Photo-Fenton Degradation of the Herbicide 2,4-D in Laboratory and Solar Pilot-Plant Reactors
A theoretical and experimental study of a pilot-plant solar reactor for the photo-Fenton degradation of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in aqueous solution is presented. Initially, a kinetic model is proposed to obtain the reaction rates of 2,4-D, the main intermediate (2,4-dich...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Institution: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repository: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/10902 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/10902 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Solar Reactor Pilot Plant Scale Photo-Fenton Herbicide 2,4-D https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.4 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2 |
| Summary: | A theoretical and experimental study of a pilot-plant solar reactor for the photo-Fenton degradation of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in aqueous solution is presented. Initially, a kinetic model is proposed to obtain the reaction rates of 2,4-D, the main intermediate (2,4-dichlorophenol), and the hydrogen peroxide. The kinetic study was performed in a well-stirred tank laboratory reactor. The effects of ferric salt initial concentrations, hydrogen peroxide to 2,4-D initial concentration ratios, reaction temperatures, and radiation levels are studied. The proposed kinetic model and the experimental data are used to estimate the kinetic parameters, applying a nonlinear regression procedure. Afterward,the kinetic model is used to predict the reactant concentrations during the photo-Fenton degradation in a pilot-plant solar reactor designed to capture the UV/visible/IR solar radiation. The solar reactor was able to reach a complete degradation of the 2,4-D and 2,4-dichlorophenol after 60 min, and a total organic carbon conversion of 98.9% after 210 min. |
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