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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 452, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.139103
Keywords
Photocatalysis; ClO2 oxidation; Radical reaction; Antibiotic resistance reduction; Biotoxicity elimination; DBPs inhibition
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In this study, a visible light-driven chlorite activation process was developed for the enhanced degradation of the sulfamethoxazole antibiotic in aqueous solutions. The combined ClO2-photocatalysis process showed higher degradation efficiency and antibiotic inactivation ability compared to visible light photocatalytic system and chlorine dioxide oxidation process.
In this study, a visible light-driven chlorite activation process, i.e., the combined ClO2-photocatalysis process, was constructed to efficiently produce chlorine dioxide for the enhanced degradation of the sulfamethoxazole antibiotic from aqueous solutions. The superiority of the combined ClO2-photocatalysis process compared to visible light photocatalytic system, and chlorine dioxide oxidation process was systematically investigated. The addition of chlorite in the BiOI-based visible light photocatalytic system achieved 100% removal of sulfa-methoxazole within 30 min, surpassing both the photocatalytic system (16%) and chlorine dioxide oxidation process (70%). The degradation constant rate (k) was 0.0771 min -1, which was 2.7 times and 51.4 times higher than the chlorine dioxide oxidation process and photocatalytic system, respectively. Water matrix conditions including pH, inorganic ions, and organic matter had little effect on the degradation efficiency of sulfameth-oxazole in the combined ClO2-photocatalysis process. Moreover, antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be effectively inactivated and the production of toxic chlorine-containing intermediates and disinfection byproducts is significantly inhibited. This combined ClO2-photocatalysis process takes advantage of photogenerated radicals to activate chlorite to chlorine dioxide, which not only promotes electron-hole separation, but also exhibits high efficiency, durability, resistance to external environment disturbances, and environmental safety, making it a good candidate for the efficient, green, and sustainable treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater.
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