In this investigation, UV/H2O2, UV/H2O2/Fe2+ (photo-Fenton) and UV/H2O2/Fe3+ (photo-Fenton-like) systems were used to mineralize sulfamethizole (SFZ). The optimal doses of H2O2 (1–20 mM) in UV/H2O2 and iron (0.1–1 mM) in photo-Fenton and photo-Fenton-like systems were determined. Direct photolysis by UV irradiation and direct oxidation by added H2O2, Fe2+ and Fe3+ did not mineralize SFZ. The optimal dose of H2O2 was 10 mM in UV/H2O2 and that of iron (Fe2+ or Fe3+) was 0.2 mM in both UV/H2O2/Fe2+ and UV/H2O2/Fe3+ systems. Under the best experimental conditions and after 60 min of reaction, the SFZ mineralization percentages in UV/H2O2, UV/H2O2/Fe2+ and UV/H2O2/Fe3+ systems were 16, 90 and 88%, respectively. The UV/H2O2/Fe2+ and UV/H2O2/Fe3+ systems effectively mineralized SFZ.
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October 27 2015
Mineralization of sulfamethizole in photo-Fenton and photo-Fenton-like systems
C. H. Wu;
1Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415 Chien Kung Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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J. T. Wu;
J. T. Wu
1Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415 Chien Kung Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Y. H. Lin
Y. H. Lin
1Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415 Chien Kung Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Water Sci Technol (2016) 73 (4): 746–750.
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Received:
July 25 2015
Accepted:
October 13 2015
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C. H. Wu, J. T. Wu, Y. H. Lin; Mineralization of sulfamethizole in photo-Fenton and photo-Fenton-like systems. Water Sci Technol 22 February 2016; 73 (4): 746–750. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2015.554
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