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The Analgesic Metamizol (Dipyrone). Part 2: Adsorption, Oxidative and Reductive Degradation

1University of Ludwigsburg, Department of Chemistry, Ludwigsburg, Germany


World Journal of Chemical Education. 2018, Vol. 6 No. 5, 204-211
DOI: 10.12691/wjce-6-5-1
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Vithushan Ambalavanar, Achim Habekost. The Analgesic Metamizol (Dipyrone). Part 2: Adsorption, Oxidative and Reductive Degradation. World Journal of Chemical Education. 2018; 6(5):204-211. doi: 10.12691/wjce-6-5-1.

Correspondence to: Achim  Habekost, University of Ludwigsburg, Department of Chemistry, Ludwigsburg, Germany. Email: habekost@ph-ludwigsburg.de

Abstract

A drastic increase in pharmaceuticals consumption has resulted in a high load of pharmaceuticals in wastewater, resulting in an obvious need for detoxification. Metamizol is a typical representative of an analgesic non-steroidal agent that hydrolyzes into 4-Methylantipyrine (4-MAA). In this article, we show some simple adsorption, oxidation and reduction experiments that can either collect or degrade 4-MAA and some of its related metabolism products. The main successful method in detoxifying these substances is shown to be reduction at moderate temperature.

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