• Advances in environmental research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2020

Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) have become an environmental havoc in last few decades with reported cases of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs), lethal effects over aquatic organisms, interference in natural decomposition of organic matter, reduced diversity of microbial communities in different environmental compartments, inhibition of growth of microbes resulting in reduced rate of nutrient cycling, hormonal imbalance in exposed organisms etc. Owing to their potential towards bioaccumulation and persistent nature, these compounds have longer residence time and activity in environment. The conventional technologies of wastewater treatment have got poor efficiency towards removal/degradation of PhACs and therefore, modern techniques with efficient, cost-effective and environment-friendly operation need to be explored. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) like Photocatalysis, Fenton oxidation, Ozonation etc. are some of the promising, viable and sustainable options for degradation of PhACs. Although energy/chemical or both are essentially required for AOPs, these methods target complete degradation/mineralization of persistent pollutants resulting in no residual toxicity. Considering the high efficiency towards degradation, non-toxic nature, universal viability and acceptability, AOPs have become a promising option for effective treatment of chemicals with persistent nature.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.245-254
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• 2017

This study investigates methyl orange (MO) degradation by an ultrasonically dispersed nano-metallic particle (NMP) assisted advanced Fenton process. The NMPs were synthesized from the leachate of automobile-shredder residue. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy were performed for the prepared NMPs. Various parameters, such as the effects of the NMP dosage, the pH value of the solution, the initial concentration of MO, and the amount of $H_2O_2$ on the degradation efficiency of MO were studied. The MO degradation efficiency could be increased by approximately 100% by increasing the dosages of the NMPs and $H_2O_2$ to certain limits, after which in both cases the degradation efficiency was reduced when an excess amount was added. The MO degradation efficiency was found to be 100% at pH 2.0 and 2.5 with the 10 mg/L of initial concentration of the MO. The degradation of MO by ultrasonically dispersed NMPs was appropriate with the pseudo-first-order kinetics.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.561-567
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• 2009

The Fe-ACF/$TiO_2$ composites were prepared by a sol-gel method and were characterized by nitrogen adsorption, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX). The Fe-ACF/$TiO_2$ composites were developed for the decomposition of organic dyes by using a UV lamp. The decomposition effect was investigated under various conditions, such as three selected non-biodegradable organic dyes like Methylene Blue (MB), Methyl Orange (MO), Rhodamine B (Rh.B), and in the presence of Fe and hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$). The photocatalytic activity was derived from possible combination effects, such as (1) adsorption of ACF, (2) generation of electron/hole by $TiO_2$, (3) photo-Fenton reaction of Fe, and (4) oxidation of $Fe^{2+}\;to\;Fe^{3+}\;by\;H_2O_2$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1785-1790
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• 2006

A novel kinetic method for determination of $HO_2{^{\cdot}}/O_2{^{{\cdot}-}}$ in ozone decomposition in water is described. In this study, potential interferences of $O_3$ and the hydroxyl radicals, $^{\cdot}OH_{(O3)}$, are suppressed by $HSO_3{^-}/SO_3{^{2-}}$. $HO_2{^{\cdot}}/O_2{^{{\cdot}-}}$ formed in ozone decomposition reduces $Fe^{3+}$-EDTA into $Fe^{2+}$-EDTA and subsequently the well-known Fenton-like (FL) reaction of $H_2O_2$ and $Fe^{2+}$-EDTA produces the hydroxyl radicals, $^{\cdot}OH_{(FL)}$. Benzoic acid (BA) scavenges $^{\cdot}OH_{(FL)}$ to produce OHBA, which are analyzed by fluorescence detection (${\lambda}_{ex}=320nm$ and ${\lambda}_{ex}=400nm$). The concentration of $HO_2{^{\cdot}}/O_2{^{{\cdot}-}}$ in ozone decomposition has been determined by the novel kinetic method using the experimentally determined half-life ($t_{1/2}$). The steady-state concentration of $HO_2{^{\cdot}}/O_2{^{{\cdot}-}}$ is proportional to the $O_3$ concentration at a given pH. However, the steady-state concentration of $HO_2{^{\cdot}}/O_2{^{{\cdot}-}}$ in ozone decomposition is inversely proportional to pH values. This pH dependence is due to significant loss of $O_2{^{{\cdot}-}}$ by $O_3$ at higher pH conditions. The steady-state concentrations of $HO_2{^{\cdot}}/O_2{^{{\cdot}-}}$ are in the range of $2.49({\pm}0.10){\times}10^{-9}M(pH=4.17){\sim}3.01({\pm}0.07){\times}10^{-10}M(pH=7.59)$ at $[O_3]_o=60{\mu}M$.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.161-169
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• 1998

