Diclofenac abatement using modified solar photo-fenton process with ammonium iron(III) citrate

Autor(es)

Trovo, Alam G. ^[1] ; Nogueira, Raquel F. P. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Quim Araraquara, BR-14801970 Araraquara, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society; v. 22, n. 6, p. 1033-1039, 2011.
• Citações Web of Science: 27

Resumo

The influence of pH on the degradation of the pharmaceutical diclofenac (DCF) by the solar/photo-Fenton process was investigated using ammonium iron(III) citrate complex (FecitNH4). Although the degradation efficiency decreased as the pH increased (in the pH range 5 to 8), the DCF concentration was lower than its limit of detection after 45 min irradiation while 77% of the total organic carbon was removed after 150 min irradiation at initial pH 7 (without further adjustment). A pseudo-first-order kinetics of DCF degradation was observed, which kinetic constant increased with the increase of the concentrations of FecitNH4 and H2O2. Lower DCF degradation was observed when present in a sewage treatment plant (STP) effluent sample, mainly due to the high concentration of carbonate and bicarbonate at pH 7. However, after adjusting the pH to 5, the DCF concentration was lower than its detection limit after 75 min irradiation. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 05/00172-0 - Fotodegradação de fármacos por processos oxidativos avançados utilizando irradiação artificial e solar: identificação de intermediários
• Beneficiário: Alam Gustavo Trovó
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado