Research Progress of Ozone/Peroxymonosulfate Advanced Oxidation Technology for Degrading Antibiotics in Drinking Water and Wastewater Effluent: A Review

Nowadays, antibiotics are widely used, increasing the risk of contamination of the water body and further threatening human health. The traditional water treatment process is less efficient in degrading antibiotics, and the advanced oxidation process (AOPs) is cleaner and more efficient than the traditional biochemical degradation process. The combined ozone/peroxymonosulfate (PMS) advanced oxidation process (O-3/PMS) based on sulfate radical (SO4 center dot-) and hydroxyl radical (center dot OH) has developed rapidly in recent years. The O-3/PMS process has become one of the most effective ways to treat antibiotic wastewater. The reaction mechanism of O-3/PMS was reviewed in this paper, and the research and application progress of the O-3/PMS process in the degradation of antibiotics in drinking water and wastewater effluent were evaluated. The operation characteristics and current application range of the process were summarized, which has a certain reference value for further research on O-3/PMS process.