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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• da Silva, Salatiel W.
• Navarro, Emma M.O.
• Rodrigues, Marco A.S.
• Bernardes, Andréa M.
• Pérez-Herranz, Valentín

Titel

The role of the anode material and water matrix in the electrochemical oxidation of norfloxacin

Ist Teil von

• Chemosphere (Oxford), 2018-11, Vol.210, p.615-623

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

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• The roles of the anode material, boron-doped diamond (BDD), with different boron (B) and substrate Silicon (Si) or Niobium (Nb) content, and one dimensionally stable anode (DSA®), were evaluated in the oxidation of norfloxacin (NOR) by electrochemical advanced oxidation process (EAOP). The effect of other components in real wastewater on the performance of EAOP was also studied. The anode materials were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, regarding diamond quality, electro-generation of oxidants and NOR oxidation mechanism (direct and/or indirect). The results showed that the anode material influences on the NOR oxidation pathway, due to distinct characteristics of the substrate and the coating. Apparently, low difference in diamond-sp³/sp2-carbon ratio (Si/BDD100 × Si/BDD2500) does not leads to significant differences in the EAOP. On the other hand, the variation in the sp³/sp2 ratio seems to be higher when Si/BDD2500 and Nb/BDD2500 are compared, which would explain the best current efficiency result for Si substrate. However, the Nb substrate presented a similar current efficiency and a 60% lower energy consumption. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) present in the real wastewater affect the EAOP-Nb/BDD due to HO and persulfate ions scavenged. However, when supporting electrolyte was added to a real wastewater spiked with NOR, the NOR decay reaches similar values found to the synthetic one. Due to the energy saving and mechanical properties, Nb substrate presents some technological advantages in relation to Si, which can facilitate the application to industrial levels. •Electrochemical advanced Oxidation process is proposed for Norfloxacin oxidation.•Higher boron concentration favored NOR oxidation by persulfate and direct oxidation.•Persulfate and direct oxidation were more intense for the Nb/BDD than for Si/BDD.•Low difference in diamond-sp3/sp2-carbon ratio do not notably change NOR oxidation.•Nb/BDD showed similar current efficiency but lower energy consumption than Si/BDD.