Synthesis of non-active electrode (TiO2/GO/Ag) for the photo-electro-Fenton oxidation of micropollutants in wastewater

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2023-01

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International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 20, issue 1, pp. 639–652

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Heterogeneous photo-electro-Fenton oxidation (hPEF) is known to be a robust technique, which can be employed for promoting organic degradation. This paper describes an environmentally friendly approach with the combination of photocatalysis and electrocatalysis in less acidic pH, aiming to achieve faster mineralization of a pharmaceutical micropollutant without adding any external oxidants. TiO2/GO/loaded Ag non-active electrodes are synthesized for the degradation of bupropion hydrochloride (antidepressant drug). The present work also seeks the parametric modeling and optimization of hPEF process parameters by using R programming. Nonlinear kinetic modeling was performed for the determination of kinetic parameters. The role of selected process parameters on the mineralization of bupropion was also explained in detail. The OH• and O2•− showed their active participation in the degradation process, while Ag and UV-C played an active role in the disinfection of treated wastewater.

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Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by MVTT Foundation of Finland. This work was also supported by the Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program (DSFP) at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Ahmed A.S. Al-Othman ( Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia). Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s).

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Heterogeneous photo-electro-Fenton, Micropollutants, R programming, Response surface model, TiO/GO/Ag-loaded electrodes

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Kaur, P, Park, Y, Imteaz, M A & Sillanpaa, M 2023, ' Synthesis of non-active electrode (TiO 2 /GO/Ag) for the photo-electro-Fenton oxidation of micropollutants in wastewater ', International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 639–652 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04065-3