Layered double hydroxide as catalysts in heterogeneous photo Fenton process for degradation of drugs present in hospital effluent

• Grant number: 18/17517-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): December 01, 2018
• Effective date (End): February 28, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Raquel Fernandes Pupo Nogueira
• Grantee: Nayara de Melo Costa Serge
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/24624-0 - Layered double hydroxide as catalyst in heterogeneous Fenton degradation of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole in wastewater: degradation products and genotoxicity assessment, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Hospital effluents present high concentration of pharmaceutical residues, contaminants that are not totally eliminated by conventional methods of treatment of sewage. In order to eliminate these contaminants, Advanced Oxidation Processes (POA) have deserved prominence, due to the ability of the hydroxyl radical (HO*) to oxidize the organic matter to CO2, H2O and inorganic ions. This study will evaluate a new type of material as a catalyst in heterogeneous photo-Fenton process, Layered Double Hydroxide (HDL), using LED and solar radiation for the degradation of the drugs ciprofloxacin, carbamazepine and 5-fluorouracil present in hospital effluent. HDL will be synthesized with structures of the pyroaurite type (magnesium and iron hydroxycarbonate) containing different concentrations of copper and different anions interspersed in the lamellae.These will be characterized by suitable techniques in order to correlate the composition and structure to their activity. Initially the degradation of the drugs in purified water and later in the hospital effluent will be evaluated. The degradation process will be monitored by the decay of the drug concentration by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). For the quantification of the drugs in the effluent as well as to identify the degradation products, LC-MS technique will be employed to elucidate the mechanism of degradation mediated by HDL. The mineralization of the organic contaminants present in the effluent will be evaluated by determinations of Total Organic Carbon (TOC). (AU)

Scientific publications

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RAMIREZ-UBILLUS, MANUEL ALEJANDRO; COSTA-SERGE, NAYARA DE MELO; HAMMER, PETER; PUPO NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL FERNANDES. A new approach on synergistic effect and chemical stability of graphene oxide-magnetic nanocomposite in the heterogeneous Fenton degradation of caffeine. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, JUN 2021. (18/17517-0, 14/50945-4)

RAMIREZ-UBILLUS, MANUEL ALEJANDRO; COSTA-SERGE, NAYARA DE MELO; HAMMER, PETER; PUPO NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL FERNANDES. A new approach on synergistic effect and chemical stability of graphene oxide-magnetic nanocomposite in the heterogeneous Fenton degradation of caffeine. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 28, n. 39, p. 55014-55028, OCT 2021. (18/17517-0, 14/50945-4)

Academic Publications

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SERGE, Nayara de Melo Costa. Heterogeneous Fenton process based on layered double hydroxides for urban wastewater treatment. 2023. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Química. Araraquara Araraquara.