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AuthorSondos, Midassi
AuthorBedoui, Ahmed
AuthorBensalah, Nasr
Available date2022-12-12T00:36:12Z
Publication Date2020-07-10
Publication NameChemosphere
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127558
CitationMidassi, S., Bedoui, A., & Bensalah, N. (2020). Efficient degradation of chloroquine drug by electro-Fenton oxidation: Effects of operating conditions and degradation mechanism. Chemosphere, 260, 127558.
ISSN0045-6535
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653520317537
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/37155
AbstractIn this work, the degradation of chloroquine (CLQ), an antiviral and antimalarial drug, using electro-Fenton oxidation was investigated. Due to the importance of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation during electro-Fenton oxidation, effects of pH, current density, molecular oxygen (O2) flow rate, and anode material on H2O2 generation were evaluated. H2O2 generation was enhanced by increasing the current density up to 60 mA/cm2 and the O2 flow rate up to 80 mL/min at pH 3.0 and using carbon felt cathode and boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode. Electro-Fenton-BDD oxidation achieved the total CLQ depletion and 92% total organic carbon (TOC) removal. Electro-Fenton-BDD oxidation was more effective than electro-Fenton-Pt and anodic oxidation using Pt and BDD anodes. The efficiency of CLQ depletion by electro-Fenton-BDD oxidation raises by increasing the current density and Fe2+ dose; however it drops with the increase of pH and CLQ concentration. CLQ depletion follows a pseudo-first order kinetics in all the experiments. The identification of CLQ degradation intermediates by chromatography methods confirms the formation of 7-chloro-4-quinolinamine, oxamic, and oxalic acids. Quantitative amounts of chlorides, nitrates, and ammonium ions are released during electro-Fenton oxidation of CLQ. The high efficiency of electro-Fenton oxidation derives from the generation of hydroxyl radicals from the catalytic decomposition of H2O2 by Fe2+ in solution, and the electrogeneration of hydroxyl and sulfates radicals and other strong oxidants (persulfates) from the oxidation of the electrolyte at the surface BDD anode. Electro-Fenton oxidation has the potential to be an alternative method for treating wastewaters contaminated with CLQ and its derivatives.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectChloroquine
Electro-fenton
H2O2 generation
Boron-doped diamond
Hydroxyl radicals
TitleEfficient degradation of chloroquine drug by electro-Fenton oxidation: Effects of operating conditions and degradation mechanism
TypeArticle
Volume Number260
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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