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Effect of Fe2+, Mn2+ catalysts on the performance of electro-Fenton degradation of antibiotic ciprofloxacin, and expanding the utilizing of acid mine drainage

In this work, the removal of ciprofloxacin (CIP) was studied by electro-Fenton (EF) technique using different molar ratio of Mn2+/Fe2+ based on a chemically modified graphite felt (MGF) cathode. The CIP removal efficiency reached 95.62% in 30 min and the removal efficiency of total organic carbon (T...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2020-06, Vol.720, p.137560-137560, Article 137560
Main Authors: Huang, Anqi, Zhi, Dan, Tang, Hongmei, Jiang, Li, Luo, Shuang, Zhou, Yaoyu
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Summary:In this work, the removal of ciprofloxacin (CIP) was studied by electro-Fenton (EF) technique using different molar ratio of Mn2+/Fe2+ based on a chemically modified graphite felt (MGF) cathode. The CIP removal efficiency reached 95.62% in 30 min and the removal efficiency of total organic carbon (TOC) reached 94.00% in 8 h under optimal conditions (50 mg/L initial CIP concentration, 400 mA applied current, 2:1 M ratio of Mn2+/Fe2+, and 3 initial pH value). A possible pathway of CIP degradation was supposed according to the analysis of the by-products detected during the EF process. An expanding experiment for CIP removal was also conducted by using acid mine drainage (AMD) rich in iron and manganese to replace the homogeneous solution in EF, and the CIP removal efficiency of 89.00% in 60 min under the optimal conditions may assign new perspectives for organic pollutants removals by utilizing AMD. [Display omitted] •Various molar ratio of Mn2+/Fe2+ and modified graphite felt to remove ciprofloxacin.•Ciprofloxacin/TOC removal efficiency reached 95.62% and 94.00%, respectively.•Eight times reusability showed great potential in practical use of modified cathode.•An original possible pathway of ciprofloxacin degradation was supposed.•Using acid mine drainage rich in Mn and Fe for ciprofloxacin removal was conducted.
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137560