Degradation of diclofenac during sonolysis, ozonation and their simultaneous application
Vincenzo Naddeo1, Vincenzo Belgiorno, Daniele Ricco
1University of Salerno, Department of Civil Engineering, V. ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy. vnaddeo@unisa.it
Abstract:
Diclofenac is a widely used anti-inflammatory non-steroidal drug that escapes conventional urban wastewater treatment trains because of its resistance to biodegradation. Therefore it is frequently found in treated effluents, lakes and rivers. It has been reported that diclofenac can exhibit adverse effects on aquatic organisms. Advanced oxidation processes like ozonation (O(3)) and sonolysis (US) can be employed for the removal of such recalcitrant compounds from water matrices. This study included the investigation of the efficiency of O(3) and US and also of their combined application (US+O(3)) for the degradation and potential mineralization of diclofenac in a water matrix. Under the conditions applied, all three systems proved to be effective in inducing diclofenac oxidation, leading to 22% of mineralization for O(3) and 36% for US after 40min of treatment. The synergy observed in the combined schemes, mainly due to the effects of US in enhancing the O(3) decomposition, led to higher mineralization (about 40%) for 40min treatment, and to a significantly higher mineralization level for shorter treatment duration.
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