Electrocatalytic Degradation of Levofloxacin, a Typical Antibiotic in Hospital Wastewater.

ABSTRACT: Presently, in the context of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, several antibiotics are overused in hospitals, causing heavy pressure on the hospital's wastewater treatment process. Therefore, developing stable, safe, and efficient hospital wastewater treatment equipment is crucial. Herein, a bench-scale electrooxidation equipment for hospital wastewater was used to evaluate the removal effect of the main antibiotic levofloxacin (LVX) in hospital wastewater using response surface methodology (RSM). During the degradation process, the influence of the following five factors on total organic carbon (TOC) removal was discussed and the best reaction condition was obtained: current density, initial pH, flow rate, chloride ion concentration, and reaction time of 39.6 A/m2, 6.5, 50 mL/min,

SUBMITTER: Lv H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8621070 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature