Xiaodian Huang , Dong Yang , Liang Song , Yongcan Jiang
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Abstract
Antibiotics such as oxytetracycline (OTC) have been widely detected in surface water and pose a significant threat to public health. To solve this hot issue, numerous technologies including O3-AOPs have been developed. In this study, an ozone assisted with hydrodynamic cavitation (OAHC) system was developed for the degradation of OTC, which shows excellent efficiency within a reaction time of 3 s. With the results of Electron Spin-Resonance (ESR) analysis, the presence and predominant role of •OH were confirmed. To simulate the degradation kinetics of OTC in the OAHC system, a simplified model was developed in close agreement with the experimental data, indicating the degradation of OTC is associated with the concentration of oxygen activated species, the gas-liquid ratio and the reaction time. Based on the intermediates analyses, the pathway of OTC degradation primarily through the attack on the tricarbonyl group, phenolic diketone group and dimethylamino group by •OH, resulting in the conjugated structure inside the benzene ring would be destroyed.
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