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Pilot-scale evaluation of micropollutant abatements by conventional ozonation, UV/O 3 , and an electro-peroxone process.
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Water research [Water Res] 2018 Jul 01; Vol. 138, pp. 106-117. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 16. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The electro-peroxone (E-peroxone) process is an emerging ozone-based advanced oxidation process (AOP) that has shown large potential for micropollutant abatement in water treatment. To evaluate its performance under more realistic conditions of water treatment, a continuous-flow pilot E-peroxone system was developed and compared with conventional ozonation and a UV/O <subscript>3</subscript> process for micropollutant abatements in various water matrices (groundwater, surface water, and secondary wastewater effluent) in this study. With a specific ozone dose of 1.5 mg O <subscript>3</subscript> /mg DOC, micropollutants that have high and moderate reactivity with ozone (O <subscript>3</subscript> ) (diclofenac, naproxen, gemfibrozil, and bezafibrate) could be sufficiently abated (>90% abatement) in the various waters by all three processes. However, ozone-resistant micropollutants (ibuprofen, clofibric acid, and chloramphenicol) were abated only by ∼32-68%, 68-91%, and 73-90% during conventional ozonation of the selected groundwater, surface water, and secondary wastewater effluent, respectively. By electro-generating H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> or applying UV irradiation to enhance O <subscript>3</subscript> transformation to •OH during ozonation, the E-peroxone and UV/O <subscript>3</subscript> processes similarly enhanced the abatement efficiencies of ozone-resistant micropollutants by ∼15-43%, ∼5-15%, and ∼5-10% in the groundwater, surface water, and secondary wastewater effluent, respectively. In addition, the E-peroxone and UV/O <subscript>3</subscript> processes significantly reduced bromate formation during the treatment of the three waters compared to conventional ozonation. Due to its higher efficiency, the E-peroxone process reduced ∼10-53% of the energy consumption required to abate the concentration of chloramphenicol (the most ozone-resistant micropollutant spiked in the waters) by 1 order of magnitude in the three waters compared to conventional ozonation. In contrast, the UV/O <subscript>3</subscript> process consumed approximately 4-10 times higher energy than conventional ozonation. This pilot-scale study demonstrates that the E-peroxone process can provide a feasible, effective, and energy-efficient alternative for micropollutant abatement and bromate control in water and wastewater treatment.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- Bromates chemistry
Oxidation-Reduction
Pharmaceutical Preparations chemistry
Pharmaceutical Preparations radiation effects
Wastewater analysis
Hydrogen Peroxide chemistry
Ozone chemistry
Ultraviolet Rays
Waste Disposal, Fluid methods
Water Pollutants, Chemical chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical radiation effects
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-2448
- Volume :
- 138
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Water research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29574198
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.044