Degradation of levofloxacin from antibiotic wastewater by pulse electrochemical oxidation with BDD electrode.

Antibiotic-containing wastewater is a typical biochemical refractory organic wastewater and general treatment methods cannot effectively and quickly degrade the antibiotic molecules. In this study, a novel boron-doped diamond (BDD) pulse electrochemical oxidation (PEO) technology was proposed for the efficient removal of levofloxacin (LFXN) from wastewater. The effects of current density (j), initial pH (pH), frequency (f), electrolyte types and initial concentration (c(LFXN)) on the degradation of LFXN were systematically investigated.