Factors Affecting UV/H2O2 Oxidation of 17α-Ethynyestradiol in Water
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2013
Abstract
In this study, bench-scale experiments were conducted to examine the UV/H2O2 oxidation of 17α-ethynyestradiol (EE2) in water in a batch operation mode. The EE2 degradation exhibited pseudo-first-order kinetics, and the removal was ascribed to the production of hydroxyl radicals (•OH) by the UV/H2O2 system. Typically, the EE2 oxidation rate increased with increasing UV intensity and H2O2 dose, and with deceasing initial EE2 levels and solution pH. At EE20=650μg/L, UV intensity=154μW/cm2, H2O2=5mg/L, and neutral pH, the UV/H2O2 treatment was able to remove 90% of the EE2 content within 30min. Four anions commonly present in water were found to inhibit EE2 degradation to varying degrees: HCO3 ->SO4 2->Cl- >NO3 -. Our results demonstrate that the described UV/H2O2 process is an effective method to control EE2 pollution in water.
DOI
10.1002/clen.201100365
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Li, Qingsong; Gao, Naiyun; Deng, Yang; Ma, Xiaoyan; and Chu, Wenhai, "Factors Affecting UV/H2O2 Oxidation of 17α-Ethynyestradiol in Water" (2013). Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 292.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/earth-environ-studies-facpubs/292