This study presents, for the first time, the concurrent supply of the oxidants HO and NaOCl in solar-driven Fenton-like processes at neutral pH with ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) for wastewater reclamation. Simultaneous Escherichia coli (E. coli) inactivation and the removal of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) at 50 μg/L in municipal effluents were investigated in 5-cm deep raceway pond reactors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSimultaneous microorganism inactivation and organic microcontaminant removal in municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) secondary effluents by the solar photo-Fenton process mediated by Fe-NTA is studied in depth. To achieve this objective, different key aspects were addressed: (i) the effect of initial Fe-NTA concentration at 1:1 molar ratio (0.10-0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLight Emitting Diode (LED) technology has matured sufficiently to be considered as an alternative UVA radiation source in photoreactors. Currently, low energy consuming LEDs with a wide range of wavelengths and radiant flux are readily available. In this study, UVA-LEDs were used as a radiation source for the photo-Fenton process as tertiary treatment.
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