Application Progress of O3/UV Advanced Oxidation Technology in the Treatment of Organic Pollutants in Water

Organic pollution is a significant challenge in environmental protection, especially the discharge of refractory organic pollutants in chemical production and domestic use. The biological treatment method of traditional sewage treatment plants cannot degrade such pollutants, which leads to the continuous transfer of these pollutants into the water environment. Therefore, it is necessary to study clean and efficient advanced treatment technologies to degrade organic pollutants. The ozone/UV advanced oxidation process (O-3/UV) has attracted extensive attention. This paper summarizes the reaction mechanism of O-3/UV and analyzes its application progress in industrial wastewater, trace polluted organic matter and drinking water. The existing research results show that this technology has an excellent performance in the degradation of organic pollutants and has the characteristics of clean and environmental protection. In addition, the control of bromate formation and its economy is evaluated, and its operating characteristics and current application scope are summarized, which has a practical reference value for the follow-up in-depth study of the O-3/UV process.

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Organic pollution poses a significant challenge to environmental protection, and traditional sewage treatment methods are unable to effectively degrade such pollutants. The ozone/UV advanced oxidation process (O-3/UV) is a promising clean and efficient advanced treatment technology that can effectively degrade organic pollutants.