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Gaining further insight into photo-Fenton treatment of phenolic compounds commonly found in food processing industry

Publicated to: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 288 (0): 126-136 - 2016-03-15 288(0), DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.11.031

Authors:

Garcia-Ballesteros, S; Garcia-Ballesteros, S; Mora, M; Mora, M; Vicente, R; Vicente, R; Sabater, C; Sabater, C; Castillo, M A; Castillo, M A; Argues, A; Argues, A; Amat, A M; Amat, A M
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Biotecnol, Camino de Vera S-N - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Grp Proc Oxidac Avanzada, Dept Ingn Text & Papelera, Campus Alcoy - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Grp Proc Oxidac Avanzada, Dept Matemat Aplicada, Campus Alcoy - Author
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Abstract

A mixture of eight phenolic compounds, namely 2,4-dinitrophenol, tannic, ellagic, gallic, protocatechuic, vanillic, syringic and sinapic acids, have been treated by means of a photo-Fenton process under simulated and real sunlight. An experimental design methodology, based in Doehlert matrixes, was employed to check the effect of the concentration of Fe(II) and H2O2, as well as pH. Response surfaces show that photo-Fenton can be extended to pH values clearly above 2.8, probably due to complexation of iron with the phenolic substances. Experiments performed under solar irradiation at pH = 3.9 showed that complete removal of the monitored pollutants was achieved in less than 3 min; mineralisation was also efficient, although some organics remained in the solution. Toxicity was monitored according to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Daphnia magna bioassays; Recombinant Yeast Assay (RYA) was employed to assess estrogenic and dioxin-like activities. 2,4-Dinitrophenol was demonstrated to be the major concern and, in general, photo-Fenton resulted in a detoxification of the solution. Finally, excitation emission matrix (EEM) fluorimetry was employed to obtain complementary information on the behaviour of organic matter. Most peaks associated with the parent pollutants disappeared after short irradiation periods and, at 12 min of irradiation chromophores were destroyed, what can be associated with the removal of complex molecules. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

BiodegradabilityChromophoresDegradationDestructionDetoxificationDoehlert matrixDoehlert matrixesEnhancementExcitation emission matricesExcitation emission matrix fluorimetryFluorimetryFood processingFood processing industryImage processingIron compoundsIrradiationMild conditionsMixtureOptimizationPhenolic compoundsPhenolsPhoto-fentonPhoto-fenton treatmentsPollutionPseudokirchneriella subcapitataToxicityWaste-water treatmentWastewatersYeast

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position 3/49, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Environmental.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-04:

  • WoS: 26
  • Scopus: 26
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-04:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 33.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 33 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (García-Ballesteros, S) and Last Author (Amat Payá, Ana María).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Argues, A.

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