Assessment of Microwave/UV/O₃ in the Photo-Catalytic Degradation of Bromothymol Blue in Aqueous Nano TiO₂ Particles Dispersions
2010
Park, Sung Hoon | Kim, Sun-Jae | Seo, Seong-Gyu | Jung, Sang-Chul
In this study, a microwave/UV/TiO₂/ozone/H₂O₂ hybrid process system, in which various techniques that have been used for water treatment are combined, is evaluated to develop an advanced technology to treat non-biodegradable water pollutants efficiently. In particular, the objective of this study is to develop a novel advanced oxidation process that overcomes the limitations of existing single-process water treatment methods by adding microwave irradiation to maximize the formation of active intermediate products, e.g., OH radicals, with the aid of UV irradiation by microwave discharge electrodeless lamp, photo-catalysts, and auxiliary oxidants. The results of photo-catalytic degradation of BTB showed that the decomposition rate increased with the TiO₂ particle dosages and microwave intensity. When an auxiliary oxidant such as ozone or hydrogen peroxide was added to the microwave-assisted photo-catalysis, however, a synergy effect that enhanced the reaction rate considerably was observed.
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