Removal of emerging contaminants during disinfection of urban wastewater by advanced oxidation

• Grant number: 16/50460-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: April 01, 2017
• End date: March 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
• Mobility Program: SPRINT - Projetos de pesquisa - Mobilidade
• Principal Investigator: Renato Falcão Dantas
• Grantee: Renato Falcão Dantas
• Principal researcher abroad: Santiago Esplugas Vidal
• Institution abroad: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Spain
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Tecnologia (FT). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Limeira , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/17774-1 - Influence of the secondary effluent composition on the disinfection by advanced oxidation processes, AP.JP

Abstract

This project aims to stablish a scientific cooperation between the University of Campinas and the University of Barcelona through the involved research groups. The Brazilian research group has a Young Research Project (JP) devoted to the investigation of urban wastewater disinfection and water reuse while the Spanish research group expertize is the removal of emerging contaminants by advanced oxidation technologies. We believe that such cooperation will increase the achievements of the JP project in Brazil due the extensive experience and advanced equipment the Spanish research group has. One of the specific objectives of the JP project is to verify the removal of some industrial contaminants such as additives and detergents (nonylphenol and phthalates). With that collaboration, it will be possible to extend that research to verify the removal of others compounds called emerging contaminants (EC). Those compounds starts to be legislated in Europe and US after numerous research projects had identified compounds that can be used as EC removals indicators. Among those contaminants we can found pharmaceuticals, pesticides, hormones and personal care products. 17a-etinilestradiol, benzotriazol, diclofenac, mecoprop, sulfametoxazol, terbutrin were the compounds chosen to be aim of this complementary investigation. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

NUNES, WILLIAM BARDELIN; DANTAS, RENATO FALCAO; FAGNANI, ENELTON. Ferroin in dyes degradation by Fenton-like process: a chemical waste recycling perspective. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 84, n. 5, AUG 2021. (18/02507-9, 16/50460-6, 14/17774-1)

MALVESTITI, JACQUELINE A.; CRUZ-ALCALDE, ALBERTO; LOPEZ-VINENT, NURIA; DANTAS, RENATO F.; SANS, CARME. Catalytic ozonation by metal ions for municipal wastewater disinfection and simulataneous micropollutants removal. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v. 259, DEC 15 2019. (16/50460-6, 14/17774-1, 17/23642-9)