Comparing the efficacy of various methods for sulfate radical generation for antibiotics degradation in synthetic wastewater: degradation mechanism, kinetics study, and toxicity assessment
Ali Behnami, Ehsan Aghayani, Khaled Zoroufchi Benis, Mohammad Sattari, Mojtaba Pourakbar
Abstract
per order is required in the UV/PS process for the complete destruction of AMX. Finally, cytotoxic assessment of the treated effluent on human embryonic kidney cells showed a considerable reduction in AMX-induced cell cytotoxicity, proving that the investigated process is sufficiently capable of completely destroying AMX molecules to nontoxic compounds. Therefore, it can be concluded that UV radiation is much more effective than other methods for persulfate activation and can be considered as a reliable technique for antibiotic removal.
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Degradation (telecommunications)ChemistryMechanism (biology)KineticsWastewaterToxicitySulfateEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringOrganic chemistryComputer sciencePhysicsTelecommunicationsPhilosophyQuantum mechanicsEpistemologyAdvanced oxidation water treatmentPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques