A ocorrência de fármacos no meio ambiente tem se tornado um assunto de interesse nos últimos anos. A preocupação com a presença de produtos farmacêuticos decorre de sua persistência química, resistência microbiana, e efeitos sinérgicos, que levam às implicações toxicológicas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o tratamento do efluente farmacêutico endoparasiticida. Para isso, os processos Fenton e Foto-Fenton foram usados para se obter a redução da carga orgânica do efluente em questão. Para a caracterização analítica do efluente farmacêutico in natura e tratado foram empregados métodos estabelecidos e otimizados, tais como DQO, COT, DBO5, Ferro, Sólidos (ST, STF, STV), fenol e análise de elementos via absorção atômica. Por meio de dois arranjos ortogonais - Taguchi L9 e Taguchi L16 - os parâmetros de melhor eficiência para o tratamento por Fenton e Foto-Fenton foram determinados. A matriz L9 foi utilizada para estudo exploratório dos fatores mais importantes na redução percentual da DQO. Este estudo mostrou que a condição experimental na qual se observou a maior porcentagem de redução de DQO (da ordem de 86,2 %) no efluente farmacêutico foi o experimento com reagente Fenton igual a 31,7g H2O2 e 2,2 g Fe2+, sem radiação ultravioleta, pH igual a 3,0 e temperatura de 30 °C. Já com a matriz L16 foram determinados os melhores experimentos, tendo como fatores resposta o percentual de redução do COT e percentual de degradação dos princípios ativos Fenbendazol e Triclabendazol. Portanto, a melhor configuração dos fatores foi Temperatura de 20°C, massa de H2O2 igual a 30 g, massa de Fe2+ igual a 2,5 g, pH igual a 3,0 e potência de radiação ultravioleta de 28 W, ou seja, a configuração que apresentou as maiores porcentagens de redução do COT (da ordem de 73,6%), degradação do Fenbendazol (da ordem de 77,8 %) e degradação do Triclabendazol (da ordem de 91,5 %). / The occurence of the drugs in the environment has become a subject of interest in the latest years. The concern with the presence of pharmaceutical products comes from its chemical persistence, microbial resistence and synergistic effects which lead to toxicological implications. The objective of this work was to evaluate of the treatment of endoparasiticide pharmaceutical effluent. For that, the photo-Fenton and Fenton were used for achieving the reduction of the organic load of the effluent in question. For the analytical characterization of pharmaceutical effluent in natura and treated were employed methods established and optimized such as DQO, COT, TOC, DBO5, Iron, Solid ( ST, STV, STF), phenol and element analysis via atomic absorption. By means of two orthogonal arrangements - Taguchi L9 and L16 - parameters of better efficiency in the treatment by Photo-Fenton and Fenton were determined. The L9 matrix was used for exploratory study of the most important factors in reducing the percentage of DQO. This study showed that the experimental condition, in which it was observed the highest percentage reduction of DQO (approximately 86.2%) in the pharmacist effluent, was the experiment with Fenton\'s reagent equal to 31,7g H2O2 e 2,2 g Fe2+, without ultraviolet radiation, pH equal to 3.0 and a temperature of 30 ° C. With the L16 matrix were determined as the best experiment with response factors the percentage reduction of COT and percentage of degradation of the active Fenbendazole and Triclabendazole. Therefore, the best configuration of the factors was 20 º C, H2O2 mass equal to 30g, Fe2 + mass of 2.5 g, and pH equal to 3.0 and power of 28W ultraviolet radiation, in other words the configuration that had the greatest percentage reduction of COT ( the order of 73.6%), Fenbendazole degradation (the order of 77.8%) and degradation Triclabendazole (the order of 91.5%).

