Comparative Study of the Oxidative Degradation of Different 4-Aminobenzene Sulfonamides in Aqueous Solution by Sulfite Activation in the Presence of Fe(0), Fe(II), Fe(III) or Fe(VI)

Autor: A. Acosta-Rangel, Antonio J. Mota, M. Rozalen, A.M.S. Polo, J. Rivera-Utrilla, M. Sánchez-Polo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Digibug. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada
instname
Water
Volume 11
Issue 11
Water, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 2332 (2019)
Popis: This study is focused on advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) using the combined effect of Fe(0&ndash
VI)/sulfite systems, that produce mainly SO4&bull
&minus
radicals, to remove different 4-aminobenzene sulfonamides (SAs), namely sulfamethazine, sulfadiazine, sulfamethizole, from aqueous solutions. Results obtained showed that neither sulfite nor iron alone is able to degrade SAs
however, the combined effect depends on the oxidation state of iron species whose effectiveness to activate sulfite to promote the degradation of SAs increased following this order: Fe(III) <
Fe(II) <
Fe(0) <
Fe(VI). Using Fe(VI)/sulfite, the complete removal of SAs was obtained in 5 min largely surpassing the effectiveness of the other three systems. The sulfonamides&rsquo
removal percentage was markedly influenced by sulfite concentration and dissolved oxygen, which improved the generation of oxidant radicals. Response surface methodology was applied, and a quadratic polynomial model was obtained, which allowed us to determine the percentage of SAs degradation as a function of both the iron species and sulfite concentrations. The study of the influence of the water matrix on these AOTs revealed an inhibition of SAs&rsquo
removal percentage when using ground water. This is probably due to the presence of different anions, such as HCO3&minus
Cl&minus
and SO42&minus
in relatively high concentrations. According to the byproducts identified, the proposed degradation pathways include hydroxylation, SO2 extrusion, and different bond-cleavage processes. Cytotoxicity of degradation byproducts, using MTS assay with HEK 293 and J774 cell lines for the first time, did not show an inhibition in cell proliferation, sustaining the safety of the process.
Databáze: OpenAIRE