TThe reactive oxygen species oxidatively modify the biological macromolecules, including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Iron- and heme-mediated Fenton-like reactions produce different pro-oxidants. However, these reactive products have not been clearly characterized. We examined the nature of the oxidizing species from the different iron sources by measuring oxidative protein modification and spectroscopic study. Hemoglobin (Hb) and methemoglobin (metHb) were oxidatively modified in $O{\array-\\\dot{2}}$ and $H_{2}O_{2}$ generating systems. Globin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were also modified by iron, iron-EDTA, hematin, and Hb in an $O{\array-\\\dot{2}}$ generating system. In a $H_{2}O_{2}$ generating system, the iron- and iron-EDTA-mediated protein modifications were markedly reduced while the Hb-and hematin-mediated modifications were slightly increased. In the $O{\array-\\\dot{2}}$ generating system, the iron- and iron-EDTA-mediated protein modifications were strongly inhibited by superoxide dismutase (SOD) or catalase, but heme- and Hb-mediated protein modifications were inhibited only by catalase and slightly increased by SOD. Mannitol, 5,5-dimethyl-l-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO), deoxyribose, and thiourea inhibited the iron-EDTA-mediated protein modification. Mannitol and DMPO, however, did not exhibit significant inhibition in the hematin-mediated modification. Desferrioxamine (DFO) inhibited protein modification mediated by iron, but cyanide and azide did not, while the hematin-mediated protein modification was inhibited by cyanide and azide, but not significantly by DFO. The protein-modified products by iron and heme were different. ESR and UV-visible spectroscopy detected the DMPO spin adduct of the hydroxyl radical and ferryl ion generated from iron-EDTA and metHb, respectively. These results led us to conclude that the main oxidizing species are hydroxyl radical in the iron-EDTA type and the ferry I ion in the hematin type, the latter being more effective for protein modification.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.356-363
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• 2011

유류의 유출로 인한 총석유계탄화수소(total petroleum hydrocarbons: TPH)는 종종 토양과 지하수의 오염을 초래하고 있다. TPH는 환경에 노출이 될 경우 물리화학적 과정을 거쳐 분해가 되나 그 반응은 상대적으로 느리다. 본 연구에서는 TPH로 오염된 토양의 환경친화적인 처리기법을 궁극적으로 개발하기 위해서 화학적 및 생물학적 통합기술을 도입하고자 시도하였다. 여기서 펜톤유사반응을 전처리단계로 도입하고 이후 디젤분해 혼합균을 처리하여(생물증강법) 오염유류를 처리하고자 하였다. 계면활성제 OP-10S (0.05%)과 산화제($FeSO_4$ 4%, 및 $H_2O_2$ 5%)를 사용할 경우 토양으로부터 효율적으로 TPH를 처리, 제거할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 디젤분해 혼합균을 토양슬러리에 접종할 경우 100배 이상 분해균의 밀도상승이 관찰되었는데 이는 접종된 분해균이 오염된 토양에서 성공적으로 존재할 수 있음을 의미한다($10^8-10^9$ CFU/g slurry). Fenton으로 처리된 토양에서의 TPH 제거 효율은 분해균으로 생물증강을 실시할 경우 최소한 57% 정도 상승되는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 화학적, 생물학적 연속처리를 실시할 경우 대조구(무처리; 재거효율 95%)에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 처리효율(79-83%)을 나타내었는데, 이는 화학처리 중에 발생하는 자유기(free radicals) 함유 산화물질이 분해를 억제한 것에 기인하는 것으로 보인다. 본 연구에서의 얻어진 결과는 환경에 있어서 TPH로 오염된 토양과 저질을 효율적으로 정화하고 토양생태계의 신속한 회복에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2002

본 연구는 제강분진/${H_2}{O_2}$ 시스템을 이용한 매립지 침출수의 화학적 산화처리 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 먼저 회분식 실험을 통해 산화촉매로서의 제강분진의 활용 가능성을 확인하였으며, 반응의 주요 변수인 pH, 제강분진과 과산화수소의 주입농도, 그리고 과산화수소의 분할주입 등의 조건변화에 따른 매립지 침출수의 처리효율과 최적 반응조건을 알아보았다. 최적 ${H_2}{O_2}$와 제강분진의 주입조건인 20g/L dust +2,000mg/L ${H_2}{O_2}$에서 반응시간 60분내에 초기 TOC 농도(250mg/L)의 75%가 제거되었으며, 이 때 ${H_2}{O_2}$/dust 시스템의 최적 반응 pH는 3-4였다. 철염을 반응촉매로 사용하는 펜톤산화반응과 비교하였을 때, 제강분진을 반응촉매로 사용하는 경우가 반응성과 경제성에서 더 유리한 것으로 나타났다.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 1999

