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Degradation of hormones in tap water by heterogeneous solar TiO2-photocatalysis: Optimization, degradation products identification, and estrogenic activity removal

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Author(s):
Padovan, Rodrigo Nogueira [1] ; Carvalho, Lucas Sponton de [2] ; Bergo, Patricia Luisa de Souza [3] ; Xavier, Chubraider [1] ; Leitao, Andrei [4] ; Neto, Alvaro Jose dos Santos [2] ; Lancas, Fernando Mauro [2] ; Azevedo, Eduardo Bessa [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Chem Inst Sao Carlos IQSC, Lab Desenvolvimento Tecnol Ambientais LDTAmb, Ave Trabalhador Sao Carlense, 400 Ctr, POB 780, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Chem Inst Sao Carlos, Grp Cromatog CROMA, Ave Trabalhador Sao Carlense, 400 Ctr, POB 780, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Dept Chem, Km 235, POB 676, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Inst Chem IQSC, Med & Biol Chem Grp NEQUIMED, Ave Trabalhador Sao Carlense, 400 Ctr, POB 780, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; v. 9, n. 6 DEC 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Hormones are one of the most hazardous classes of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) found in tap water, being significantly recalcitrant regarding traditional water treatment processes. In this work, the hormones estrone, 17 beta-estradiol, 17 alpha-ethinylestradiol, and estriol, present in tap water, were degraded by heterogeneous solar photocatalysis in a flat-plate photochemical reactor (recycle mode) using TiO2 (P25, Evonik) as the photocatalyst. A fully automated analytical method based on online SPE and LC-UV was developed and validated for monitoring those molecules. For a fixed amount of sample (125 mu L), the limit of quantification was 10 mu g L-1 (for all four hormones) with coefficients of variation smaller than 20%, and accuracy between 80% and 120%, all of which are acceptable figures for this kind of determination. The reactional system was optimized with the aid of a 2(2) factorial design. At optimized conditions (pH approximate to 6.8, flow rate 250 mL min(-1)), the removal of the four hormones (250 mu g L-1 each) was approximately 85% after 3 h of treatment. However, even after 9 h of treatment, it was not possible to completely remove the estrogenic activity (MCF-7 cells) of the treated tap water. The structures of some degradation products were proposed. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/24137-0 - Method development and validation for standardization of Morus spp. leaves extracts and evaluation of biological activity of phytotherapic formulation for climacteric symptoms treatment
Grantee:Patrícia Luísa de Souza Bergo
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 18/15904-6 - Characterization of cysteine protease inhibitors with antineoplastic activity by in silico and cell-based assays coupled with chemical analyses
Grantee:Andrei Leitão
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants