Cylindrospermopsin is effectively degraded in water by pulsed corona-like and dielectric barrier discharges

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SCHNEIDER Marcel RATAJ Raphael KOLB Juergen F. BLÁHA Luděk

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Environmental Pollution
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Faculty of Science

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Web https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115423
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115423
Keywords Cyanotoxin; CYN; DBD; Drinking water treatment; Non-thermal plasma
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Description Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is an important cyanobacterial toxin posing a major threat to surface waters during cyanobacterial blooms. Hence, methods for cyanotoxin removal are required to confront seasonal or local incidences to sustain the safety of potable water reservoirs. Non-thermal plasmas provide the possibility for an environmentally benign treatment which can be adapted to specific concentrations and environmental conditions without the need of additional chemicals. We therefore investigated the potential of two different non-thermal plasma approaches for CYN degradation, operated either in a water mist, i.e. in air, or submerged in water. A degradation efficacy of 0.03 +/- 0.00 g kWh(-1) L-1 was found for a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) operated in air, while a submerged pulsed corona-like discharge resulted in an efficacy of 0.24 +/- 0.02 g kWh(-1) L-1. CYN degradation followed a pseudo zeroth order or pseudo first order reaction kinetic, respectively. Treatment efficacy of the corona-like discharge submerged in water increased with pH values of the initial solution changing from 5.0 to 7.5. Notably, a pH-depending residual oxidative effect was observed for the submerged discharge, resulting in ongoing CYN degradation, even without further plasma treatment. In this case hydroxyl radicals were identified as the dominant oxidants of CYN at acidic pH values. In comparison, degradation by the DBD could be related primarily to the generation of ozone.
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