Treatment of textile wastewaters by solar-driven advanced oxidation processes

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Vítor J. P. Vilar (Author) FEUP; Lívia X. Pinho (Author) FEUP; Ariana M. A. Pintor (Author) Other; Rui A. R. Boaventura (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Solar Energy

Vol. 85 No. 9

Pages: 1927-1934

ISSN: 0038-092X

Publisher: Elsevier

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Environmental engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-002-N0S

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.04.033

Abstract (EN): Heterogeneous (TiO(2)/UV, TiO(2)/H(2)O(2)/UV) and homogenous (H(2)O(2)/UV, Fe(2+)/H(2)O(2)/UV) solar advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are proposed for the treatment of recalcitrant textile wastewater at pilot-plant scale with compound parabolic collectors (CPCs). The textile wastewater presents a lilac colour, with a maximum absorbance peak at 516 nm, high pH (pH = 11), moderate organic content (DOC = 382 mg C L(-1), COD = 1020 mg O(2) L(-1)) and high conductivity (13.6 mS cm(-1)), associated with a high concentration of chloride (4.7 g Cl(-) L(-1)). The DOC abatement is similar for the H(2)O(2)/UV and TiO(2)/UV processes, corresponding only to 30% and 36% mineralization after 190 kJ(UV) L(-1). The addition of H(2)O(2) to TiO(2)/UV system increased the initial degradation rate more than seven times, leading to 90% mineralization after exposure to 100 kJ(UV) L(-1). All the processes using H(2)O(2) contributed to an effective decolourisation, but the most efficient process for decolourisation and mineralization was the solar-photo-Fenton with an optimum catalyst concentration of 100 mg Fe(2+)L(-1), leading to 98% decolourisation and 89% mineralization after 7.2 and 49.1 kJ(UV) L(-1), respectively. According to the Zahn-Wellens test, the energy dose necessary to achieve a biodegradable effluent after the solar-photo-Fenton process with 100 mg Fe(2+)L(-1) is 12 kJ(UV) L(-1).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8