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The Biodegradation of Antibiotics from Cow Wastewater using Sequencing-Batch Membrane Bioreactor

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Shimaa R. Hamed1, Raed S. Al-Wasify2*,and Samar Ragab3
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.12.158

Abstract

The present study investigated the ability of a lab-scale sequencing-batch membrane bioreactor (SMBR) to remove antibiotics from cow wastewater. We evaluated three veterinary antibiotics from different families:sulfamethoxazole (SM), oxytetracycline (OT), and ciprofloxacin (CF). We found that the SMBR had a high capacity for removing SM (>90%) and OT(>88%), while its ability to remove CF was weaker (>60%). Mass balance analysis revealed that biodegradation is the primary pathway for antibiotic removal in the SMBR system, with sludge adsorption and membrane retention playing a minor role. It is worth noting that OT and CFexhibited higher accumulation in biosolids thanSM. Furthermore, the SMBR system effectively removed nutrients and organic matter from cow wastewater.

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