifetime. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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