Biodegradation, photolysis, and sorption of antibiotics in aquatic environments: A scoping review

I Bueno, H He, AC Kinsley, SJ Ziemann… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of antibiotics in surface waters is a potential driver of antibiotic resistance and
thus of concern to human and environmental health. Key factors driving the potential impact …

Potential of advanced oxidation as pretreatment for microplastics biodegradation

K Bule Možar, M Miloloža, V Martinjak, M Cvetnić… - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last two decades, microplastics (MP) have been identified as an emerging
environmental pollutant. Due to their small size, MP particles may easily enter the food …

N-doped biochar mediated peroxydisulfate activation for selective degradation of bisphenol A: The key role of potential difference-driven electron transfer mechanism

J Tan, X Chen, M Shang, J Cui, D Li, F Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
N-doped biochar has emerged as a promising material for peroxydisulfate (PDS) activation
to degrade organic pollutants; however, its reaction mechanism remains elusive. In this …

Experimental and theoretical insight into hydroxyl and sulfate radicals-mediated degradation of carbamazepine

R Xiao, J Ma, Z Luo, W Zeng, Z Wei, R Spinney… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbamazepine (CBZ), a widely detected pharmaceutical in wastewaters, cannot currently
be treated by conventional activated sludge technologies, as it is highly resistant to …

Accelerated sulfate radical generation from peroxymonosulfate by ZIF-67-derived Co3O4 encapsulated in g-C3N4: A gift from in situ growth

J Liang, L Fu, K Gao, P Zhang, X Duan, X Gong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived catalysts have attracted growing
attention for wastewater decontamination. However, the design of effective catalysts for the …

Homogeneous catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate and heterogeneous reductive regeneration of Co2+ by MoS2: The pivotal role of pH

C Pan, L Fu, Y Ding, X Peng, Q Mao - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of MoS 2 to enhance Co (II)/peroxymonosulfate (Co (II)/PMS) system for
organic pollutants degradation was developed, and the mechanism for pH dependent …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient degradation and deiodination of iopamidol by UV/sulfite process: Assessment of typical process parameters and transformation paths

Y Gu, Z Song, Z Dong, F Sun, C Jiang, J Qi - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Iopamidol (IPM) is widely used in medical clinical examination and treatment and has
immeasurable harm to the ecological environment. The combination of UV and sulfite …

Tube-in-tube membrane photoreactor as a new technology to boost sulfate radical advanced oxidation processes

EC Lumbaque, DS Lüdtke, DD Dionysiou, VJP Vilar… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This work proposes a tube-in-tube membrane photoreactor, operated in a continuous-mode,
to boost the efficiency of peroxydisulfate (PDS), through the photolytic (UV-C radiation) and …

Degradation of pharmaceutical memantine by photo-based advanced oxidation processes: Kinetics, pathways and environmental aspects

J Papac, SG Ballesteros, S Tonkovic, M Kovacic… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Memantine (MEM) is an important and widely used pharmaceutical for the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease. However, due to MEM structural features, it is considered fairly …

Developing a UV dosing strategy for UV/chlorine process towards the trade-off between pharmaceuticals and personal care products degradation and disinfection by …

S Cheng, Y Zuo, A Li, H Jiang, W Ji, J Wu, W Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
In addition to UV wavelength and pH, UV irradiation intensity and fluence also play crucial
roles in the UV/chlorine treatment of drinking water. This work aimed to develop a novel UV …