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January 21, 2026
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Application of Photo-Fenton Process to Highly Saline Water Matrices: Effect of Inorganic Ions on Iron Speciation

Publicated to: MOLECULES. 31 (1): 56- - 2026-01-01 31(1), DOI: 10.3390/molecules31010056

Authors:

Valles, Ivan; Moreno-Andres, Javier; Sciscenko, Ivan; Santos-Juanes, Lucas; Arques, Antonio
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Affiliations

Univ Cadiz, Fac Marine & Environm Sci, INMAR Marine Res Inst, Dept Environm Technol, CEIMAR Int Campus Excellence Sea,Campus Univ Puert, Cadiz 11510, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Ingn Text & Papelera, Grp Proc Oxidac Avanzada, Campus Alcoy, Alcoy 03801, Spain - Author
Univ Turin, Dept Chem, Via Pietro Giuria 5, I-10125 Turin, Italy - Author
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Abstract

The photo-Fenton process has been widely studied for the treatment of organic pollutants and disinfection in a wide range of scenarios. Nevertheless, its efficiency decreased when applied to complex matrices, as in the case of most advanced oxidation processes. Despite the interferences caused by different anions, the photo-Fenton is able to obtain good degradation values for pollutants and microorganisms, especially in combination with other methods; however, it depends on the matrix to be treated. Due to the lack of studies and reviews in this field, this paper reviewed the outcome of the inorganic ions present on highly saline water matrices (more than 1 g L-1 of chlorides, fluorides, bromides, sulphates, carbonates or bicarbonates, borates, phosphates and nitrates/nitrites) on the Fenton-based processes, focusing on their outcome on iron speciation and their scavenger effect. Also, the most relevant works so far for the abatement of microcontaminants and disinfection by this process on highly saline matrices have been revised. Special emphasis is on the efficiency of the process, considering the relevant industries referred to.
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Keywords

Advanced oxidation processesChloride-ionsCleaning watersDisinfectionFluidized-bedHydrogen-peroxideHydroxyl radicalsInorganic anionsIron complexationMill waste-waterPollutant degradationRadical scavengingRate constantsReverse-osmosis membranesSimulated solar light

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal MOLECULES due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2026, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Organic Chemistry.

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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: 5.
  • 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: 4 (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.

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:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

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

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 (Vallés Ferrer, Ivan) and Last Author (Arqués Sanz, Antonio).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Arqués Sanz, Antonio.

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Awards linked to the item

This research was funded by the project PID2021-126400OB-C31 (AquaEnAgri Project) and PID2021-123155OB-I00 (CLEANSCRUB) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by "ERDF A way of making Europe". In addition, it was funded by the project ECOTRANSEAS (TED2021-130994B-C31 and TED2021-130994B-C32), funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.
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