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Antibiotics are extensively used in pharmaceutical industries and hospitals, leading to the discharge of wastewater containing high levels of these pollutants. In this study, the treatability of pharmaceutical wastewater containing a mixture of three antibiotics clarithromycin, cefixime, and oxytetracycline was investigated using the Fenton advanced oxidation process. The raw wastewater had an initial chemical oxygen demand (COD) of approximately 570 mg/L and a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of about 305 mg/L. COD was selected as the target parameter for treatment efficiency assessment. Key operational parameters, including initial pH, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) concentration, ferrous ion (Fe²⁺) dosage, and reaction time, were evaluated to determine their effects on COD removal. Optimization results showed that the best removal was achieved at pH 3, H₂O₂ concentration of 250 mg/L, Fe²⁺ concentration of 500 mg/L, and a reaction time of 45 minutes, with an optimal Fe²⁺/H₂O₂ ratio of 2. Under these conditions, approximately 90% of COD was removed, reducing the final COD to about 56 mg/L. These results indicate that the Fenton process is highly effective for treating antibiotic-contaminated pharmaceutical wastewater to meet environmental discharge standards.
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