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OZONE-SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 185-194Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01919512.2020.1770573
Keywords
Ozone; acesulfame; drinking water treatment; emerging contaminant; water pollution
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The study found that ozonation is an effective technology for removing ACE from drinking water sources, with removal efficiency depending on ozone dosage rate, pH, temperature, and water matrix constituents. Under alkaline conditions, hydroxyl radicals produced by ozone promote ACE degradation, while carbonate ions inhibit ACE decomposition.
The occurrence of acesulfame (ACE) in two full-scale drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in Zhejiang Province, China, was investigated. The results showed that ACE was commonly detected in the raw water of the DWTPs at ND-0.125 and ND-0.093 mu g/L, respectively. The maximum ACE removal efficiencies in the DWTP with traditional processes were less than 10%, whereas those in the DWTP with advanced ozonation treatment were 36.70-79.59%. Consequently, ACE degradation by ozone and the key influencing factors were examined. Laboratory-scale experiments were performed and revealed that ACE degradation followed a pseudo first-order kinetics pattern under all reaction conditions. The decomposition rate relied heavily on applied ozone dosage rate, pH, reaction temperature, and the presence of water matrix constituents. Higher ozone input, alkaline conditions, and higher temperatures favored ACE removal. Among four anions tested, CO(3)(2-)exhibited a greater inhibitory effect on ACE decomposition than the other three, namely Cl-, HCO3-, and SO42-, did. Scavenging tests confirmed that direct ozonation accounted for ACE degradation under acidic conditions, whereas the hydroxyl radicals produced by ozone under alkaline conditions gradually promoted ACE degradation with increasing pH. These findings demonstrated that ozonation is a technically viable technology for eliminating ACE from drinking water sources.
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