Analysis of catalyst photo-oxidation selectivity in the degradation of polyorganochlorinated pollutants in batch systems using UV and UV/TiO2

dc.contributor.authorKhuzwayo, Zakhele Siyanda Prince
dc.contributor.authorChirwa, Evans M.N.
dc.contributor.emailzack.khuzwayo@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-30T05:32:10Z
dc.date.available2017-03-30T05:32:10Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractWorldwide concerns of organic pollutant free water supply have attracted significant attention to the technological advances in water and wastewater treatment. Photocatalysis is one of the technologies that have been proven to be effective at degrading organic micro-pollutant to noble constituents. This study investigated the selective influence of structural conformations of multi-chlorohalogenated substituted organochloride compounds by TiO2 as a semiconductor photocatalyst in the heterogeneous photocatalytic and photolytic treatments of organics in aqueous batch systems. The chemical compounds under scrutiny were DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), Chlordane and 2.3.4-TCB (2.3.4-trichlorobiphenyl). Photo-induced oxidation profiles were determined to adhere to structural configuration preferential selectivity in favour of smaller sized molecular compounds, where chlordane achieved the least efficiency in removal. The photocatalytic degradation process indicated partial selectivity against chlordane in favour of DDT and TCB, where maximum efficiencies were recorded for the smaller molecular structure compounds, while chlordane recorded significantly lower efficiency of reduction. The photocatalytic performance relationship was that of impeded photon delivery with increased catalyst mass loading. The Langmuir-Hinshelwood expression was used to model the photocatalytic degradation process, where the adsorption parameters were calculated from photocatalyst isothermal adsorption studies. The reaction kinetic parameters were simulated and estimated using an aquatic systems modelling software.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Water Research Commission (WRC) of South Africa through the WRC Project No. K5/1717 awarded to Prof Evans M.N. Chirwa of the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.saiche.co.za/article.aspen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKhuzwayo, ZSP & Chirwa, EMN 2017, 'Analysis of catalyst photo-oxidation selectivity in the degradation of polyorganochlorinated pollutants in batch systems using UV and UV/TiO2', South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 23, pp. 17-25.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1026-9185
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.sajce.2016.12.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/59574
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Institute of Chemical Engineersen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Institution of Chemical Engineers. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).en_ZA
dc.subjectPhotocatalysisen_ZA
dc.subjectPhotolysisen_ZA
dc.subjectOrganochloridesen_ZA
dc.subjectChlorobiphenylsen_ZA
dc.subjectBatch-reactoren_ZA
dc.titleAnalysis of catalyst photo-oxidation selectivity in the degradation of polyorganochlorinated pollutants in batch systems using UV and UV/TiO2en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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