Photodegradation of oxytetracycline by UV-assisted persulfate and percarbonate processes: kinetics, influencing factors, anion effect, and radical species

Autor: Oruç Kaan Türk, Gizem Adalar, Senem Yazici Guvenc, Emine Can-Güven, Gamze Varank, Ahmet Demir
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30:869-883
ISSN: 1614-7499
0944-1344
Popis: In this study, the performance of ultraviolet (UV)-assisted persulfate (PS) and percarbonate (PC) oxidation processes in oxytetracycline (OTC) removal was investigated. UVC lamps were used for the photolysis process and the effect of operating parameters (initial pH, oxidant dose, initial OTC concentration, UV intensity) on OTC removal efficiency was determined. Control experiments were carried out at pH 5.5 and 32 W UV power for 60 min by adding a 4 mM oxidant with 10 mg/L initial OTC concentration. The OTC removal efficiency obtained as a result of only photolysis was 17.3% and the removal efficiency obtained by PS and PC oxidation alone was 18.3% and 12.7%, respectively. The OTC removal efficiencies increased in the combined processes and reached 58.1% and 69.9% for the UV-PS and UV-PC processes, respectively. The reaction rates of the processes were ranked as UV-PC UV-PS PS UV PC. In the UV-PS and UV-PC processes, the highest removal efficiencies were achieved at alkaline pH values. The OTC removal efficiency was increased with the increase in oxidant dose; however, the efficiency decreased after a certain dose due to the scavenging effect. The removal efficiency also increased as the initial OTC concentration decreased. The UV intensity had a positive effect on OTC removal efficiency. The effect of the water matrix on OTC removal efficiency was investigated while the dominant radical types were determined in UV-assisted processes. The EE/O values for the UV-PS and UV-PC processes were calculated as 211 kWh/m
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