Experiment and modeling of advanced ozone membrane reactor for treatment of organic endocrine disrupting pollutants in water

An advanced ozone membrane reactor that uses membranes for ozone distribution, reaction contact and selective water separation was used for ozone treatment of a recalcitrant endocrine disrupting compound in water. Experiments and model calculation were employed to examine the ozonation of phthalate in the new reactor. Experimental results showed that fast ozone mass transfer rate is responsible for membrane reactor's superb performance compared with a semibatch reactor. Selective water removal further enhanced phthalate conversion and TOC removal by concentrating the pollutants in the reaction zone. Clean water was produced by membrane separation. Mathematical model was used to investigate the effect of membranes, reactor design and reaction operation on pollutant conversion and removal. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.