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November 6, 2023
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Pilot-scale sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation for wastewater reuse: simultaneous disinfection, removal of contaminants of emerging concern, and antibiotic resistance genes

Publicated to: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 477 146916- - 2023-12-01 477(), DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146916

Authors:

Guerra-Rodríguez, S; Abeledo-Lameiro, MJ; Polo-López, MI; Plaza-Bolaños, P; Agüera, A; Rodriguez, E; Rodríguez-Chueca, J
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Affiliations

CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería - Author
Plataforma Solar Almeria CIEMAT, Carretera Senes Km 4, Almeria 04200, Spain - Author
Solar Energy Res Ctr CIESOL, Ctra Sacramento S-N, Almeria 04120, Spain - Author
Univ Almeria, Dept Chem & Phys, Almeria 04120, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Ind, Dept Ind Chem & Environm Engn, C Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, Madrid 28006, Spain - Author
Universidad de Almería , Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL) - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

Wastewater reuse addresses water scarcity, but contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) pose health and environmental risks. The European Union (EU) has enacted Regulation (EU) 2020/741, establishing wastewater reuse standards for agriculture. This study evaluates for the first time the effectiveness of four sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs), based on the combination of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) with O3 and H2O2, applied at pilot plant, for the simultaneous elimination of microorganisms, CECs, and ARGs, in actual urban wastewater treatment plant (UWWTP) effluents. The system PMS/H2O2/UV-A improved the disinfection effectiveness, compared to PMS/UV-A, especially using a molar ratio 1:3 (0.5 mM PMS:1.5 mM H2O2), achieving complete elimination of total aerobic microorganisms in 90 min. However, this double oxidation system, does not improve CECs removal compared to PMS/UV-A in neither of the two molar ratios studied (1:1 or 1:3), and none of these treatments significantly reduced the prevalence of ARGs. However, the PMS/O3 system demonstrated the ability to remove total aerobic microorganisms in 20 min and Escherichia coli in 5 min, 94 % of CECs, and 6 out of the 8 ARGs, demonstrating to be the most effective treatment. However, the system showed phytotoxicity, inhibiting seed growth by 10–30 %, probably associated with the by-products formed in the reaction between organic matter and ozone. This result highlights that SR-AOPs are promising processes with the capability to achieve the simultaneous removal of different contaminant groups, reducing the risks associated with wastewater reuse. Their application at larger scales is increasingly closer.
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Keywords

antibiotic resistance genesbacterialcontaminants of emerging concerndisinfectionmicropollutantsozonationozonepharmaceuticalssulfate radicalAntibiotic resistance genesContaminants of emerging concernDisinfectionOzoneSulfate radicalTreatment plantsWater reclamation

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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, 2023, it was in position 3/81, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Environmental. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 3.1. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 5.07 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-24, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 27
  • Scopus: 35
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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 2026-04-24:

  • 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: 54 (PlumX).

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:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/95434/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 10
  • Downloads: 2
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

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 (GUERRA RODRIGUEZ, SONIA) and Last Author (RODRIGUEZ CHUECA, JORGE JESUS).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been RODRIGUEZ CHUECA, JORGE JESUS.

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