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Efficient degradation of sulfamethoxazole by the Fe(II)/HSO5- process enhanced by hydroxylamine: Efficiency and mechanism

Liu, G; Li, X; Han, B; Chen, L; Zhu, L; Campos, LC; (2017) Efficient degradation of sulfamethoxazole by the Fe(II)/HSO5- process enhanced by hydroxylamine: Efficiency and mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials , 322 (Part B) pp. 461-468. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.09.062. Green open access

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Abstract

Fenton or Fenton-like processes have been regarded as feasible methods to degrade a wide variety of contaminants by generating reactive species, but the efficiency is still challenged by the slow transformation from Fe(III) to Fe(II) and pH. This study employed hydroxylamine (HA) to improve the oxidation efficiency of Fe(II)/HSO5− (Fe(II)/PMS) process, by selecting sulfamethoxazole (SMX) as the target compound. The degradation efficiency and mechanism of SMX by the HA/Fe(II)/PMS process were elucidated for the first time. Compared with Fe(II)/PMS process, the HA/Fe(II)/PMS process showed about 4 times higher degradation efficiency of SMX at pH 3.0. The analysis of steady-state concentration of Fe species indicated that HA enhanced the transformation of Fe(III) to Fe(II), sustaining the rapid Fenton-like reactions. Both sulfate radicals and hydroxyl radicals accounted for the degradation of SMX, with the latter regarded as the dominant reactive species. Degradation intermediates of SMX were further analyzed, and three main transformation pathways were thus proposed. The HA/Fe(II)/PMS process was also effective in the removal of SMX and total organic carbon from real pharmaceutical wastewater. This work would broaden the scope of application of Fenton and Fenton-like processes enhanced by HA in contaminants treatment.

Type: Article
Title: Efficient degradation of sulfamethoxazole by the Fe(II)/HSO5- process enhanced by hydroxylamine: Efficiency and mechanism
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.09.062
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.09.062
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Sulfate radical; Hydroxyl radical; Peroxomonosulfate; Hydroxylamine; Sulfamethoxazole
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1522738
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