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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2024

Application of photoelectrochemical oxidation of wastewater used in the cooling tower water and its influence on microbial corrosion.

Seenivasan Kokilaramani, Alagersamy Satheeshkumar, M S Nandini, Jayaraman Narenkumar, Mohamad S AlSalhi, Sandhanasamy Devanesan, Prabhu Manickam Natarajan, Rajaram Rajamohan, Aruliah Rajasekar, Tabarak Malik

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Seenivasan KokilaramaniEnvironmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
Alagersamy SatheeshkumarEnvironmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
M S NandiniDepartment of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jayaraman NarenkumarDepartment of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mohamad S AlSalhiDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sandhanasamy DevanesanDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prabhu Manickam NatarajanDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences and Research, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Rajaram RajamohanOrganic Materials Synthesis Lab, School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Republic of Korea.
Aruliah RajasekarAdjunct Faculty, Department of Prothodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Tabarak MalikDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.

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Background: Cooling towers are specialized heat exchanger devices in which air and water interact closely to cool the water's temperature. However, the cooling water contains organic nutrients that can cause microbial corrosion (MC) on the metal surfaces of the tower. This research explores the combined wastewater treatment approach using electrochemical-oxidation (EO), photo-oxidation (PO), and photoelectrochemical oxidation (PEO) to contain pollutants and prevent MC. Methods: The study employed electro-oxidation, a process involving direct current (DC) power supply, to degrade wastewater. MC studies were conducted using weight loss assessments, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and x-ray diffraction (XRD). Results: After wastewater is subjected to electro-oxidation for 4 h, a notable decrease in pollutants was observed, with degradation efficiencies of 71, 75, and 96%, respectively. In the wastewater treated by PEO, microbial growth is restricted as the chemical oxygen demand decreases. Discussion: A metagenomics study revealed that bacteria present in the cooling tower water consists of 12% of

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biofilmcooling tower wastewaterelectro oxidationmicrobial corrosionphotoelectrochemical oxidationphoto-oxidation

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