A indústria farmacêutica acarreta a geração de uma quantidade significante de resíduos potencialmente poluidores. Ao serem lançados em corpos d\'água, os efluentes das indústrias farmacêuticas provocam desequilíbrio no ambiente, por transportarem compostos de difícil degradação. A ocorrência desses resíduos no ambiente pode favorecer a resistência de microrganismos frente a esses fármacos, além de causar problemas de ordem toxicológica a determinados organismos vivos. No intuito de minimizar os impactos causados pelos despejos dos efluentes desta atividade industrial, torna-se necessário estudar tratamentos alternativos para degradação de tais resíduos. Esta pesquisa teve como proposta avaliar um Processo Oxidativo Avançado: Ozonição Catalítica Homogênea em presença de íons Fe2+ como técnica para tratamento de efluente veterinário, para tanto foram estudados três diferentes reatores em sistema contínuo. Na primeira etapa do estudo, foi definido o modelo de reator mais adequado para o tratamento desse efluente farmacêutico veterinário. Na segunda etapa do estudo, utilizou-se um planejamento fatorial fracionado 24-1 para otimizar as variáveis do processo: pH, concentração de Fe2+ g/L, potência do ozonizador (vazão mássica de O3) e vazão de saída do efluente do reator. A eficiência do tratamento foi avaliada por meio da redução de Carbono Orgânico Total (COT) (%). Este estudo mostrou que a condição experimental na qual se observou a maior porcentagem de redução de COT (46,14%) ocorreu quando se combinou pH 4,0, [Fe2+] de 0,5 g/L, vazão de saída do reator de 1,23 L/h e potência do ozonizador de 56W. A avaliação estatística desse planejamento apontou para uma nova configuração experimental na qual se obteve 55,24% de redução de COT, degradação do ativo Fenbendazol de 71,24% e degradação do ativo Triclabendazol de 95,68%. Essa nova configuração combinou pH 4,0, [Fe2+] de 0,1g/L, vazão de saída do reator de 1,85 L/h e potência de 56W. / The pharmaceutical industry generates a significant amount of potentially polluting waste. When released into stream, the pharmaceutical effluents cause imbalance in the environment, transporting compounds are difficult to degrade. The occurrence of these residues in the environment can improve the microbial resistance of these drugs and cause toxicological implication of certain organisms. In order to minimize the impacts caused by discharges of effluents of this industrial activity, it is necessary to study alternative treatments for degradation of the waste. The purpose of this work was to evaluate proposed system using continuous reactors as one treatment technique Advanced Oxidative Process: Catalytic Homogeneous Ozonization with Fe2+. In the first stage of the study, the reactor model more suitable for treatment of this veterinary pharmaceutical effluent. In the second stage of the study, used a design factorial 24-1to optimize the variables of the process: pH, concentration of Fe2+ g/L, ozoniser power and output flow reactor. The efficiency of the treatment was evaluated by the reduction of Total Organic Carbon rate (TOC) (%). This study showed that the experimental condition in which it was observed the highest percentage of TOC reduction (46.14%) occurred when combined pH 4.0, [Fe 2 +] 0.5 g / L, the output flow reactor 1.23 L / h and ozoniser power of 56W. The statistical evaluation of this planning pointed to a new experimental setup in which we obtained 55.24% reduction of TOC, degradation of drug Fenbendazole 71.24% and degradation of 95.68% drug Triclabendazole. This new configuration combined pH 4.0, [Fe 2 +] of 0.1 g / L, output flow reactor of 1.85 L / h and ozoniser power of 56W.

