Tetracycline degradation and mineralization by the coupling of an electro-Fenton pretreatment and a biological process

Fatiha Ferrag-Siagh (1) , Florence Fourcade (1) , Isabelle Soutrel (1) , Hamid Aït-Amar (2) , Hayet Djelal (1) , Abdeltif Amrane (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 USTHB - Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene = University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene [Alger]

Studies on the degradation and mineralization of tetracycline by means of the electro-Fenton process are lacking in the available literature. Its relevance as a pre-treatment prior to a biological process for the removal of tetracycline was therefore examined.

Keywords: tetracycline; electro-Fenton process; degradation; mineralization; biological treatment

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Chemical and Process Engineering; Chemical Sciences; Analytical chemistry; Chemical Sciences; Chemical engineering; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Engineering

Fatiha Ferrag-Siagh, Florence Fourcade, Isabelle Soutrel, Hamid Aït-Amar, Hayet Djelal, et al.. Tetracycline degradation and mineralization by the coupling of an electro-Fenton pretreatment and a biological process. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2012, 88 (7), pp.1380-1386. ⟨10.1002/jctb.3990⟩. ⟨hal-00913372⟩