Decomposition of 2-Propanol in the Liquid Phase Using a Photocatalyst Immobilized on Nonwoven Fabric and Ozone Microbubbles

Yasui, Fumio; Sekiguchi, Kazuhiko; Tamura, Hajime

Decomposition of 2-Propanol in the Liquid Phase Using a Photocatalyst Immobilized on Nonwoven Fabric and Ozone Microbubbles

2019

Yasui, Fumio | Sekiguchi, Kazuhiko | Tamura, Hajime

2-Propanol (IPA) is a highly water-soluble volatile organic compound that is used in the cleaning and drying processes during semiconductor fabrication. IPA is also used as a disinfectant in the pharmacy field. Water scrubber processing is one of the methods used for IPA collection. However, water scrubbing requires wastewater treatment. In this study, we propose a decomposition system for IPA in the liquid phase based on a TiO₂ photocatalyst immobilized on nonwoven fabric (TiO₂ nonwoven fabric) and ozone microbubbles (MBs). The thick nonwoven fabric with immobilized TiO₂ exhibits a higher IPA removal rate than that exhibited by the pleated fabric. IPA decomposes to produce acetone, which can be further decomposed and possibly undergo mineralization. The entire water tank can be supplied with ozone by introducing the MB-forming ozone, which considerably affects the decomposition of IPA. The efficient decomposition of IPA was achieved by combining ozone MBs, TiO₂ nonwoven fabric, and ultraviolet irradiation, presumably because the photocatalyst promotes the mineralization of the decomposition product. Thus, the OH radicals from the O₃ MBs competitively captured in the decomposition product strongly promote the decomposition of IPA, enhancing the IPA decomposition rate.

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