Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection process

Heat treatment, especially boiling, is broad-spectrum and efficient in bacterial inactivation and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) removal without production of disinfection byproducts, but bulk water boiling is neither energy-efficient nor sustainable. Herein, CNT coated wood slices (CNT@wood) we...

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Main Authors: Lirong Yao, Zhaoyi Xing, Yiran Ren, Wei Wei, Yan Wang, Qian Li, Defang Ma
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Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
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author Lirong Yao
Zhaoyi Xing
Yiran Ren
Wei Wei
Yan Wang
Qian Li
Defang Ma
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Zhaoyi Xing
Yiran Ren
Wei Wei
Yan Wang
Qian Li
Defang Ma
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description Heat treatment, especially boiling, is broad-spectrum and efficient in bacterial inactivation and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) removal without production of disinfection byproducts, but bulk water boiling is neither energy-efficient nor sustainable. Herein, CNT coated wood slices (CNT@wood) were for the first time applied as photothermal conversing materials to develop a solar photothermal disinfection process to remove antibiotics, antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARBs), and ARGs (blaNDM-1) through direct heating. The porous CNT coating layer and intricate wood channels enabled CNT@wood absorber with high solar absorption and photothermal conversion efficiency, resulting in localized, intense heating. It provided great energy for hydrolysis of ampicillin and induced the generation of reactive oxygen species with the catalysis of solar radiation and CNTs, eliminating about 50 % of ampicillin. ARBs were efficiently inactivated with severe damage of cell membranes through direct interfacial heating and heating-inducing intraceller ROS oxidation. The interfacial water boiled after 135 min solar radiation, leading to a 7.6-log ARGs elimination with the dissociation of DNA structure. Taking into account the low risk of ARBs/ARGs after severe structure damage, as well as the elimination of drug antibiotic activity, solar photothermal disinfection shows great potential to control the dissemination of antibiotic resistance during wastewater reuse.
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spelling doaj-art-4361c77fc26d44c39ebf993b96b08dea2025-08-20T03:24:45ZengElsevierDesalination and Water Treatment1944-39862025-04-0132210111710.1016/j.dwt.2025.101117Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection processLirong Yao0Zhaoyi Xing1Yiran Ren2Wei Wei3Yan Wang4Qian Li5Defang Ma6Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, PR ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, PR ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, PR ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, PR China; Shandong Zhengyuan Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, No. 14, East Shanshi Road, Ji’nan, Shandong 250101, PR ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, PR ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, PR ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, PR China; Corresponding author.Heat treatment, especially boiling, is broad-spectrum and efficient in bacterial inactivation and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) removal without production of disinfection byproducts, but bulk water boiling is neither energy-efficient nor sustainable. Herein, CNT coated wood slices (CNT@wood) were for the first time applied as photothermal conversing materials to develop a solar photothermal disinfection process to remove antibiotics, antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARBs), and ARGs (blaNDM-1) through direct heating. The porous CNT coating layer and intricate wood channels enabled CNT@wood absorber with high solar absorption and photothermal conversion efficiency, resulting in localized, intense heating. It provided great energy for hydrolysis of ampicillin and induced the generation of reactive oxygen species with the catalysis of solar radiation and CNTs, eliminating about 50 % of ampicillin. ARBs were efficiently inactivated with severe damage of cell membranes through direct interfacial heating and heating-inducing intraceller ROS oxidation. The interfacial water boiled after 135 min solar radiation, leading to a 7.6-log ARGs elimination with the dissociation of DNA structure. Taking into account the low risk of ARBs/ARGs after severe structure damage, as well as the elimination of drug antibiotic activity, solar photothermal disinfection shows great potential to control the dissemination of antibiotic resistance during wastewater reuse.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S194439862500133XARB/ARGsBacterial inactivationDNA dissociationInterfacial boilingSolar photothermal conversion
spellingShingle Lirong Yao
Zhaoyi Xing
Yiran Ren
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Yan Wang
Qian Li
Defang Ma
Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection process
Desalination and Water Treatment
ARB/ARGs
Bacterial inactivation
DNA dissociation
Interfacial boiling
Solar photothermal conversion
title Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection process
title_full Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection process
title_fullStr Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection process
title_full_unstemmed Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection process
title_short Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in CNT@wood based solar photothermal disinfection process
title_sort removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria genes in cnt wood based solar photothermal disinfection process
topic ARB/ARGs
Bacterial inactivation
DNA dissociation
Interfacial boiling
Solar photothermal conversion
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S194439862500133X
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