Degradation of enoxacin antibiotic by the electro-Fenton process: Optimization, biodegradability improvement and degradation mechanism

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 165, Issue , 2016, Pages 96-105

  Annabi, Cyrine ^a,b,c   Fourcade, Florence ^a,e   Soutrel, Isabelle ^a,e   Geneste, Florence ^d,e   Floner, Didier ^d,e   Bellakhal, Nizar ^b,c   Amrane, Abdeltif ^a,e  

^a UNIV RENNES   (France)

^b Centre d'Electrochimie de Nanomatériaux et Leurs Applications et de Didactique CENAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Biodegradability improvement; By products; Electro Fenton process; Enoxacin removal; Hydroxyl radicals

Indexed keywords

ENOXACIN; ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBON; FLUORIDE; IRON; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLATINUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANION; ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROKINESIS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OPTIMIZATION; PLATINUM; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DRUG DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FENTON REACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTRODE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACETIC ACID; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; CARBON; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ENOXACIN; FLUORIDES; IRON; NITRATES; PLATINUM; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84942357853     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.09.018     Document Type: Article

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