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Degradation of sulfamethoxazole by medium pressure UV and oxidants: Peroxymonosulfate, persulfate, and hydrogen peroxide

Xiuwei Ao, +1 more
- 01 Apr 2017 - 
- Vol. 313, pp 629-637
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In this article, the degradation efficiency for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on a bench scale was investigated by comparing three UV-assisted peroxymonosulfate (PMS), persulfate and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) advanced oxidation processes (AOPs).
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This article is published in Chemical Engineering Journal.The article was published on 2017-04-01. It has received 291 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Persulfate.

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Activation of persulfate (PS) and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and application for the degradation of emerging contaminants

TL;DR: Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have received increasing attention in recent years due to their high capability and adaptability for the degradation of emerging contaminants as mentioned in this paper.
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Evaluation of advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment - A critical review.

TL;DR: Recommendations regarding the use of the EEO concept, including the upscaling of laboratory results, were derived from an extensive analysis of studies reported in the peer-reviewed literature enabling a critical comparison of various established and emerging AOPs based on electrical energy per order (EEO) values.
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Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation: Critical Assessment of Opportunities and Roadblocks.

TL;DR: This Critical Review comparatively examines the activation mechanisms of peroxymonosulfate and peroxydisulfates and the formation pathways of oxidizing species and the impacts of water parameters and constituents such as pH, background organic matter, halide, phosphate, and carbonate on persulfate-driven chemistry.
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Wastewater treatment by means of advanced oxidation processes at basic pH conditions: a review.

TL;DR: In this article, the state of the art of AOPs exclusively at alkaline pH, the type of compounds and effluents effectively degraded, the influence of pH on the efficiency of the processes, economic evaluation and degradation pathways were presented.
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Degradation of tetracycline by peroxymonosulfate activated with zero-valent iron: Performance, intermediates, toxicity and mechanism

TL;DR: In this article, the degradation of tetracycline (TC) by peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activated with zero-valent iron (Fe0) was systematically studied through batches of experiments.
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TL;DR: Investigation within watersheds of South-East Queensland, Australia found the presence of 28 antibiotics in three hospital effluents, five wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), six rivers and a drinking water storage catchment was investigated, with further evidence that WWTPs are an important source of antibiotics to streams.
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