Boron doped diamond electrode - the elimination of psychoactive drugs and resistant bacteria from wastewater

0536707 - FZÚ 2021 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Mackuľak, T. - Medvecká, E. - Vojs Staňová, A. - Brandeburová, P. - Grabic, R. - Golovko, O. - Marton, M. - Bodík, I. - Medveďová, A. - Gál, M. - Planý, M. - Kromka, Alexander - Špalková, V. - Škulcová, A. - Horáková, I. - Vojs, M.
Boron doped diamond electrode - the elimination of psychoactive drugs and resistant bacteria from wastewater.
Vacuum. Roč. 171, Jan (2020), s. 1-6, č. článku 108957. ISSN 0042-207X. E-ISSN 1879-2715
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LM2015087
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : WWTP * psychoactive drugs * resistant bacteria * degradation * boron doped diamond electrodes * advanced oxidation process
OECD category: Electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion metals, electrolysis)
Impact factor: 3.627, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2019.108957

The study reports the results from applying polycrystalline boron doped diamond (BDD) thin films in eliminating water micropollutants and resistant bacteria. The results documented that BDD anodes were able to effectively decrease the concentration of most of the analyzed pharmaceuticals and drugs by more than 51%. In the case of coliforms and staphylococci the efficiency level reached almost 100%. The study investigates the occurrence of 29 selected psychoactive drugs and metabolites in 18 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the Slovak and Czech Republic. It should be mentioned that the under investigation geographic area has a population of more than 1.5 million inhabitants.
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