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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 103, Issue 18, Pages 6458-6474Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2021.1957463
Keywords
Green synthesis; persulphate; nZVI; metronidazole; walnut green skin; toxicity test
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Green synthesised nanoparticles were used to activate persulphate and degrade metronidazole. The removal efficiency of the process for MTZ degradation was found to be 90.3% under optimal conditions. LC-MS analysis showed the presence of 7 by-products with reduced toxicity in the reactor outputs.
In the present study, green synthesised nanoparticles were used to activate persulphate and used for the oxidation of metronidazole (MTZ). In the process of green synthesis, the walnut green skin was used for the synthesis of zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles. These nanoparticles' FESEM images revealed that they were spherical-shaped nanoparticles with a diameter ranging from 18 to 72 nm. Also, the FTIR spectra indicated the functional groups of polyphenols on the surfaces of the nZVI nanoparticles. Moreover, the XRD pattern illustrated that the synthesised particles possessed a high crystalline quality structure. According to the results, under the optimum conditions, the removal efficiency of the process in degradation of MTZ was 90.3%. LC-MS chromatography showed 7 by-products with reduced toxicity in the reactor outputs. It was found that the green synthesised nZVI had a good effect on the activation of the PS and the PS/nZVI process had a high ability in degradation of MTZ from aqueous solutions.
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