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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2018.1079

Effects of Advanced Oxidation of Penicillin on Biotoxicity, Biodegradability and Subsequent Biological Treatment  

Luu, Huyen Trang (Department of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Myongji University)
Minh, Dang Nhat (Department of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Myongji University)
Lee, Kisay (Department of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Myongji University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.29, no.6, 2018 , pp. 690-695 More about this Journal
Abstract
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) composed of O3 and UV were applied to degrade penicillin (PEN). The degradation efficiency was evaluated in terms of changes in the absorbance (ABS) and total organic carbon (TOC). The combination of $O_3/H_2O_2/UV$ and $O_3/UV$ showed the best performance for the reduction of ABS (100% for 9 min) and TOC (70% for 60 min) values, although the mineralization was uncompleted under the experimental condition in this study. The change in biotoxicy was monitored with Escherichia coli susceptibility and Vibrio fischeri biofluorescence. The E. coli susceptibility was eliminated completely for 9 min by $O_3/UV$, and the toxicity to V. fischeri biofluorescence was 57% reduced by $O_3/H_2O_2/UV$. For the ultimate treatment of PEN, it is suggested that an AOP using $O_3/UV$ is followed by biological treatment, utilizing the enhanced biodegradability by the AOP. During 30 min of $O_3/UV$ treatment, the $BOD_5/COD$ ratio as an indication of biodegradability showed about 4-fold increment, compared to that of using a non-treated sample. TOC removal rate for AOP-pretreated PEN wastewater increased 55% compared to that of using the non-pretreated one through an aerobic biological treatment by Pseudomonas putida for artificial wastewater containing 20 mg/L of PEN. In conclusion, $O_3/UV$ process is recommended as a pretreatment step prior to an aerobic biological process to improve the ultimate degradation of penicillin.
Keywords
Advanced oxidation; biodegradability; biological treatment; biotoxicity; penicillin;
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