Degradation of artificial sweetener saccharin in aqueous medium by electrochemically generated hydroxyl radicals.
The removal of artificial sweetener saccharin (SAC) in aqueous solution by electrochemical advanced oxidation using electro-Fenton process was performed. Experiments were carried out in an undivided cylindrical glass cell with a carbon-felt cathode and a Pt or boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode. The removal of SAC by electrochemically generated hydroxyl radicals followed pseudo-first-order kinetics with both Pt and BDD anode. The absolute rate constant of the SAC hydroxylation reaction was determined for the first time using the competition kinetic method and found to be (1.85 ± 0.01) × 10(9) M(-1) s(-1). The comparative study of TOC removal efficiency during electro-Fenton treatment indicated a higher mineralization rate with BDD than Pt anode. The identification and evolution of short-chain carboxylic acids and inorganic ions formed during oxidation process were monitored by ion-exchange chromatography and ion chromatography, respectively. The assessment of toxicity of SAC and/or its reaction by-products during treatment was performed using Microtox® method based on the Vibrio fischeri bacteria luminescence inhibition. Results showed that the process was able to efficiently detoxify the treated solution.
Department of Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China.|Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, 5 Bd. Descartes, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France.
Heng
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Lin
Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, 5 Bd. Descartes, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France.|Fuzhou Environmental Monitoring Center, Fuzhou, 350011, China.
Jie
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Wu
Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, 5 Bd. Descartes, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France.
Nihal
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Oturan
Department of Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China. eeng@whu.edu.cn.
Hui
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Zhang
Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, 5 Bd. Descartes, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France. Mehmet.Oturan@univ-paris-est.fr.
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D048908:Aliivibrio fischeri / Q000187:drug effects; D001895:Boron / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D018130:Diamond / Q000737:chemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012439:Saccharin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D002244:Carbon; D018130:Diamond; D012439:Saccharin; D001895:Boron
Electro-Fenton process; Hydroxyl radical; Mineralization; Saccharin; Toxicity; Water treatment