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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Three-Dimensional Electrosorption for Pharmaceutical Wastewater Management and Sustainable Biochar Regeneration.

Nuria Bernárdez-Rodas, Emilio Rosales, Marta Pazos, Óscar González-Prieto, Luis Ortiz Torres, M Ángeles Sanromán

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Nuria Bernárdez-RodasCINTECX, Bioengineering and Sustainable Processes Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0009-0003-5210-7977
Emilio RosalesCINTECX, Bioengineering and Sustainable Processes Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain.
Marta PazosCINTECX, Bioengineering and Sustainable Processes Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9921-1278
Óscar González-PrietoHydro-Forestry Geomodeling Research Group, School of Forestry Engineering, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0737-1889
Luis Ortiz TorresHydro-Forestry Geomodeling Research Group, School of Forestry Engineering, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain.
M Ángeles SanrománCINTECX, Bioengineering and Sustainable Processes Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8148-2130

Funding

MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (BiodivRestore Cofund 2020) PCI2022-132941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adsorption capacity of a biochar (BC) obtained from pine wood residues was evaluated for its ability to remove two pharmaceuticals: fluoxetine (FLX) and sulfamethizole (SMZ). The material showed promising results in FLX removal, but a limited capacity in the case of SMZ. In order to improve these results, BC surface modifications were made by doping with nitrogen, as well as using acid, basic and electrochemical treatments. A three-dimensional electrosorption treatment proved to be the most effective, increasing the adsorption rate from 0.45 to 13.46 mg/g after evaluating different operating conditions, such as the electrodes used or the BC dosage. Consecutive cycles of BC use were performed through desorption and electro-regeneration techniques to test its capacity for reuse, and it was observed that application in the 25 mA electric field increased the useful life of the material. Finally, the effect of ionic strength was studied, highlighting that the presence of ions did not significantly affect the efficiency of SMZ removal, although a slight increase was observed at a high ion concentration, probably due to a salinization effect.

Indexed as

CharcoalWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationAdsorptionElectrochemical TechniquesFluoxetinebiocharCharcoalFluoxetineWastewaterWater Pollutants, Chemicalbiocharfluoxetinemechanismsregenerationsulfamethizolethree-dimensional electrosorption

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PMID40286048
PMCPMC11990488

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