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Effect of advanced oxidation processes on the micropollutants and the effluent organic matter contained in municipal wastewater previously treated by three different secondary methods

Giannakis, Stefanos  
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Gamarra Vives, Franco Alejandro
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Grandjean, Dominique  
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2015
Water Research

In this study, wastewater from the output of three different secondary treatment facilities (Activated Sludge, Moving Bed Bioreactor and Coagulation-Flocculation) present in the municipal wastewater treatment plant of Vidy, Lausanne (Switzerland), was further treated with various oxidation processes (UV, UV/H2O2, solar irradiation, Fenton, solar photo-Fenton), at laboratory scale. For this assessment, 6 organic micropollutants in agreement with the new environmental legislation requirements in Switzerland were selected (Carbamazepine, Clarithromycin, Diclofenac, Metoprolol, Benzotriazole, Mecoprop) and monitored throughout the treatment. Also, the overall removal of the organic load was assessed. After each secondary treatment, the efficiency of the AOPs increased in the following order: Coagulation-Flocculation < Activated Sludge < Moving Bed Bioreactor, in almost all cases. From the different combinations tested, municipal wastewater subjected to biological treatment followed by UV/ H2O2 resulted in the highest elimination levels. Wastewater previously treated by physicochemical treatment demonstrated considerably inhibited micropollutant degradation rates. The degradation kinetics were determined, yielding: k (UV) < k (UV/H2O2) and k (Fenton) < k (solar irradiation) < k (photo-Fenton). Finally, the evolution of global pollution parameters (COD & TOC elimination) was followed and the degradation pathways for the effluent organic matter are discussed.

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DOI
10.1016/j.watres.2015.07.030
Web of Science ID

WOS:000362147400032

Author(s)
Giannakis, Stefanos  
Gamarra Vives, Franco Alejandro
Grandjean, Dominique  
Magnet, Anoys
De Alencastro, Luiz Felippe  
Pulgarin, César  
Date Issued

2015

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Water Research
Volume

84

Start page

295

End page

306

Subjects

Micropollutants

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Advanced oxidation processes (AOP)

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Biological treatment

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Degradation kinetics

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Effluent organic matter (EfOM)

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Average oxidation state (AOS)

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August 7, 2015
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