Organic pollutants degradation using plasma with simultaneous ammonification assisted by electrolytic two-cell system

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Atmospheric non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma has gained considerable attention due to its cost-efficiency, environmental friendliness, and simplicity. However, certain deficiencies restrict its broad application. Herein, the DBD plasma was used to disrupt three model pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), ibuprofen (IBP), and norfloxacin (NFX), by varying parameters, such as gas type (Ar, N2, O2, and air) and flow rate (1-4 L min-1). The air plasma discharge had the highest degradation efficiency, and the air flow rate was optimized at 2 L min-1. However, only 10% of IBP was removed by the sole plasma, whereas NFX and SMX were entirely removed after 30 min. Since the air plasma discharge generates reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in a chained reaction, the remaining NO2- and NO3- in the aqueous phase were problematic. Therefore, by coupling plasma with electrolysis using Cu/reduced Cu nanowire (R-CuNw) as the anode/cathode, all three PhACs were removed within 30 min, and NO2- and NO3- were completely reduced to NH3 with cathodic reduction. Moreover, the electrical energy per order (EEO, 0.04 kWh L-1) and treatment cost (0.003 USD L-1) were much lower than those of the single system. This system demonstrates great potential for water remediation, and the production of NH3 as a value-added by-product remarkably improves its practicality and is of great importance in agriculture and energy-related industries.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:311

Enthalten in:

Chemosphere - 311(2023), Pt 2 vom: 05. Jan., Seite 137003

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wong, Kien Tiek [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, So Yeon [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Seok Byum [VerfasserIn]
Rahman, Nurhaslina Abd [VerfasserIn]
Choong, Choe Earn [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Young June [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Sang-Eun [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Eun Ha [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Min [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
Electrolysis
Environmental Pollutants
JE42381TNV
Journal Article
N0F8P22L1P
Nitrogen Dioxide
Norfloxacin
Oxidation/reduction
Oxygen
Pharmaceutical active compounds
Plasma
S7G510RUBH
S88TT14065
Sulfamethoxazole
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348233388