Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 23, Pages 34830-34840Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18093-y
Keywords
Rotating packed bed; Heterogeneous catalysis; Activated carbon; Ozone; Phenol wastewater
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Funding
- Fund for Shanxi 1331 Project [nuc2021-006]
- Key Research & Development Plan of Shanxi Province [201903D321059]
- Scientific Activities of Selected Returned Overseas Professionals in Shanxi Province [20200004]
- Transformation and Cultivation Projects of Scientific and Technological Achievements in Universities of Shanxi Province Institutions [2020CG040]
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In this study, the high-gravity technique was employed to enhance the heterogeneous catalytic ozonation process using activated carbon as the catalyst for the removal of phenol from wastewater. The results showed that the high-gravity factors, inlet O3 concentration, liquid-gas ratio, and initial pH all had significant effects on the degradation and mineralization of phenol. The RPB/O3/AC system demonstrated higher mineralization rate compared to the bubbling reactor and RPB/O3 systems, indicating the synergistic effect of AC-catalyzed ozonation and high-gravity technique on the degradation of organic pollutants.
In this study, the high-gravity technique is used to intensify the heterogeneous catalytic ozonation with activated carbon (AC) as the catalyst for removal of phenol from wastewater in a rotating packed bed (RPB), and the effects of high-gravity factor, inlet O-3 concentration, liquid-gas ratio, and initial pH on the degradation and mineralization of phenol at room temperature are investigated. It is revealed that the degradation rate of phenol reaches 100% at 10 min and the removal rate of total organic carbon (TOC) reaches 91% at 40 min under the conditions of high-gravity factor beta = 40, inlet O-3 concentration = 90 mg center dot L-1, liquid flow rate = 80 L center dot h(-1), and initial pH = 11. Compared with the bubbling reactor (BR)/O-3/AC and RPB/O-3 systems, the mineralization rate of phenol by the RPB/O-3/AC system is increased by 24.78% and 34.77%, respectively. Free radical quenching experiments are performed using tertiary butanol (TBA) and benzoquinone (BQ) as scavengers of center dot OH and O-2(-), respectively. It is shown that the degradation and mineralization of phenol are attributed to the direct ozonation and the indirect oxidation by center dot OH generated from the decomposition of O-3 adsorbed on AC surface, respectively. center dot OH and O-2(center dot-) are also detected by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). Thus, it is concluded that AC-catalyzed ozonation and high-gravity technique have a synergistic effect on center dot OH initiation, which in turn can significantly improve the degradation and mineralization of organic wastewater.
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