title: Photo-Fenton and Fenton-like processes for the treatment of the antineoplastic drug 5-fluorouracil under simulated solar radiation.
abstract: In the present study, photo-Fenton and Fenton-like processes were investigated for the degradation and mineralization of the antineoplastic drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). For the optimization of photo-Fenton treatment under simulated solar light (SSL) radiation, the effects of several operating parameters (i.e., 5-FU concentration, Fe3+, and oxidant concentration) on the treatment efficiency were studied. According to the results, SSL/[Fe(C2Ο4)3]3-/Η2Ο2process was the most efficient, since faster degradation of 5-FU and higher mineralization percentages were achieved. All the applied processes followed quite similar transformation routes which include defluorination-hydroxylation as well as pyrimidine ring opening, as demonstrated by the transformation products identified by high resolution mass spectrometry analysis. The toxicity of the treated solutions was evaluated using the Microtox assay. In general, low toxicity was recorded for the initial solution and the solution at the end of the photocatalytic treatment, while an increase in the overall toxicity was observed only at the first stages of SSL/Fe3+/Η2Ο2and SSL/Fe3+/S2O82-processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Α
authors.initials: Α
authors.lastname: Koltsakidou
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Patras, 30100, Agrinio, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonopoulou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sykiotou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ε
authors.initials: Ε
authors.lastname: Εvgenidou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Konstantinou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. dlambro@chem.auth.gr.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lambropoulou
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D008027:Light
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005472:Fluorouracil
keywords: 5-fluorouracil; AOPs; Fenton-like processes; Pharmaceuticals; Photo-Fenton; Toxicity; Transformation products