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The Use of E-Peroxone to Neutralize Wastewater from Medical Facilities at a Laboratory Scale

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  • Maciej Gliniak

    (Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza Av. 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland)

  • Piotr Nawara

    (Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza Av. 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland)

  • Arkadiusz Bieszczad

    (Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza Av. 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Górka

    (Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza Av. 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland)

  • Janusz Tabor

    (Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza Av. 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland)

Abstract

The treatment of medical wastewater by the peroxone (AOP) and electro-peroxone (E-peroxone) processes was analyzed. The E-peroxone process is based on the production of hydrogen peroxide electrochemically from an O 2 and O 3 gas mixture produced in sparged ozone generator effluent using graphite-polytetrafluorethylene cathodes. The electrogenerated H 2 O 2 reacts with sparged ozone to produce hydroxyl radicals. All advanced oxidation processes presented in this study effectively removed chemical oxygen demand (COD) by up to 87%. The use of E-peroxone showed 15% better results in COD reduction than conventional peroxone. The research suggests that E-peroxone is more sufficient at removing pollutants in wastewater than peroxone. Hence, E-peroxone was found to be more cost-effective than AOP in this case.

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  • Maciej Gliniak & Piotr Nawara & Arkadiusz Bieszczad & Krzysztof Górka & Janusz Tabor, 2023. "The Use of E-Peroxone to Neutralize Wastewater from Medical Facilities at a Laboratory Scale," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:1449-:d:1033289
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