Data for persulfate activation by UV light to degrade theophylline in a water effluent

Abstract

The aim of this study was to degrade theophylline (TP) drug in a pharmaceutical effluent solution utilizing persulfate (PS). A simulated and a real effluent solution were used, with different conditions tested to optimize the degradation process. HPLC analyses and a modified-HPLC method were used to track concentrations of TP and PS respectively in the treatment process. Experiments were done in triplicates and treated data is presented as graphs. A detailed analyses of this study can be found in the article “Degradation of theophylline in a UV254/PS system: matrix effect and application to a factory effluent” [1] published in Chemical Engineering Journal.

Visible Light–Driven Advanced Oxidation Processes to Remove Emerging Contaminants from Water and Wastewater: a Review

“…The scientific data also show that many works are devoted to using sulfate radicals ( E 0 = 2.5–3.1 V) for the degradation of organic contaminants (Hu et al, 2020b ; Zhou et al, 2020 ). The generation of sulfate radicals is carried out by activation of persulfate ions ( ) by UV radiation, heat, ionizing radiation, high pH > 11.0, and transition metal ions (Criquet and Karpel Vel Leitner, 2012 ; Peng et al, 2017 ; Manz et al, 2018 ; Al Hakim et al, 2019 ). Activation with transition metal ions at low oxidation levels such as Fe 2+ , Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , and Ag + is used most frequently.…”