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JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 310-316Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2012.11.009
Keywords
Acetaminophen; Advanced oxidation processes; Degradation; Fenton process; Paracetamol
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- National Science Council of Taiwan [NSC 99-2221-E-041-012-MY3]
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This study investigates the degradation of acetaminophen (ACTP) using a novel Fenton aerated reactor. The aerator was used to agitate and sludge was removed from a sludge outlet. The effects of operating parameters such as pH, Fe2+ and H2O2 concentrations on the initial rate of ACTP degradation (r), removal efficiency and mineralization were studied. The results indicate that a novel Fenton aerated reactor was successfully performed to degrade ACTP. The highest r value was obtained at pH 3. At pH 3, the r value and ACTP removal efficiency were significantly improved as the [Fe2+]:[H2O2] ratio increased. The removal efficiencies of ACTP, COD and TOC were 99%, 34% and 14%, respectively, at 40 min, when optimum conditions for 5 mM acetaminophen, 25 mM H2O2 and 0.1 mM Fe2+ were used at pH 3. (c) 2012 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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