Degradation of metronidazole by dielectric barrier discharge in an aqueous solution

doi:10.1007/s11783-019-1117-4

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2019, Vol. 13

Issue (3) : 33 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-019-1117-4

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Degradation of metronidazole by dielectric barrier discharge in an aqueous solution

Zhipeng Yang^1,², Anxing Lai¹, Hangyu Chen¹, Youxiang Yan², Ye Yang¹, Weiwei Zhang^1,², Lei Wang¹(

)

¹. College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China
². State Grid Xiamen Electric Power Supply Company, Xiamen 361006, China

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Abstract

The discharge characteristics during the degradation of MNZ by DBD were investigated.

Increasing the discharge frequency can promote the degradation of MNZ.

MNZ removal reaches 99.1% at the initial concentration of 40 ppm within 120 min.

Coexisting organic matter inhibits the degradation of MNZ.

The energy efficiency of DBD for MNZ removal is higher than other technologies.

Degradation of metronidazole (MNZ) which is a representative and stable antibiotic by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) in an aqueous solution has been studied. Effects of initial MNZ concentration, solution pH and coexisting organics on the degradation were investigated. The results illustrated that increasing the input power and the discharge frequency can improve the removal of MNZ. At low initial concentration, the removal of MNZ can reach up to 99.1%. Acidic and neutral conditions are more favorable for MNZ removal than alkaline condition in the early stage of degradation. However, the difference in MNZ removal between those in acidic or neutral media and that in alkaline one could be neglected with prolonging of the treatment time. Therefore, this method can be applied to MNZ degradation with a wide pH range. Coexisting organic matter in water can attenuate the removal to some extent. This study could provide valuable references for the degradation of nitroimidazole antibiotics by DBD.

Keywords Dielectric barrier discharge Antibiotic Metronidazole Water treatment

Corresponding Author(s): Lei Wang

Just Accepted Date: 10 April 2019 Issue Date: 13 May 2019

Cite this article:

Zhipeng Yang,Anxing Lai,Hangyu Chen, et al. Degradation of metronidazole by dielectric barrier discharge in an aqueous solution[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(3): 33.

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Fig.1 Device of DBD for MNZ treatment.

Fig.2 Waveforms of the voltage and current of the DBD (input power, 51 W; solution volume, 500 mL).

Fig.3 Lissajous-Figure of DBD (input power, 51 W; C₀ = 0.47 P; discharge frequency, 10 kHz)

Fig.4 Emission spectra of DBD in MNZ solution (input power, 51 W; volume, 500 mL).

Fig.5 MNZ removal under 50 Hz and 10 kHz (discharge time, 60 min; initial concentration, 100 mg/L).

Fig.6 MNZ removal under different initial concentrations (input power, 51 W; discharge frequency, 10 kHz, discharge time, 120min; pH₀, 7.0).

Fig.7 Arc of DBD (input power, 51 W; discharge frequency, (a) 10 kHz, (b) 50 Hz).

Fig.8 Removal of MNZ under different pH (a) and the pH changes of solution during degradation process (b) (input power, 51 W; discharge frequency, 10 kHz; initial MNZ concentration, 40 mg/L).

Fig.9 Removal of MNZ with different IPA concentrations (input power, 51 W; discharge frequency, 10 kHz; initial concentrations, 40 mg/L; pH₀, 7.0).

Fig.10 UV-visible absorption spectra of DBD process (input power, 51 W; discharge frequency, 10 kHz; initial concentrations, 40 mg/L).

Tab.1 Energy efficiency of MNZ removal by DBD and other methods

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