Study of the degradation of the antibiotics amoxicillin and ampicillin using gas diffusion electrodes modified with quinones (2-tert-butyl-9 ,10-anthraquinone and 2-ethyl-9,10-anthraquinone)

• Grant number: 13/16690-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2013
• End date: May 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
• Principal Investigator: Marcos Roberto de Vasconcelos Lanza
• Grantee: Fernando Lindo Silva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 16/11672-8 - Green electrochemical technologies for the treatment of wastewater polluted with antibiotics, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants has been the focus of recent research due to the realization of their occurrence in different environmental compartments worldwide. These compounds have limited degradation in the environment and continuous introduction through various wastewaters. Among these pollutants, antibiotics have gained attention due to their biological activity and the ability to cause the development of bacterial resistance genes in the environment, reducing long-term effectiveness of these compounds. As conventional forms of sewage treatment have proved ineffective in removing these antibiotics and few studies focus on the determination of these substances to be carried out monitoring of pre-and post-treatment of sewage, this project aims at monitoring the electrochemical degradation of antibiotics using a gas diffusion electrode modified with quinones (2-tert-butyl-9 ,10-anthraquinone and 2-ethyl-9,10-anthraquinone).

Scientific publications

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(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)

ROCHA, ROBSON S.; VALIM, RICARDO B.; TREVELIN, LEANDRO C.; SILVA, FERNANDO L.; STETER, JULIANA R.; ZAIAT, MARCELO; LANZA, MARCOS R. V.. New operational mode of an electrochemical reactor and its application to the degradation of levofloxacin. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 5, n. 5, p. 4441-4446, OCT 2017. (13/16690-6, 14/50945-4, 13/02762-5, 14/11486-4, 16/01937-4)

SILVA, FERNANDO L.; SAEZ, CRISTINA; LANZA, V, MARCOS R.; CANIZARES, PABLO; RODRIGO, MANUEL A.. The Role of Mediated Oxidation on the Electro-irradiated Treatment of Amoxicillin and Ampicillin Polluted Wastewater. CATALYSTS, v. 9, n. 1, JAN 2019. (13/16690-6, 17/10118-0, 14/50945-4, 16/11672-8, 16/01937-4)

SILVA, F. L.; LANZA, V, M. R.; SAEZ, C.; RODRIGO, M. A.. Electrochemical dewatering for the removal of hazardous species from sludge. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 233, p. 768-773, MAR 1 2019. (13/16690-6, 17/10118-0, 14/50945-4, 16/11672-8, 16/01937-4)

VALIM, RICARDO B.; TREVELIN, LEANDRO C.; SPERANDIO, DANIEL C.; CARNEIRO, JUSSARA F.; SANTOS, MAURO C.; RODRIGUES, LIANA A.; ROCHA, ROBSON S.; LANZA, V, MARCOS R.. Using carbon black modified with Nb2O5 and RuO2 for enhancing selectivity toward H2O2 electrogeneration. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 6, DEC 2021. (11/14314-1, 17/10118-0, 16/12597-0, 18/10492-1, 19/00239-0, 13/16690-6, 13/02762-5, 14/50945-4)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SILVA, Fernando Lindo. Study of hydrogen peroxide electrogeneration using gas diffusion electrodes modified with 9,10-phenanthraquinone for use in the treatment of effluents containing the antibiotics amoxicillin and ampicillin. 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC/BT) São Carlos.