Ciprofloxacin degradation using eletrochemical advanced oxidation processes with gas diffusion electrodes based on CeO2 nanorods

• Grant number: 18/11934-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2018
• End date: September 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Mauro Coelho dos Santos
• Grantee: Amanda Silaib Tofic
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project aims to degrade the antibiotic ciprofloxacin by means of advanced oxidative electrochemical processes (PEOAs) using nanostructured materials in the production of gas diffusion electrodes (EDG) for hydrogen peroxide electrogeneration. The electron-generated H2O2 will be quantified by means of the UV-Visible absorption spectrophotommetry technique. Vulcan XC72 modified carbon EDG with cerium oxide nanorods will be produced to be combined with the boron doped diamond electrode (BDD) to be employed in the degradation of the drug in question. The degradation processes will be monitored by means of total organic carbon (TOC) analysis in order to determine the mineralization of the drug studied and by high performance liquid chromatography coupled to the mass spectrometer (HPLC-MS) to determine the mineralization route of the ciprofloxacin.