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dc.creator | Francisca C. Moreira | |
dc.creator | Rui A. R. Boaventura | |
dc.creator | Enric Brillas | |
dc.creator | Vítor J. P. Vilar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-16T00:37:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-16T00:37:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0926-3373 | |
dc.identifier.other | sigarra:93935 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/105763 | - |
dc.description.abstract | A UVA photo electro-Fenton (PEF) process mediated by Fe(III)-carboxylate complexes was applied to the removal of trimethoprim (TMP) antibiotic from water using a 2.2 L lab-scale flow plant equipped with a double compound parabolic collector (CPC) and an electrochemical cell composed of a boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode and a carbon-PTFE air-diffusion cathode. The presence of Fe(III)-carboxylate complexes enhances the regeneration of Fe3+ to Fe2+, allows to maintain iron in solution at higher pH values and can decrease the formation of Fe(III)-sulfate, Fe(III)-chloride and some Fe(III)-pollutants complexes. First, the efficiency of different carboxylate ligands like oxalate, citrate, tartrate and malate was assessed, followed by the application of various initial Fe(III)-to-carboxylate molar ratios and pH values. The PEF process with Fe(III)-oxalate, Fe(III)-citrate and Fe(III)-tartrate complexes revealed similar ability to degrade the antibiotic solution with the employment of 1:3, 1:1 and 1:1 Fe(III)-to-carboxylate molar ratios, respectively, and using pH of 4.5, Fe3+ concentration of 2.0 mg L-1 (total iron emission limit for the discharge of treated effluents according to the Portuguese legislation), current density of 5 mA cm(-2) and 20 degrees C. The PEF process mediated by Fe(III)-malate complexes was much less effective. 1:6 and 1:9 Fe(III)-to-oxalate molar ratios were required to yield similar TMP removal kinetics at pH 5.0 and 5.5 compared to pH 4.5, respectively. Additionally, the influence of initial TMP content and solution temperature on the PEF process with Fe(III)-carboxylate complexes was assessed and the role of the different reactive oxidizing species was clarified by the addition of scavenging agents. Generated low-molecular-weight carboxylic acids were monitored by ion-exclusion HPLC. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Projetos Estratégicos/PEst-C/EQB/LA0020/2013/PROJECTO ESTRATÉGICO - LA 20 - 2013-2014/LA 20 | |
dc.rights | restrictedAccess | |
dc.subject | Tecnologia ambiental, Engenharia do ambiente | |
dc.subject | Environmental technology, Environmental engineering | |
dc.title | Degradation of trimethoprim antibiotic by UVA photoelectro-Fenton process mediated by Fe(III)-carboxylate complexes | |
dc.type | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional | |
dc.contributor.uporto | Faculdade de Engenharia | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.06.008 | |
dc.identifier.authenticus | P-009-TP7 | |
dc.subject.fos | Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias::Engenharia do ambiente | |
dc.subject.fos | Engineering and technology::Environmental engineering | |
Appears in Collections: | FEUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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