Treatment of emerging pathogens and micropollutants with potassium ferrate(VI)

Lanhua Hu, Martin Page, Benito Mariñas, Joanna L. Shisler, Timothy J. Strathmann

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Abstract

Potassium ferrate (K2FeO4, Fe(VI)), a powerful and environmentally friendly oxidizing agent, is attracting growing attention as an emerging water treatment chemical. This study reports on recent work examining the effectiveness of Fe(VI) for oxidation of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) and inactivation of viral pathogens (surrogate pathogen: coliphage MS2) during water treatment. Twelve PhACs from representative compound classes were screened to assess potential reactivity with Fe(VI) on timescales of interest to water utilities. Eight of the 12 PhACs surveyed, including the antiepileptic drug carbamazepine and phenolic endocrine disruptor compounds (EDCs), were found to have moderate to high reactivity with Fe(VI). Results also show that Fe(VI) is an effective disinfectant for MS2 phage. The CT value for 99% inactivation of MS2 is ∼2 mg-min L-1 as Fe at pH 7 and 25 °C. Both rates of PhAC oxidation and virus inactivation are highly dependent upon solution pH, increasing with decreasing pH as Fe(VI) speciation shifts towards more reactive protonated species (HFeO4- and H2FeO 4). Kinetic models that consider changing speciation of both Fe(VI) and the reacting PhAC or virus, illustrated for the case of carbamazepine, were developed to account for pH-dependent reactivity trends.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationWater Quality Technology Conference and Exposition 2008
Pages3485-3492
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2008
EventWater Quality Technology Conference and Exposition 2008 - Cincinnati, OH, United States
Duration: Nov 16 2008Nov 20 2008

Publication series

NameWater Quality Technology Conference and Exposition 2008

Other

OtherWater Quality Technology Conference and Exposition 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCincinnati, OH
Period11/16/0811/20/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Geography, Planning and Development

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