Efficient degradation of chloroquine drug by electro-Fenton oxidation: Effects of operating conditions and degradation mechanism

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 260; p. 127558
• Main Authors: Midassi, Sondos, Bedoui, Ahmed, Bensalah, Nasr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020; The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: ammonium; anodes; Boron-doped diamond; Carbon - isolation & purification; cathodes; chlorides; Chloroquine; Chloroquine - chemistry; chromatography; degradation; density; dosage; Electro-fenton; Electrodes; flow; free radicals; H2O2 generation; hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen Peroxide - chemistry; Hydroxyl Radical - chemistry; Hydroxyl radicals; Kinetics; nitrates; oxidants; oxidation; Oxidation-Reduction; oxygen; sulfates; Sulfates - chemistry; total organic carbon; wastewater; Wastewater - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Water Purification - methods; Hydroxyl radicals; H2O2 generation; Boron-doped diamond; Chloroquine; Electro-fenton; HO generation

In this work, the degradation of chloroquine (CLQ), an antiviral and antimalarial drug, using electro-Fenton oxidation was investigated. Due to the importance of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation during electro-Fenton oxidation, effects of pH, current density, molecular oxygen (O2) flow rate, and...