Durante anos, o lixo da cidade de Guaratinguetá foi aterrado e o seu produto recalcitrante não passou por nenhum tratamento físico ou mesmo químico, percolando diretamente sob o aterro. Mesmo tendo sido desativado e transformado em Parque Ecológico, o material depositado no local ao longo dos anos, continuará a ser decomposto por microrganismos e continuará a ser produzido o lixiviado como fonte de poluição ambiental. Inicialmente, fez-se a caracterização do chorume \"in natura\", demonstrando-se como fonte de matéria orgânica recalcitrante, com massa molar característica de macromoléculas (5,58 kDa e polidispersidade de 1,16), DBO não determinável pela recalcitrância molecular e/ou pela ação tóxica e DQO característica de lixiviado estabilizado (1.013 mg L-1). A fração inorgânica total, dada pela quantidade de sólidos fixos, foi de 3.670 mg L-1, valor esse 3,6 vezes maior que a fração orgânica. O estudo de tratamento do chorume, por ozonização catalítica homogênea foi desenvolvido, principalmente, pelo uso seqüencial de dois arranjos ortogonais de Taguchi, sendo o primeiro, matriz L16, para estudo exploratório dos fatores mais importantes na redução percentual da DQO. Os fatores estudados foram vazão de ozônio, concentração dos íons Fe2+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ e Cr3+, pH do meio reacional e presença/ausência de fonte de radiação UV (254 nm). Dentre os metais de transição, os íons Fe2+ e Fe3+ demonstraram-se como mais viáveis como catalisadores na geração de radicais livres hidroxilas devido à sua significância estatística (p = 0,005), e por terem maior tolerância ao descarte no meio ambiente (menor toxicidade) frente aos demais íons. Com a utilização do arranjo ortogonal L8 de Taguchi, foi possível atingir degradação máxima de DQO da ordem de 50 %. A melhor configuração dos fatores, visando aumentar o percentual de redução da DQO foi: vazão de ozônio igual a 5 L h-1 (589,9 mg h-1 O3), concentração de íon de íon ferroso igual a 10 mg L-1, concentração de íon férrico igual a 5 mg L-1 e pH 5. / During many years, the garbage of Guaratinguetá city was landfilled and its recalcitrant product was not submitted to any physical or chemical treatment, leaching directly through the area. After deactivating and transforming the landfill into an Ecological Park, the material deposited in the place by the past years, will continue being decomposed by microorganisms and will continue producing the leached one as a mean of environment pollution. Initially, the leachate \"in natura\" was characterized, demonstrating itself as a source of recalcitrant organic substance with a higher molecular size characteristic of 5,58 kDa and polidispersity of 1,16 and stabilized effluent (not determinable DBO due to molecular recalcitrance and/or toxicity and DQO of 1,013 mg L-1). The total inorganic fraction, given by the amount of total fixed solids was 3,670 mg L-1, which means 3,6 times bigger than the organic fraction. The study of leachate treatment by homogeneous catalytic ozonation was given, mainly, for the sequential use of two Taguchi\'s orthogonal arrangements, being the first, L16 design, for exploratory studies of the most important factors in the percentual reduction of DQO. The factors studied were the ozone outflow, the Fe2+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Cr3+ ions concentration, the reaction medium pH and the presence/absence of UV radiation source UV (254 nm). Amongst the transition metals, Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions have demonstrated to be as more viable as free hydroxyl radicals catalyst due to its statistics significance (p = 0,005) and also because they have a greater tolerance to the environment discarding (less toxicity) compared to the other ions. The use of L8 Taguchi\'s orthogonal arrays gives the possibility to reach 50 % maximum COD depletion. The best factors configuration, using COD percentage reduction as experimental design response was: 5 L h-1 (589,9 mg h-1 O3) ozone outflow, 10 mg L-1 ferrous concentration, 5 mg L-1 ferric ion concentration and pH 5.

A ocorrência de fármacos no meio ambiente tem se tornado um assunto de interesse nos últimos anos. A preocupação com a presença de produtos farmacêuticos decorre de sua persistência química, resistência microbiana, e efeitos sinérgicos, que levam às implicações toxicológicas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o tratamento do efluente farmacêutico endoparasiticida. Para isso, os processos Fenton e Foto-Fenton foram usados para se obter a redução da carga orgânica do efluente em questão. Para a caracterização analítica do efluente farmacêutico in natura e tratado foram empregados métodos estabelecidos e otimizados, tais como DQO, COT, DBO5, Ferro, Sólidos (ST, STF, STV), fenol e análise de elementos via absorção atômica. Por meio de dois arranjos ortogonais - Taguchi L9 e Taguchi L16 - os parâmetros de melhor eficiência para o tratamento por Fenton e Foto-Fenton foram determinados. A matriz L9 foi utilizada para estudo exploratório dos fatores mais importantes na redução percentual da DQO. Este estudo mostrou que a condição experimental na qual se observou a maior porcentagem de redução de DQO (da ordem de 86,2 %) no efluente farmacêutico foi o experimento com reagente Fenton igual a 31,7g H2O2 e 2,2 g Fe2+, sem radiação ultravioleta, pH igual a 3,0 e temperatura de 30 °C. Já com a matriz L16 foram determinados os melhores experimentos, tendo como fatores resposta o percentual de redução do COT e percentual de degradação dos princípios ativos Fenbendazol e Triclabendazol. Portanto, a melhor configuração dos fatores foi Temperatura de 20°C, massa de H2O2 igual a 30 g, massa de Fe2+ igual a 2,5 g, pH igual a 3,0 e potência de radiação ultravioleta de 28 W, ou seja, a configuração que apresentou as maiores porcentagens de redução do COT (da ordem de 73,6%), degradação do Fenbendazol (da ordem de 77,8 %) e degradação do Triclabendazol (da ordem de 91,5 %). / The occurence of the drugs in the environment has become a subject of interest in the latest years. The concern with the presence of pharmaceutical products comes from its chemical persistence, microbial resistence and synergistic effects which lead to toxicological implications. The objective of this work was to evaluate of the treatment of endoparasiticide pharmaceutical effluent. For that, the photo-Fenton and Fenton were used for achieving the reduction of the organic load of the effluent in question. For the analytical characterization of pharmaceutical effluent in natura and treated were employed methods established and optimized such as DQO, COT, TOC, DBO5, Iron, Solid ( ST, STV, STF), phenol and element analysis via atomic absorption. By means of two orthogonal arrangements - Taguchi L9 and L16 - parameters of better efficiency in the treatment by Photo-Fenton and Fenton were determined. The L9 matrix was used for exploratory study of the most important factors in reducing the percentage of DQO. This study showed that the experimental condition, in which it was observed the highest percentage reduction of DQO (approximately 86.2%) in the pharmacist effluent, was the experiment with Fenton\'s reagent equal to 31,7g H2O2 e 2,2 g Fe2+, without ultraviolet radiation, pH equal to 3.0 and a temperature of 30 ° C. With the L16 matrix were determined as the best experiment with response factors the percentage reduction of COT and percentage of degradation of the active Fenbendazole and Triclabendazole. Therefore, the best configuration of the factors was 20 º C, H2O2 mass equal to 30g, Fe2 + mass of 2.5 g, and pH equal to 3.0 and power of 28W ultraviolet radiation, in other words the configuration that had the greatest percentage reduction of COT ( the order of 73.6%), Fenbendazole degradation (the order of 77.8%) and degradation Triclabendazole (the order of 91.5%).

O impacto da oxidação com ozônio na transformação de compostos orgânicos de elevada massa molar (HMW) para o aumento da biodegradabilidade dos efluentes da indústria de celulose e papel foi investigado sob diferentes doses de ozônio. Os experimentos foram realizados utilizando-se os efluentes primário e de extração alcalina de duas indústrias de celulose sob dois valores iniciais de pH (12 e 7). Utilizou-se um reator em escala de laboratório equipado com um difusor de bolhas finas para a aplicação do ozônio. Os resultados revelaram o potencial da aplicação de ozônio como uma etapa de tratamento anterior ao processo biológico convencional. Para o efluente primário, a aplicação de 0,70 mg\'O IND.3\'/mL efluente elevou a razão DBO5/DQO de 0,18 para 0,35 e foi alcançada uma remoção de cor na ordem de 87%. Para o efluente de extração alcalina da indústria Howe Sound, a razão DBO5/DQO foi elevada de 0,07 para 0,15 (pH inicial 12) e para 0,20 (pH inicial 7) e obteve-se uma remoção de cor por volta de 44% com a aplicação de 0,80 mg\'O IND.3\'/mL efluente. Para o efluente de extração alcalina da indústria Catalyst Paper, obteve-se uma remoção de cor por volta de 78% e a razão DBO5/DQO foi elevada de 0,07 para 0,16 após a aplicação de uma dose de ozônio de 0,80 mg\'O IND.3\'/mL efluente. Essas modificações foram alcançadas por uma redução nas frações de elevada massa molar durante a aplicação de ozônio. Para o efluente primário, observou-se uma elevada redução da faixa de maior massa molecular ( > 2kDa) após a aplicação de 0,72 mg\'O IND.3\'/mL efluente. Alcançaram-se 85% e 61% de remoção da faixa superior a 5 kDa para os efluentes de extração alcalina da indústria Howe Sound sob pH inicial 7 e 12, respectivamente, com a aplicação de cerca de 0,72 mg\'O IND.3\'/mL efluente. A faixa de maior massa molar ( > 10 kDa) dos efluentes de extração alcalina da indústria Catalyst Paper foi removida com a aplicação de