Vol. 23, No. 2 (2024), IA24118 https://doi.org/10.24275/rmiq/IA24118

HCO3- production from 17β-estradiol oxidation by photo-Fenton as a strategy to avoid the generation of greenhouse gases 

 

Authors

Y.A. Guerrero-Martínez, C. Romo-Gómez, C. Camacho-López, O.A. Acevedo-Sandoval, C. A. González-Ramírez, S. Montiel-Palma

Abstract

17β-estradiol (E2) is a natural estrogen considered the major endocrine disruptor in the environment at ng L-1. Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) such as photo-Fenton, have shown promising results for E2 oxidation. However, in AOP and conventional process, the final destination of E2 is not reported, nor is it mentioned if it has been transformed into simpler species such as CO2, a greenhouse gas. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the production of HCO3- from the oxidation of 17β-estradiol by a photo-Fenton process as a strategy to avoid the generation of greenhouse gases in water. Batch assays were realized with E2-C concentrations (mg L-1) of 3.5, 4.5, and 7.5 at pH values of 5, 10, and 7.5, using FeSO4·7H2O (4) and H2O2(10), respectively. An EE2-C of 64.99 % was obtained, and the oxidation of E2 followed a first-order reaction model, where coefficients of 84.30* 10-3 min-1. A predominant production of 3.73 ± 0.21 mg HCO3--C L-1 was observed, compared to 0.45 ± 0.01 mg CO2-C L-1 (pH 10). The Fenton process predominantly oxidized E2 to HCO3-, which it is considered innocuous for the environmental. The process was not inhibited at pH 10.

Keywords

17β-estradiol, advanced oxidation, photo-Fenton, dioxide carbon, bicarbonate.

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