Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering >> 2019, Volume 13, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11783-019-1117-4
Degradation of metronidazole by dielectric barrier discharge in an aqueous solution
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Abstract
The discharge characteristics during the degradation of MNZ by DBD were investigated. Increasing the discharge frequency can promote the degradation of MNZ. MNZ removal reaches 99.1% at the initial concentration of 40 ppm within 120 min. Coexisting organic matter inhibits the degradation of MNZ. The energy efficiency of DBD for MNZ removal is higher than other technologies.
Keywords
Dielectric barrier discharge ; Antibiotic ; Metronidazole ; Water treatment