aproximadamente 0,80 mg \'O IND.3\'/mL efluente. O papel do ozônio molecular disponível sob pH neutro parece ser de fundamental importância quando o objetivo é a redução dos compostos de elevada massa molecular. / The impact of ozone oxidation in transforming high molecular weight (HMW) organic compounds in order to improve the biodegradability of pulp and paper effluents was investigated under different ozone doses. The experiments were conducted uppon a primary treated effluent and an alkaline bleach plant effluent taken from two pulp mills. The effluents were investigated under different initial pH (7 and 12). Ozone was applied using a semi-batch reactor equipped with fine bubble diffuser. The results showed the potential for using ozone as a pre-treatment to the conventional biological process. Applying 0.70 mg\'O IND.3\'/mLww to the primary treated effluent enhanced the ratio of BOD5/COD was from 0.18 to 0.35 and decreased the colour by 87%. The ratio of BOD5/COD was increased from 0.07 to 0.15 (initial pH 12) and to 0.20 (initial pH 7) and colour was reduced by 44% after applying 0.80 mg\'O IND.3\'/mLww to the alkaline bleach effluent from Howe Sound\'s mill. A similar behavior was observed after 0.80 mg\'O IND.3\'/mLww was applied to the alkaline bleach effluent from Catalyst\'s mill. The ratio of BOD5/COD was increased from 0.07 to 0.16 and the effluent colour decreased by 78%. These changes were primarily driven by reductions of the HMW fractions of the effluent during ozonation. Organics with molecular range higher than 2 kDa were completely removed from the primary treated effluent. Aproximately 85% and 61% of the organics higher than 5 kDa were removed from the Howe Sound\'s alkaline bleach effluent under initial pH 7 and 12, respectively, after applying 0.72 mg\'O IND.3\'/mLww. Organic compounds with molecular weight higher than 10 kDa were completely removed from the Catalyst\'s alkaline bleach effluent after applying 0.80 mg\'O IND.3\'/mLww. Molecular ozone available under neutral conditions seems to play an important role when the removal of the high molecular weight organic compounds is the main objective.

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been widely studied for a variety of applications, from biomedical applications (e.g., cell separation, drug delivery, contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging and magnetically mediated energy delivery for cancer treatment) to environmental remediations (e.g., heavy metal removal and organic pollutants degradation). It has been demonstrated that IONPs can induce the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) via Fenton/Haber-Weiss reactions which has been shown to be one of the key underlying mechanisms of nanoparticles toxicity. This inherent toxicity of nanoparticles has been shown to enhance the efficacy of traditional cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation. In addition, the generation of ROS induced by IONPs has been also studied as advanced oxidation processes (AOP) for wastewater treatment. Recent research has also shown that exposure to an alternating magnetic field can significantly enhance the generation of ROS induced by IONPs. Moreover, the coatings of IONPs play an important role on the surface reactivity of nanoparticles since it can prevent the generation of ROS via Fenton chemistries at the surface of the nanoparticles. In this work, co-precipitated IONPs were functionalized with small molecules including citric acid, sodium phosphate, amino silane and dopamine. The impact of coating on surface reactivity of the as-synthesized particles was studied using methylene blue dye degradation assay under AMF exposure. With the coatings of these small molecules, the IONPs induced ROS generation was significantly decreased because of the dense surface coverage. To study the effect of polymeric coatings, a degradable poly (beta amino ester) (PBAE) polymer coating was synthesized with dopamine as an anchor to bind to nanoparticles. The surface reactivity of the particles was expected to be recovered once the polymer coating was degraded. Furthermore, the impact of non-degradable PEG-based polymer coating on surface reactivity via ROS generation was also investigated using methylene blue decolorization assay with the presence of AMF. The retention of surface reactivity of PEG-based polymer coated IONPs shows promise for cancer treatment. The application of IONPs as heterogeneous catalyst for organic contaminant degradation was investigated. Bisphenol A (BPA) was used as a model compound, and Fenton reactions were induced by IONPs with the presence of hydrogen peroxide and hydroxylamine as well as alternating magnetic field exposure. The kinetics of BPA degradation under water bath and AMF exposure at 37oC was also studied, and the results showed potential applications of IONPs for organic pollutants remediation.

