TY - JOUR
T1 - Photo-electrochemical and ozonation process to degrade ciprofloxacin in synthetic municipal wastewater, using C, N-codoped TiO2with high visible-light absorption
AU - Palomares-Reyna, Daniela
AU - Carrera-Crespo, Juan E.
AU - Sosa-Rodríguez, Fabiola S.
AU - García-Pérez, Ulises M.
AU - Fuentes-Camargo, Iliana
AU - Lartundo-Rojas, Luis
AU - Vazquez-Arenas, Jorge
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Carbon, nitrogen-codoped TiO2 nanoroughness surfaces (CN-TiNRS) are successfully synthesized through electrochemical anodization at 50, 70 and 90 V (50 V-CN-TiNRS, 70 V-CN-TiNRS, and 90 V-CN-TiNRS, respectively), with the aim of shifting their absorption capacities to the visible-light region. The analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicate that a TiO2 film with a major proportion of crystalline anatase and nanoroughness morphology is formed on the entire surface of all photoelectrodes. Carbon and nitrogen elements are detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis for all samples, obtaining similar weight percentages. The best photoelectrochemical performance is reached for the 70 V-CN-TiNRS electrode subjected to Xe lamp radiation. Accordingly, this photocatalyst is chosen to perform all the ciprofloxacin (CIP) degradation tests in distilled water, involving the following methods: photocatalysis (PC), photoelectrocatalysis (PEC), Ozone (O3), photocatalytic ozonation (PCO) and photoelectrocatalytic ozonation (PECO). Degradation tests are additionally conducted in synthetic municipal wastewater (SWW) using PECO, to analyze its oxidation capacity in a real scenario (i.e. organic composition matrix). All techniques revealed that the highest CIP removal occurs with PECO, decreasing TOC by almost 86.79% (95% degradation by HPLC) after 90 min of treatment, thus, exploiting the intrinsic advantages of single PEC and O3. The radical trapping technique reveals that superoxide radicals (O2-•), holes (h+) and hydroxyl radicals (OH•) are responsible of the CIP abatement in the PECO. Reaction mechanisms are proposed for the production of these oxidants, while the CIP degradation pathway is rationalized using HPLC experiments. A toxicity test of the treated water is carried out after the process with PECO by means of germination with sativa lettuce seeds.
AB - Carbon, nitrogen-codoped TiO2 nanoroughness surfaces (CN-TiNRS) are successfully synthesized through electrochemical anodization at 50, 70 and 90 V (50 V-CN-TiNRS, 70 V-CN-TiNRS, and 90 V-CN-TiNRS, respectively), with the aim of shifting their absorption capacities to the visible-light region. The analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicate that a TiO2 film with a major proportion of crystalline anatase and nanoroughness morphology is formed on the entire surface of all photoelectrodes. Carbon and nitrogen elements are detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis for all samples, obtaining similar weight percentages. The best photoelectrochemical performance is reached for the 70 V-CN-TiNRS electrode subjected to Xe lamp radiation. Accordingly, this photocatalyst is chosen to perform all the ciprofloxacin (CIP) degradation tests in distilled water, involving the following methods: photocatalysis (PC), photoelectrocatalysis (PEC), Ozone (O3), photocatalytic ozonation (PCO) and photoelectrocatalytic ozonation (PECO). Degradation tests are additionally conducted in synthetic municipal wastewater (SWW) using PECO, to analyze its oxidation capacity in a real scenario (i.e. organic composition matrix). All techniques revealed that the highest CIP removal occurs with PECO, decreasing TOC by almost 86.79% (95% degradation by HPLC) after 90 min of treatment, thus, exploiting the intrinsic advantages of single PEC and O3. The radical trapping technique reveals that superoxide radicals (O2-•), holes (h+) and hydroxyl radicals (OH•) are responsible of the CIP abatement in the PECO. Reaction mechanisms are proposed for the production of these oxidants, while the CIP degradation pathway is rationalized using HPLC experiments. A toxicity test of the treated water is carried out after the process with PECO by means of germination with sativa lettuce seeds.
KW - 50, 70 or 90-CN-TiNRS C, N-Codoped TiOAnode, synthesized at 50 V, 70V or 90V
KW - Abbreviations ROC Recalcitrant Organic Compounds
KW - CConduction Band
KW - CIP Ciprofloxacin
KW - CIP-1, 2, 3 by-product 1, 2 or 3 of CIP
KW - COD Chemical Oxygen Demand
KW - DRS Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy
KW - HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography
KW - OOzone
KW - PC Photocatalysis
KW - PCO Photocatalytic Ozonation
KW - PEC Photoelectrocatalysis
KW - PECO Photoelectrocatalytic Ozonation
KW - PH Photolysis
KW - PO Photolytic Ozonation
KW - RHE Reference Hydrogen Electrode
KW - SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
KW - SHE Standard Hydrogen Electrode
KW - SWW Synthetic Municipal Wastewater
KW - TOC Total Organic Carbon
KW - TiNTS TiONanotubes
KW - UV-Vis Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
KW - VValence Band
KW - XPS X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
KW - XRD X-Ray Diffraction
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jece.2022.107380
DO - 10.1016/j.jece.2022.107380
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85125732026
SN - 2213-3437
VL - 10
JO - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
JF - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
IS - 3
M1 - 107380
ER -