화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Applied Chemistry for Engineering, Vol.32, No.3, 340-347, June, 2021
DOI10.14478/ace.2021.1031  Export Citation
Efficient Removal of Sulfamethoxazole in Aqueous Solutions Using Ferrate (VI): A Greener Treatment
Levia Lalthazuala, Diwakar Tiwari†, Seung-Mok Lee1, †, and Suk Soon Choi2
  • Department of Chemistry School of Physical Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796004, India
  • 1Department of Environmental Engineering, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung 25601, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Republic of Korea
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The aim of this research is to assess the use of high purity potassium ferrate (VI) for the efficient removal of sulfamethoxazole (SMX), one of the potential micro-pollutant found in aqueous waste. In addition, various parametric studies have enabled us to deduce the mechanism in the degradation process. The pH and concentration of sulfamethoxazole enable the degradation of pollutants. Moreover, the time-dependent degradation nature of sulfamethoxazole showed that the degradation of ferrate (VI) in presence of sulfamethoxazole followed the pseudo-second order kinetics and the value of rate constant increased with an increase in the SMX concentration. The stoichiometry of SMX and ferrate (VI) was found to be 2 : 1 and the overall rate constant was estimated to be 4559 L2/mmol2/min. On the other hand, the increase in pH from 8.0 to 5.0 had catalyzed the degradation of SMX. Similarly, a significant percentage in mineralization of SMX increased with a decrease in pH and concentration. The presence of co-existing ions and SMS spiked real water samples was extensively analyzed in the removal of SMX using ferrate (VI) to simulate studies on real matrix implication of ferrate (VI) technology.
Keywords:Ferrate (VI) technology;Sulfamethoxazole;Efficient treatment;Mineralization of pollutant;Real matrix treatment
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