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Photochemical degradation of sulfadiazine

  • Silesian University of Technology

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Abstract

The photochemical degradation of the sulfadiazine (SDZ) was studied. The photochemical processes used in degradation of SDZ were UV and UV/H 2O2. In the experiments hydrogen peroxide was applied at different concentrations: 10 mg/dm3 (2.94*10-4 M), 100 mg/dm3 (2.94*10-3 M), 1 g/dm3 (2.94*10-2 M) and 10 g/dm3 (2.94*10 -1 M). The concentrations of SDZ during the experiment were controlled by means of HPLC. The best results of sulfadiazine degradation, the 100% removal of the compound, were achieved by photolysis using UV radiation in the presence of 100 mg H2O2/dm3 (2.94*10-3 M). The determined rate constant of sulfadiazine reaction with hydroxyl radicals kOH was equal 1.98*10 9 M-1s-1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-91
Number of pages13
JournalArchives of Environmental Protection
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

Keywords

  • Advanced oxidation processes
  • HPLC
  • Sulfadiazine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Environmental Science

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