Efficiency of Persulfate-based Advanced Oxidation Process (UV/Na2S2O8) in Removal of Metronidazole from Aqueous Solutions

Background and purpose: Antibiotics are extensively used in treatment of diseases. Metronidazole is an antimicrobial agent and is a nitroimidazole derivative, which is widely used in treatment of infectious diseases caused by bacteria and protozoa. This compound is irrefrangible, toxic, carcinogenic...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Azadbakht, Ali Esrafili, Mojtaba Yeganeh Badi, Javad Sajedifar, Mahnaz Amiri, Mitra Gholami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-9887-en.html