Esta tesis doctoral está dirigida a la investigación y desarrollo de Procesos de Oxidación Avanzada (POAs), los cuales basan su capacidad en la generación in-situ de radicales hidroxilo (OH·), especie capaz de oxidar muchos compuestos orgánicos. Esta propiedad es aprovechada para conseguir la completa mineralización de los contaminantes o su degradación en sustancias más fácilmente biodegradables.Se plantean dos grandes objetivos:1) Contribuir al conocimiento científico a través del análisis y modelado del proceso UV/H2O2 aplicado a la degradación y mineralización de fenol. Para ello, se ha realizado una planificación experimental dirigida a estudiar la influencia de las variables de operación sobre parámetros globales del proceso, como el contenido total de materia orgánica o la toxicidad.2) Desarrollar una alternativa eficaz para la eliminación de materia orgánica de corrientes residuales de escasa biodegradabilidad mediante la aplicación de POAs. Se ha seleccionado el tratamiento de lixiviados de vertedero de residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU) como caso de estudio y se ha realizado un análisis comparativo de los procesos Fenton y foto-Fenton. Los experimentos se han realizado tanto a escala de laboratorio como a escala de planta piloto. / The aim of this thesis is the research and development of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs). AOPs are based on the in-situ generation of hydroxyl radicals (OH·). These radicals are able to oxidize many organic compounds with high oxidation rates but in a non-selective way. This is useful to achieve the complete mineralization of the pollutants or its degradation into more easily biodegradable compounds.Two main objectives have been pursued in this thesis:1) To contribute to the scientific knowledge of the UV/H2O2 process through its analysis and modelling. Phenol degradation has been selected as a case of study. An experimental planning was established to study the influence of process variables on parameters such as total organic matter concentration and ecotoxicity.2) Research on new alternative treatments for suitable organic matter removal from recalcitrant waste effluents by AOPs. As study case, the leachate remediation from a municipal solid wastes landfill was selected. Fenton and photo-Fenton processes were compared and the operational conditions to achieve the maximum organic matter reduction and colour removal have been determined. Both laboratory scale and pilot plant experiments were carried out.

Treatment of textile wastewaters containing dye materials using the conventional methods based on biological treatment is not possible. In order to overcome this problem, ozonation based on the oxidation of organic pollutants with ozone gas dissolved in aqueous phase have been studied widely. Catalytic ozonation and advanced oxidation processes (AOP) are also used in order to increase the efficiency of sole ozonation In this work, catalytic ozonation processes in the presence of Copper Sulfide (CuS) powder and a synthesized catalyst by the impregnation of iron on alumina (Fe/Al2O3) were studied separately in the treatment of dye solutions, namely Remazol Brilliant Blue-R (RBBR) and Reactive Black-5 (RB-5). Besides catalytic ozonation runs, ozonation parameters and ozonation mechanism were also studied and a model was developed for the semi-batch ozonation. Both catalysts increased the oxidation of side products measured by the decrease in the amount of total organic carbon (TOC) in the treated dye solutions. Dye removal rates were also enhanced in the treatment of RB-5 dye solutions while no significant effect was observed on dye removal rates of RBBR solutions. TOC removals above 90% were observed in the catalytic ozonation using CuS for both of the dye solutions at pH =10 having initial dye concentration of 100 mg/L. The most significant effect of the catalyst addition was observed at pH = 3 where the TOC removals of non-catalytic ozonation were the lowest. CuS addition increased percent TOC removal at the end of the reaction period of 80 min by 123% in the treatment of 100 mg/L RBBR solution, and by 65% in the treatment of 100 mg/L RB-5 solution at pH = 3. On the other hand, addition of Fe/Al2O3 catalyst increased TOC removal of 100 mg/L RB-5 solution by 52 % at pH = 3. In addition, volumetric mass transfer coefficients (kLa) of ozone in the absence and in the presence of a chemical reaction between dye and ozone were estimated from modeling. A correlation for the enhancement factor of ozone absorbed into dye solutions in terms of initial dye concentration was obtained and reported.

