Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation

Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation

Pharmaceutical drugs frequently found in treated effluents, lakes and rivers, can exhibit adverse effects on aquatic organisms. The present study focuses on the application of advanced oxidation processes as ozonation (O3), sonolysis (US), and their combined application (US+O3) for the degradation o...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Naddeo, Daniele Ricco, Davide Scannapieco, Vincenzo Belgiorno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/624270
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spelling doaj-338b129cc6784fbaacda6b1880872f022020-11-25T00:12:18ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/624270624270Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes EvaluationVincenzo Naddeo0Daniele Ricco1Davide Scannapieco2Vincenzo Belgiorno3Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, V. Ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, V. Ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, V. Ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, V. Ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyPharmaceutical drugs frequently found in treated effluents, lakes and rivers, can exhibit adverse effects on aquatic organisms. The present study focuses on the application of advanced oxidation processes as ozonation (O3), sonolysis (US), and their combined application (US+O3) for the degradation of diclofenac in wastewater. Under the applied conditions, all three systems proved to be able to induce diclofenac oxidation, leading to 22% of mineralization for O3 and 36% for US process after 40 min of treatment. The synergy observed in the combined schemes, mainly due to the effects of US in enhancing the O3 decomposition, led to a higher mineralization (about 40%) for 40-minute treatment and to a significantly higher mineralization level for shorter treatment duration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/624270
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Daniele Ricco
Davide Scannapieco
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Daniele Ricco
Davide Scannapieco
Vincenzo Belgiorno
Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation
International Journal of Photoenergy
author_facet Vincenzo Naddeo
Daniele Ricco
Davide Scannapieco
Vincenzo Belgiorno
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title Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation
title_short Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation
title_full Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation
title_fullStr Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Degradation of Antibiotics in Wastewater during Sonolysis, Ozonation, and Their Simultaneous Application: Operating Conditions Effects and Processes Evaluation
title_sort degradation of antibiotics in wastewater during sonolysis, ozonation, and their simultaneous application: operating conditions effects and processes evaluation
publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Photoenergy
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1687-529X
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Pharmaceutical drugs frequently found in treated effluents, lakes and rivers, can exhibit adverse effects on aquatic organisms. The present study focuses on the application of advanced oxidation processes as ozonation (O3), sonolysis (US), and their combined application (US+O3) for the degradation of diclofenac in wastewater. Under the applied conditions, all three systems proved to be able to induce diclofenac oxidation, leading to 22% of mineralization for O3 and 36% for US process after 40 min of treatment. The synergy observed in the combined schemes, mainly due to the effects of US in enhancing the O3 decomposition, led to a higher mineralization (about 40%) for 40-minute treatment and to a significantly higher mineralization level for shorter treatment duration.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/624270
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