Process Intensification of Tetracycline Degradation: Synergistic Electrocatalytic Ozonation and Photoelectrocatalysis in Aqueous and Organic Matrices
Abstract
-mixed metal oxide (MMO) anode through electrocatalysis (EC), photocatalysis (PC), ozonation (Oz), and their coupled configurations: photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) and electrocatalytic ozonation (ECOz). Water, methanol, and ethanol were used to evaluate solvent-dependent radical generation and degradation pathways in concentrated antibiotic effluents, simulating real-world postadsorption regeneration scenarios. EC achieved >98% removal in water and methanol but was limited in ethanol (92.5%) due to stable carbon-centered radical formation. Ozonation was highly effective in water (99.3%) but failed in organic media (
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced oxidation water treatment
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ACS Omega
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 27
- Pages
- 40729–40744
- Publication date
- 30 June 2026
- Language
- EN