Photocatalytic degradation of Dichloroacetic acid: a kinetic study with a mechanistically based reaction model

In the present work, a study of the reaction kinetics of the photocatalytic degradation of dichloroacetic acid (DCA) employing UV radiation and titanium dioxide suspensions is reported. This study involved the development of a kinetic model from a proposed complete reaction sequence and estimation o...

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Autores: Ballari, Maria de Los Milagros, Alfano, Orlando Mario, Cassano, Alberto Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/24449
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/24449
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dichloroacetic Acid
Uv Radiation
Titanium Dioxide
Slurry Reactors
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Sumario:In the present work, a study of the reaction kinetics of the photocatalytic degradation of dichloroacetic acid (DCA) employing UV radiation and titanium dioxide suspensions is reported. This study involved the development of a kinetic model from a proposed complete reaction sequence and estimation of the kinetic parameters from experimental data. The experimental data were obtained using a perfect mixed photoreactor, because the operating conditions were chosen in compliance with restrictive conditions established in a previous work in which the possibility of mass-transfer limitations in slurry reactors was investigated. The significant variables in this study were (1) the initial DCA concentration, (2) the catalyst loading, and (3) the light intensity. Simulation results from the complete reactor mass balance, including radiation transport in the bulk and resistances inside the catalytic particle agglomeration, are in good agreement with  experiments, which provides confidence in the estimation of the kinetic parameters within the range of the explored variables.