Simple Technoeconomic Approach to Chlortetracycline Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plant
Publication: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 23, Issue 3
Abstract
This study evaluates the technoeconomic feasibility of using hybrid advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) for the removal of chlortetracycline (CTC) in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Experimental results on wastewater (WW) and wastewater sludge (WWS) matrices were taken into consideration for the technoeconomic evaluation comprising five different AOT methods. Degradation efficiency of CTC removal varied according to the matrix (WW or WWS) and on the application of individual or hybrid AOPs. A balance between the technical aspect (treatment efficiency parameter) and economic constraints has been equally maintained while evaluating the removal of CTC using AOPs under both the matrix. Among AOTs, namely ultrasonication (UIS), Fenton oxidation (FO), and ferro-sonication (FS) used to treat CTC in WWS, FS was considered as the most feasible technoeconomic solution while ultrasonic assisted laccase (UAL) showed a better technoeconomical option when compared to the sulfate radical based degradation processes () to remove CTC in WW.
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Acknowledgments
The authors are sincerely thankful to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant No. 355254 and Strategic Grant), and Ministère des Relations Internationales du Québec (Coopération Québec-Catalanya 2012–2014, 01.801-23525) for financial support. Authors are also thankful for a merit scholarship program for foreign students (FQRNT) for financial assistance to Rama Pulicharla.
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Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 23 • Issue 3 • July 2019
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Received: Jun 12, 2018
Accepted: Jan 3, 2019
Published online: Apr 8, 2019
Published in print: Jul 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Sep 8, 2019
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