Macrolide antibiotics removal using a circulating TiO2-coated paper photoreactor : parametric study and hydrodynamic flow characterization

The present work investigates the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of biorecalcitrant macrolide antibiotics in a circulating tubular photoreactor. As target pollutants, spiramycin (SPM) and tylosin (TYL) were considered in this study. The photoreactor leads to the use of an immobilized titanium...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 73(2016), 11 vom: 08., Seite 2627-37
1. Verfasser: Ounnar, Amel (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bouzaza, Abdelkrim, Favier, Lidia, Bentahar, Fatiha
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Schlagworte:Evaluation Study Journal Article Anti-Bacterial Agents Macrolides Water Pollutants, Chemical titanium dioxide 15FIX9V2JP Titanium D1JT611TNE
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Zusammenfassung:The present work investigates the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of biorecalcitrant macrolide antibiotics in a circulating tubular photoreactor. As target pollutants, spiramycin (SPM) and tylosin (TYL) were considered in this study. The photoreactor leads to the use of an immobilized titanium dioxide on non-woven paper under artificial UV-lamp irradiation. Maximum removal efficiency was achieved at the optimum conditions of natural pH, low pollutant concentration and a 0.35 L min(-1) flow rate. A Langmuir-Hinshelwood model was used to fit experimental results and the model constants were determined. Moreover, the total organic carbon analysis reveals that SPM and TYL mineralization is not complete. In addition, the study of the residence time distribution allowed us to investigate the flow regime of the reactor. Electrical energy consumption for photocatalytic degradation of macrolides using circulating TiO2-coated paper photoreactor was lower compared with some reported photoreactors used for the elimination of pharmaceutic compounds. A repetitive reuse of the immobilized catalyst was also studied in order to check its photoactivity performance
Beschreibung:Date Completed 22.09.2016
Date Revised 10.12.2019
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0273-1223
DOI:10.2166/wst.2016.096