Journal
FRONTIERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-020-1368-0
Keywords
Sulfamethoxazole; Ozonation; Natural organic matters; Secondary effluent; Degradation mechanism
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Project [2019YFD1100204]
- National Environmental and Energy Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation
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This study reveals the ozonation pathways of SMX in secondary effluent, with NOM affecting the degradation of micropollutants by consuming (OH)-O-center dot rather than O-3 molecules. The degradation of NOM during ozonation was also observed, with components with larger aromaticity more likely to be degraded through direct oxidation.
Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is commonly detected in wastewater and cannot be completely decomposed during conventional treatment processes. Ozone (O-3) is often used in water treatment. This study explored the influence of natural organic matters (NOM) in secondary effluent of a sewage treatment plant on the ozonation pathways of SMX. The changes in NOM components during ozonation were also analyzed. SMX was primarily degraded by hydrolysis, isoxazole-ring opening, and double-bond addition, whereas hydroxylation was not the principal route given the low maximum abundances of the hydroxylated products, with m/z of 269 and 287. The hydroxylation process occurred mainly through indirect oxidation because the maximum abundances of the products reduced by about 70% after the radical quencher was added, whereas isoxazole-ring opening and double-bond addition processes mainly depended on direct oxidation, which was unaffected by the quencher. NOM mainly affected the degradation of micropollutants by consuming (OH)-O-center dot rather than O-3 molecules, resulting in the 63%-85% decrease in indirect oxidation products. The NOM in the effluent were also degraded simultaneously during ozonation, and the components with larger aromaticity were more likely degraded through direct oxidation. The dependences of the three main components of NOM in the effluent on indirect oxidation followed the sequence: humic-like substances>fluvic-like substance-s>protein-like substances. This study reveals the ozonation mechanism of SMX in secondary effluent and provides a theoretical basis for the control of SMX and its degradation products in actual water treatment. (c) Higher Education Press 2020
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