Comparison of different advanced oxidation processes for the removal of amoxicillin in aqueous solution.

Amoxicillin (AMX) is a widely used penicillin-type antibiotic whose presence in the environment has been investigated. In this work, the degradation of the AMX in aqueous solutions by ozonation, ozonation with UV radiation (O/UV), homogeneous catalytic ozonation (O/Fe) and homogeneous photocatalytic ozonation (O/Fe/UV) was investigated. The performance results have been compared in terms of removal of amoxicillin and total organic carbon (mineralization efficiency).