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April 4, 2022
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Effect of the water matrix and reactor configuration on Enterococcus sp. inactivation by UV-A activated PMS or H2O2

Publicated to: Journal Of Water Process Engineering. 47 - 2022-01-01 47(), DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102740

Authors:

Guerra-Rodríguez S; Rodríguez E; Moreno-Andrés J; Rodríguez-Chueca J
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Affiliations

Univ Cadiz, Campus Univ Puerto Real, INMAR Marine Res Inst, Fac Marine & Environm Sci, Cadiz 11510, 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 Cádiz - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

In this work, the influence of the matrix on the photolytic activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been studied for the inactivation of Enterococcus sp. Additionally, two different reactor configurations (batch reactor and tubular reactor) have been evaluated that achieve complete disinfection within 120 min when using a tubular reactor. Three water matrices (distilled water, saline solution and simulated wastewater) have been studied, and experiments have been carried out using radical scavengers to determine the main reactive species involved in each process. The hydroxyl radical ([rad]OH) has been found to be the main responsible for the inactivation of bacteria in distilled water, while chlorinated species generated during treatments are responsible for disinfection in a saline matrix. The study of the influence of various inorganic ions (Br−, F−, PO43−, NO3−, NO2−) on treatments revealed an increase in the efficacy of the PMS/UV-A system in the presence of Br− due to the bromine generation. Furthermore, the effect of F− has been studied for the first time, determining that the presence of this compound does not have a significant influence on the H2O2/UV-A system while inhibiting PMS/UV-A treatment. Overall, the results suggest that H2O2-based treatments would be less dependent on matrix composition than those involving PMS, and the presence of nitrites is a contraindication to the application of either process.
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Keywords

advanced oxidation processesbacteriadegradationdisinfection by-productsenterococcus spinorganic anionskineticsperoxymonosulfatepersulfatepersulfatesradicalsuv activationuv/h2o2Advanced oxidation processesEnterococcus sp.Inorganic anionsPersulfatesUrban waste-waterUv activation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Water Process Engineering 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, 2022, it was in position 6/103, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Water Resources. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.97, which 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)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-12-21, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 11
  • Scopus: 27
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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 2025-12-21:

  • 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: 31.
  • 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: 32 (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: 4.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 5 (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:

  • 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

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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