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- Title
A Three-Dimensional Electrochemical Process for the Removal of Carbamazepine.
- Authors
Correia-Sá, Luísa; Soares, Cristina; Freitas, Olga Matos; Moreira, Manuela Maria; Nouws, Henri Petrus Antonius; Correia, Manuela; Paíga, Paula; Rodrigues, António José; Oliveira, Carlos Miguel; Figueiredo, Sónia Adriana; Delerue-Matos, Cristina
- Abstract
Featured Application: This work will allow the development of an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable solution to be used in the removal of pharmaceutical products from wastewaters. It also will contribute to better theoretical and practical knowledge of the three-dimensional electrochemical process as a solution for wastewater treatment. The scientific community is increasingly concerned about the presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment, which is a consequence of their high consumption and inefficient removal by wastewater-treatment plants. The search for an effective and sustainable tertiary treatment is therefore needed to enhance their removal. For this purpose, the combination of electrochemical and adsorption processes into three-dimensional (3D) electrochemical systems has been proposed. In this study, a 3D system was studied to remove carbamazepine, an antiepileptic, consumed in high doses and very persistent in the environment. The influences of the following parameters on its removal were evaluated: anode and cathode materials and distance between them, electrolyte (NaCl) concentration and pH, and the (carbon-based) adsorbent material used as the particulate electrode. The obtained results demonstrated that the introduction of the particulate electrode improved the removal efficiency. This can be attributed to the simultaneous occurrence of different phenomena, such as adsorption/electrosorption, electrocoagulation, oxidation, and catalytic degradation.
- Subjects
TRICLOCARBAN; CARBAMAZEPINE; WASTEWATER treatment; DEIONIZATION of water; CATHODES; SCIENTIFIC community; SALT; INDUSTRIAL wastes
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 14, p6432
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app11146432