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Performances evaluation of Photo-Fenton process and Sonolysis for the treatment of Penicillin G formulation effluent

Saghafinia, M. S ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2011.10.033
  3. Abstract:
  4. Penicillin G is an active pharmaceutical ingredient of great importance in health sectors. Meanwhile, because of its huge quantity production and resistance to biodegradability, this antibiotic is ubiquitously presented in aquatic environment. In this study, the degradation of effluent wastewater from Penicillin G production plant by Photo- Fenton process and Ultrasound process (Sonolysis) was investigated, the effects of different process variables in both methods were evaluated and at last the degradation of Pen-G by these two processes in the optimum conditions was compared. Pen-G concentration and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) were selected as the environmental parameters to follow the performance of Photo-Fenton process and Sonolysis. Optimum condition of Photo-Fenton process is in H 2O 2/Fe 2+ molar ratio 20 (20 mM H 2O 2 and 1 mM Fe 2+) and pH 3.5 and for Sonolysis (35 KHz) is in pH 3. Complete degradation of Pen-G occurred in 30 and 70 min for Photo-Fenton process and Sonolysis, respectively. Based on the results, Photo-Fenton process is more efficient in terms of both COD degradation and Pen-G removal than Sonolysis (35 KHz)
  5. Keywords:
  6. Advanced oxidation ; Penicillin G ; Pharmaceuticals ; Photo-Fenton ; Sonolysis ; Active pharmaceutical ingredients ; Aquatic environments ; Different process ; Environmental parameter ; Fenton process ; Molar ratio ; Optimum conditions ; Performances evaluation ; Photo-Fenton process ; Production plant ; Ultrasound process ; Biodegradation ; Biotechnology ; Chemical oxygen demand ; Degradation ; Effluent treatment ; Effluents ; Drug products
  7. Source: 1st 2011 International Conference on Environment Science and Biotechnology, ICESB 2011, Male, 25 November 2011 through 26 November 2011 ; Volume 8 , 2011 , Pages 202-208 ; 18780296 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029611006694