eprintid: 3916 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/39/16 datestamp: 2023-11-09 15:52:11 lastmod: 2023-11-09 15:52:11 status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:47:54 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Chaudhuri, M. creators_name: Wahap, M.Z.B.A. creators_name: Affam, A.C. title: Treatment of aqueous solution of antibiotics amoxicillin and cloxacillin by modified photo-Fenton process ispublished: pub keywords: antibiotics; aqueous solution; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; hydrogen peroxide; pH; pollutant removal; total organic carbon; water treatment note: cited By 13 abstract: The study examined the effectiveness of the modified photo-Fenton (UV-vis/ferrioxalate/H2O2) process in treatment of an antibiotic aqueous solution. The optimum operating conditions for the treatment of a 300 mg/L antibiotic aqueous solution (150 mg/L of amoxicillin and 150 mg/L of cloxacillin) were obtained by using the central composite design of the response surface methodology. Under the optimum operating conditions (H2O2/chemical oxygen demand (COD) molar ratio 2.75, H2O2/Fe3+ molar ratio 75, H2O2/C2H2O4 molar ratio 37.5, reaction time 90 min and pH 3), 78.37, 45.94, and 52.30 removal of COD, NH3-N, and TOC, respectively, were achieved and the biodegradability (biochemical oxygen demand(BOD)5/COD ratio) improved from 0 to 0.35. Model prediction and experimental removal efficiency were in agreement with < 5 error. The modified photo-Fenton process is effective in pretreatment of the antibiotic aqueous solution for biological treatment. © 2013 Balaban Desalination Publications. date: 2013 publisher: Desalination Publications official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84889648375&doi=10.1080%2f19443994.2013.773565&partnerID=40&md5=4d0034fd9d9439c322f1391cabc10786 id_number: 10.1080/19443994.2013.773565 full_text_status: none publication: Desalination and Water Treatment volume: 51 number: 37-39 pagerange: 7255-7268 refereed: TRUE issn: 19443994 citation: Chaudhuri, M. and Wahap, M.Z.B.A. and Affam, A.C. (2013) Treatment of aqueous solution of antibiotics amoxicillin and cloxacillin by modified photo-Fenton process. Desalination and Water Treatment, 51 (37-39). pp. 7255-7268. ISSN 19443994