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CHEMOSPHERE
卷 270, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129344
关键词
Urine; Mixed metal oxides; Penicillin G; Toxicity; Antimicrobial activity
资金
- CAPES [88882.365552/2018-01, 88881.187890/2018-01]
- CNPq [305438/2018-2, 311856/2019-5]
- FAPITEC/SE
- Agencia Estatal de Investigacion
- European Union (AEI/FEDER, UE) [CTM 201676197-R]
Through comparative analysis of different treatment methods, the study found that using the MMO-PhEF electrode can effectively degrade Penicillin G, show excellent performance in terms of toxicity and antibiotic activity, and is suitable for the pretreatment of hospital urine effluents.
The treatment of hospital wastewater is very complex, so treating polluted human urine is a significant challenge. Here, we tested a novel MMO-Ti/RuO2IrO2 electrode to reduce the ecotoxicity risk of hospital urines contaminated with antibiotics. This electrode was used as the anode in electro-Fenton (EF) and photoelectro-Fenton (PhEF) processes. The results were compared with those obtained using the boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode, as well as those obtained by a conventional Fenton oxidation. In order to analyze the performance of the processes, the treatments were evaluated on the subject of Penicilin G (PenG) removal, toxicity (using a standardized method with Vibrio Fisheri), and antibiotic activity (Enterococcus faecalis as the target bacterium). The results reveal that PenG degrades in the following order: Fenton < EF < PhEF. The best results are found for the MMO-PhEF, which completely removed PenG, decreased 96% of toxicity, and completely removed antibiotic activity. Besides, for comparison, tests were performed with BDD, and results point out the higher convenience of the new electrode in terms of acceptable use of energy because the effluents generated can be further degraded in an urban wastewater treatment plant. Because of that, MMO-RuO2-IrO2 emerges as a promising cost-effective material for the pre-treatment of hospital urine effluents. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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