Dataset: Continuous-flow amoxicillin degradation under visible light over biomass-assisted Cu-Fe oxides: one-step adsorption/advanced oxidation as the most efficient operating configuration
Description
This dataset evaluates a Cu-Fe oxide catalyst for amoxicillin (AMX) removal and degradation in water under batch and continuous-flow conditions via adsorption (ADS) and advanced oxidation processes (AOP). The catalyst showed combined adsorption and photocatalytic functionality, high degradation efficiency under LED irradiation, better performance in one-step ADS/AOP than in sequential operation, and good stability over reuse cycles. The dataset includes pH and catalyst dose optimization in batch ADS, adsorption kinetics and isotherms, catalyst screening, preliminary treatment tests, comparison between sequential and one-step ADS/AOP, optimization of catalyst and H2O2 doses in AOP, AOP kinetics, ROS scavenger tests, catalyst reuse, continuous-flow adsorption at different flow rates, sequential ADS/AOP in flow at different bed saturation levels, one-step AOP in flow, and residual H2O2 monitoring in influent and effluent streams. Method: batch experiments were performed in aqueous AMX solutions by varying pH, catalyst dose, oxidant dose, irradiation source, contact time, and initial concentration. Continuous-flow tests were conducted in a packed-bed column using CuFeOx2 under defined flow rates and bed saturation conditions. AMX concentration was determined by HPLC, while residual H2O2 in continuous-flow AOP was monitored electrochemically.
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- Universidad Técnica de ManabíManabí, Portoviejo