Title
An alternative approach to the kinetic modeling of pharmaceuticals degradation in high saline water by electrogenerated active chlorine species
Date Issued
01 August 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Flores Terreros, Ruth
Serna-Galvis E.A.
Navarro-Laboulais J.
Torres-Palma R.A.
Publisher(s)
Academic Press
Abstract
A semiempirical approach considering the rate of reactive chlorine species-RCS- production (ΦE) as a function of current and Cl− concentration for the modeling of acetaminophen (ACE) degradation is presented. A filter-press reactor having a Ti/RuO2–ZrO2 (Sb2O3 doped) anode, NaCl (0.04–0.1 mol L−1) as supporting electrolyte, and operated in continuous mode, was considered. A current of 100 mA and a flow of 11 mL min−1 favored the electrogeneration of RCS and ACE degradation. Hydraulic retention time and ΦE were the most relevant parameters for the RCS production. These two parameters, plus the pollutant concentration, were very determinant for the ACE degradation. The model successfully reproduced the ACE removal in distilled water at different concentrations (10, 20, 40, and 60 mg L−1). The electrochemical system achieved removals between 80 and 100% of ACE in distilled water. The ACE treatment in actual seawater (a chloride-rich matrix, 0.539 mol L−1 of Cl−) was assessed, and the degradation was simulated using the developed model. The competing role toward electrogenerated RCS by intrinsic organic matter (3.2 mg L−1) in the seawater was a critical point, and the simulated values fitted well with the experimental data. Finally, the action of the electrochemical system on ciprofloxacin (CIP) in real seawater and its antimicrobial activity was tested. CIP removal (100% at 120 s) was faster than that observed for ACE (100% of degradation after 180 s) due to CIP has amine groups that are more reactive toward RCS than phenol moiety on ACE. Moreover, the system removed 100% of the antimicrobial activity associated with CIP, indicating a positive environmental effect of the treatment.
Volume
315
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia Ciencias del medio ambiente Electroquímica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85129413876
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Environmental Management
ISSN of the container
03014797
Sponsor(s)
The authors from GICAB acknowledge the financial support provided by Proyecto de Mejoramiento y Ampliación de los Servicios del Sistema Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica 8682-PE, Banco Mundial , CONCYTEC and PROCIENCIA through grant E041-01 (N32-2018- FONDECYT-BM-IADT-AV). The authors from GIRAB acknowledge the support provided by Universidad de Antioquia UdeA by means of “Programa de Sostenibilidad”, and MINCIENCIAS COLOMBIA , grant No. 111577757323 (Convocation 777-2017). E. A. Serna-Galvis thanks MINCIENCIAS COLOMBIA for his Ph.D. fellowship during July 2015–June 2019 (Convocation 647 de 2014), and the Postdoctoral scholarship (Convocation 848–2019).
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