Catalytic ozonation of model organic compounds in aqueous solution promoted by metallic oxides

Mansouri, L; Sabelfeld, M; Geissen, S; Bousselmi, L

HERO ID

3537179

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2015

Language

English

HERO ID 3537179
In Press No
Year 2015
Title Catalytic ozonation of model organic compounds in aqueous solution promoted by metallic oxides
Authors Mansouri, L; Sabelfeld, M; Geissen, S; Bousselmi, L
Journal Desalination and Water Treatment
Volume 53
Issue 4
Page Numbers 1089-1100
Abstract Removal of Diethyl phthalate (DEP) from water has been accomplished through catalytic ozonation promoted by TiO2 and Al2O3. A laboratory setup was designed to evaluate and select the optimal oxidation process. The degradation rate is strongly dependant on the pH, initial concentrations of the phthalate, catalyst dosage, and O-3 dosage. The effect of these parameters has been studied. Results show that the addition of Al2O3 was effective to achieve almost 95% degradation of DEP in about 30min using 2g L-1 as compared to over 50min with TiO2. It was also found that radical reactions were the main mechanism by which DEP was degraded and adsorption has a small contribution to the removal of DEP by O-3/TiO2 and Al2O3 processes. Indeed, after 60min, adsorption alone achieved only about 12.5 and 15.5% removal, respectively, in the presence of TiO2 and Al2O3. Under same conditions, the kinetics of degradation was found to follow first-order reaction rules for both systems. After 1h treatment, the rate constant of DEP removal were 0.0093 and 0.053min(-1) using O-3/AlO3 and O-3/TiO2 processes, respectively. The O-3/Al2O3 system proved to be the most efficient and occurs at a much higher oxidation rate than O-3/TiO2 system and allows achieving 100% degradation of DEP (100 mg L-1) in 25min of reaction time. The notable decrease of DEP removal rate observed in the presence of radical scavenger tert-butanol indicates that the reaction between DEP and OH center dot proceeds mainly in the bulk of the aqueous phase. The results of the study showed that O- 3/TiO2 and O-3/Al2O3 systems were effective and economic treatment processes for DEP under neutral conditions by producing higher mineralization efficiency in a relatively short ozonation time compared to ozone alone process.
Doi 10.1080/19443994.2013.860630
Wosid WOS:000349083600001
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Keyword Al2O3; TiO2; catalyst; Catalytic ozonation; Degradation; Diethyl phthalate