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Title: | Treatment of amoxicillin by O3/Fenton process in a rotating packed bed |
Authors: | Li, Mo Zeng, Zequan Li, Yingwen Arowo, Moses NyoTonglo Chen, Jianfeng Meng, Hong Shao, Lei |
Keywords: | Amoxicillin O3/Fenton Rotating packed bed |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Abstract: | In this study, simulated amoxicillin wastewater was treated by the O3/Fenton process in a rotating packed bed (RPB) and the results were compared with the Fenton process and the O3 followed by Fenton (O3 + Fenton) process. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate and the ratio of 5-day biological oxygen demand to chemical oxygen demand (BOD5/COD) in the O3/Fenton process were approximately 17% and 26%, respectively, higher than those in the O3 + Fenton process with an initial pH of 3. The COD removal rate of the amoxicillin solution reached maximum at the Fe(II) concentration of 0.6 mM, temperature of 25 °C, rotation speed of 800 rpm and initial pH of 3. The BOD5/COD of the amoxicillin solution increased from 0 to 0.38 after the solution was treated by the O3/Fenton process. Analysis of the intermediates indicated that the pathway of amoxicillin degradation in the O3/Fenton process was similar to that in the O3 + Fenton process. Contrast experiment results showed that amoxicillin degradation was significantly intensified in the RPB. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.019 http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/5393 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Engineering |
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