Emerging contaminants are defined as synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals or microorganisms that are not currently regulated but have the potential to enter the environment and cause adverse ecological and/or human health effects. With recent development in analytical techniques, emerging contaminants have been detected in wastewater, source water, and finished drinking water. These environmental occurrence data have raised public concern about the fate and ecological impacts of such compounds. Concerns regarding emerging contaminants and the many chemicals that are in use or production necessitate a task to assess their potential health effects and removal efficiency during water treatment. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are attractive and promising technologies for emerging contaminant control due to its capability of mineralizing organic compound via reactions with highly active hydroxyl radicals. However, the nonselective reactivity of hydroxyl radicals and the radical chain reactions make AOPs mechanistically complex processes. In addition, the diversity and complexity of the structure of a large number of emerging contaminants make it difficult and expensive to study the degradation pathways of each contaminant and the fate of the intermediates and byproducts. The intermediates and byproducts that are produced may pose potential effects to human and aquatic ecosystems. Consequently, there is a need to develop first-principle based mechanistic models that can enumerate reaction pathway, calculate concentrations of the byproducts, and estimate their human effects for both water treatment and reuse practices. This dissertation develops methods to predict reaction rate constants for elementary reactions that are identified by a previously developed computer-based reaction pathway generator. Many intermediates and byproducts that are experimentally identified for HO* induced reactions with emerging contaminants include common lower molecular weight organic compounds on the basis of several carbons. These lower carbon intermediates and byproducts also react with HO* at relatively smaller reaction rate constants (i.e., k < 109 M-1s-1) and may significantly affect overall performance of AOPs. In addition, the structures of emerging contaminants with various functional groups are too complicated to model. As a consequence, the rate constant predictors are established based on the conventional organic compounds as an initial approch. A group contribution method (GCM) predicts the aqueous phase hydroxyl radical reaction rate constants for compounds with a wide range of functional groups. The GCM is a first comprehensive tool to predict aqueous phase hydroxyl radical reaction rate constants for reactions that include hydrogen-atom abstraction from a C-H bond and/or a O-H bond by hydroxyl radical, hydroxyl radical addition to a C=C unsaturated bond in alkenes and aromatic compounds, and hydroxyl radical interaction with sulfur-, nitrogen-, or phosphorus-atom-containing compounds. The GCM shows predictability; factor of difference of 2 from literature-reported experimental values. The GCM successfully predicts the hydroxyl radical reaction rate constants for a limited number of emerging contaminants. Linear free energy relationships (LFERs) bridge a kinetic property with a thermochemical property. The LFERs is a new proof-of-concept approach for Ab initio reaction rate constants predictors. The kinetic property represents literature-reported and our experimentally obtained hydroxyl radical reaction rate constants for neutral and ionized compounds. The thermochemical property represents quantum mechanically calculated aqueous phase free energy of activation. Various Ab initio quantum mechanical methods and solvation models are explored to calculate the aqueous phase free energy of activation of reactantas and transition states. The quantum mechanically calculcated aqueous phase free energies of activation are within the acceptable range when compared to those that are obtained from the experiments. These approaches may be applied to other reaction mechanisms to establish a library of rate constant predictions for the mechanistic modeling of AOPs. The predicted kinetic information enables one to identify important pathways of AOP mechanisms that are initiated by hydroxyl radical, and can be used to calculate concentration profiles of parent compounds, intermediates and byproducts. The mechanistic model guides the design of experiments that are used to examine the reaction mechanisms of important intermediates and byproducts and the application of AOPs to real fields.