천연 토양 속에 많이 존재하는 철광석인 goethite, magnetite와 과산화수소수를 이용해 펜톤 유사 반응(Fenton-like oxidation)을 유도하여 디젤과 등유가 같은 중량 비율로 오염된 silica sand를 회분식 시스템으로 처리하여 보았다. 과산화수소수의 pH(3, 7) 농도(0%, 1%, 7%, 15%, 35%), 초기 오염물의 농도(0.2, 0.5, 1.0 g-오염물/kg-모래), 그리고 철광석(iron minerals)의 양(0, 1, 5 wt % magnetite 또는 goethite)을 달리하여 반응조건들을 조사하였다. Silica sand-철광석-$H_2O_2$ system에서의 오염물의 분해는 잔존 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon(TPH)의 농도를 분석하여 확인하였다. 최적 실험 pH는 3이었고, 철광석이 철공급원으로 사용된 경우가 $FeSO_4$ 용액이 철공급원으로 사용된 경우보다 과수의 소모가 적어서 더 효율적이었다. 초기 오염물의 농도 1.0 g-오염물/kg-모래(5 wt % magnetite)에 과산화수소수의 농도를 0%, 1%, 7%, 15%, 그리고 35%로 달리하여 본 결과 8일후 각각 0%, 24.5%, 44%, 50%, 그리고 70%의 TPH 감소를 보였다. 같은 오염물 농도하에서 15%의 과산화수소를 사용하고, 철광석의 양이 0, 1, 5, 10 wt %로 변화되었을 경우, 오염물의 제거량은 magnetite의 사용시 각각 0%, 33.5%, 50%, 60%, goethite의 사용시는 각각 0%, 29%, 41%, 53%이었다. Magnetite system은 iron(II)과 iron(III)이 공존하며, 미량의 철성분이 용해되므로 goethite system보다 오염물의 분해가 더 많이 일어나는 것으로 보인다. 그러나 용해된 철성분은 철광석 표면에 침전물의 형태로 쌓이게 되어 철광석 표면의 전자교환능력을 감소시키고 과산화수소수를 quenching시키는 것으로 사려된다. 그리하여 goethite system에서 과산화수소수가 적게 소모되어 magnetite system보다 나은 처리효율을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 토양을 shaker를 이용하여 혼합시킨 결과 오염물의 제거량이 magnetite의 경우 41%, goethite의 경우 30%만큼 증가하였다. 이 연구의 결과를 통하여 볼 때 천연토양속에는 magnetite와 goethite같은 철광석이 함유되어 있으므로 별도의 철성분 첨가없이 과산화수소수의 처리만으로도 석유로 오염된 토양의 in-situ 또는 ex-situ한 처리가 가능할 것으로 보인다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2329-2332
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• 2007

Salsolinol, endogenous neurotoxin, is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). In the present study, we have investigated the oxidative damage of DNA induced by the reaction of salsolinol with Cu,Zn-SOD. When plasmid DNA incubated with salsolinol and Cu,Zn-SOD, DNA cleavage was proportional to the concentrations of salsolinol and Cu,Zn-SOD. The salsolinol/Cu,Zn-SOD system-mediated DNA cleavage was significantly inhibited by radical scavengers such as mannitol, ethanol and thiourea. These results indicated that free radicals might participate in DNA cleavage by the salsolinol/Cu,Zn-SOD system. Spectrophotometric study using a thiobarbituric acid showed that hydroxyl radical formation was proportional to the concentration of salsolinol and was inhibited by radical scavengers. These results indicated that hydroxyl radical generated in the reaction of salsolinol with Cu,Zn-SOD was implicated in the DNA cleavage. Catalase and copper chelators inhibited DNA cleavage and the production of hydroxyl radicals. These results suggest that DNA cleavage is mediated in the reaction of salsolinol with Cu,Zn-SOD via the generation of hydroxyl radical by a combination of the oxidation reaction of salsolinol and Fenton-like reaction of free copper ions released from oxidatively damaged SOD.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2010

The Fe-treated CNT/$TiO_2$ photocatalysts mixed with anatase and rutile phase have been developed for the decomposition of non-biodegradable different organic dyes like methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (Rh.B), and methyl orange (MO) in two conditions as ultraviolet and visible light respectively. The results indicate that all the Fe-CNT/$TiO_2$ composites proved to be more efficient photocatalysts since degradation of MB at higher reaction rates, tthe decomposition rate of different dyes increases with an increase of $Fe^{3+}$ concentration in composites the highest rate of decomposition of different dyes was noted under UV irradiation. These results can indicate that the large CNT network is facilitate the electron transfer and strongly adsorb dye molecules on the texted photocatalysts, iron is reactive in the photo-Fenton process resulting in high production of OH radicals and also high activity of the photocatalyst. And Fe particles can generate more photoinduced electrons to conduction band of $TiO_2$ under visible light irradiation. The composites of Fe-CNT/$TiO_2$ photocatalysts synthesized by a sol-gel method were characterized by BET, TEM, SEM, XRD and EDX.