Photoelectro-Fenton as post-treatment for electrocoagulated benzophenone-3-loaded synthetic and urban wastewater
The removal of benzophenone-3 (BP-3), a ubiquitous pollutant in municipal wastewater treatment fa-cilities, was optimal by means of a sequential electrocoagulation (EC)/UVA photoelectro-Fenton (PEF)treatment. Overall mineralization was attained upon combination of EC (Fe/Fe cell, 15 mA cm 2, 20 min)...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/147528 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/147528 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Electrocoagulació Depuració d'aigües residuals Oxidació electroquímica Electrocoagulation Purification of sewage Electrolytic oxidation |
| Sumario: | The removal of benzophenone-3 (BP-3), a ubiquitous pollutant in municipal wastewater treatment fa-cilities, was optimal by means of a sequential electrocoagulation (EC)/UVA photoelectro-Fenton (PEF)treatment. Overall mineralization was attained upon combination of EC (Fe/Fe cell, 15 mA cm 2, 20 min)with PEF (boron-doped diamond/air-diffusion cell, 33.3 mA cm 2, 720 min), being superior to EC/electro-Fenton (EF) and requiring shorter time than single PEF. In EC, an Al/Al cell yielded the largest removal ofBP-3 in a simulated matrix at pH 11.0 due to precipitation of its neutral form caused by a substantial pHdrop, with optimum current density of 15 mA cm 2. EC of BP-3-loaded urban wastewater at natural pHwas quite effective also with a Fe/Fe cell, being preferred since it provided the required metal catalyst forsubsequent treatment. Among the electrochemical advanced oxidation processes tested, PEF was su-perior to electrochemical oxidation with electrogenerated H2O2(EO-H2O2) and EF, especially when usingthe boron-doped diamond instead of a RuO2-based anode, due to the oxidation of generated activechlorine and hydroxyl radicals, along with the photolytic action of UVA irradiation. GC-MS revealed theformation of 14 cyclic products in PEF treatment, two of them being also formed during EC. |
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