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Due to the problems presented with the use of photo-Fenton homogeneous system, for the decomposition of recalcitrant organic compounds, several studies have been conducted in order to replace it with heterogeneous processes. The heterogeneous reaction of photo-Fenton catalysts using iron oxide base (Fe2O3) is viable and reputable to overcome the problems presented by the homogeneous system. However, when used pure Fe2O3 has low efficiency due to the large size of the agglomerates formed, so deposition techniques on substrates used are seeking to reduce the size of the iron oxide agglomerates. Thus this study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of iron oxide nanoparticle supported on zeolite ZSM-5 mesoporous in removing organic pollutants contained in wastewater using photo-Fenton reaction system. The synthesis of zeolites ZSM-5, which served as a support, was performed using nucleating gel as driver structure and different amounts of carbon nanoparticles as mesoporosity agent. On the particles of hierarchical zeolites ZSM-5 were deposited iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O3). Supporters and materials after impregnation were characterized by diffraction of X-ray (DRX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and analysis of the adsorption / desorption of nitrogen (BET). The evaluation of different catalysts was carried out in photo-Fenton system employing different conditions reaction. From the characterization using x-ray diffraction, it was found that the only crystalline phase was formed from ZSM-5 with high crystallinity, which was adversely affected with increasing carbon content in the gel nanoparticles of crystallization. In the analysis of the BET was found that the formation of type IV isotherms, indicating the presence of mesoporosity in the ZSM-5 zeolites. It was found that with increasing content of carbon nanoparticles in the reaction medium resulted in an increase in the average size of the mesoporous formed. In the catalytic evaluation in the photo-Fenton reaction it was found that under the same reaction conditions, the iron oxide supported on hierarchical zeolite ZSM-5 showed higher activity for decomposition of dyes than pure iron oxide. It was also found that, the higher the degree of mesoporosity of support of iron oxide supported higher activity. The higher activity of supported iron oxide was attributed to the synergistic effect with the ZSM-5 zeolite, which has polar character, making the dye concentration in the catalyst system surface is high, providing conditions for the smooth progress of the reaction. / Devido aos problemas apresentados com a utilização do sistema foto-Fenton homogêneo, para a decomposição de compostos orgânicos recalcitrantes, diversos estudos tem sido realizados com a finalidade de substituí-lo por processos heterogêneos. A reação heterogênea de foto-Fenton empregando catalisadores a base de óxido de ferro (Fe2O3) é alternativa viável e bem conceituada para superar os problemas apresentados pelo sistema homogêneo. No entanto, o Fe2O3 quando utilizado puro em suspensão apresenta baixa efetividade devido ao grande tamanho dos aglomerados formados, fazendo com que técnicas de deposição sobre suportes sejam utilizadas buscando reduzir o tamanho dos aglomerados de óxido de ferro. Desta forma, este estudo objetivou avaliar a eficiência do óxido de ferro nanoparticulado suportado sobre zeólitas ZSM-5 mesoporosas na remoção de poluentes orgânicos contidos em efluentes aquosos empregando sistema foto-Fenton de reação. A síntese das zeólitas ZSM-5, que serviram de suporte, foi realizada utilizando gel nucleante como direcionador de estrutura e diferentes teores de nanopartículas de carbono como agente de mesoporosidade. Sobre as partículas das zeólitas ZSM-5 hierárquicas, foram depositadas nanopartículas de óxido de ferro (Fe2O3). Os suportes e os materiais após impregnação foram caracterizados por difração de raios-X (DRX), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e análise de adsorção/dessorção de nitrogênio (BET). A avaliação dos diferentes catalisadores foi realizada em sistema foto-Fenton empregando diferentes condições de reação. Da caracterização por difração de raios-X constatou-se que a única fase cristalina formada foi da zeólita ZSM-5 com elevado grau de cristalinidade, que foi afetada de forma negativa com a elevação do teor de nanopartículas de carbono no gel de cristalização. Na análise de BET constatou-se a formação de isotermas do tipo IV, indicando que a presença de mesoporosidade nas zeólitas ZSM-5. Constatou-se que com a elevação do teor de nanopartículas de carbono no meio reacional acarretou em aumento no tamanho médio dos mesoporosos formados. Na avaliação catalítica na reação de foto-Fenton constatou-se que, nas mesmas condições de reação, o óxido de ferro suportado sobre as zeólitas ZSM-5 hierárquicas apresentou maior atividade para decomposição de corantes que o óxido de ferro puro em suspensão. Também se constatou que, quanto mais elevado o grau de mesoporosidade do suporte maior a atividade do óxido de ferro suportado. A maior atividade do óxido de ferro suportado foi atribuído ao efeito sinérgico com a zeólita ZSM-5, que possui caráter polar, fazendo com que a concentração do corante na superfície do sistema catalítico seja elevado, propiciando condições para o bom andamento da reação.