Enhanced ronidazole degradation by UV-LED/chlorine compared with conventional low-pressure UV/chlorine at neutral and alkaline pH values.
Advanced oxidation/reduction processes (AO/RPs)
Chlorine photolysis
Ronidazole (RNZ)
UV/Chlorine
Ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED)
Journal
Water research
ISSN: 1879-2448
Titre abrégé: Water Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0105072
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Sep 2019
01 Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
30
01
2019
revised:
14
05
2019
accepted:
22
05
2019
pubmed:
4
6
2019
medline:
7
11
2019
entrez:
3
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) are promising alternatives to conventional low-pressure UV (LPUV) lamps, mainly because they contain no toxic mercury and have a potential for less energy consumption and longer lifetime. In this study, UV sources including UV-LEDs (265, 275 and 285 nm) and LPUV (254 nm) were compared in UV/chlorine degradation of an organic contaminant, ronidazole (RNZ). UV-LED/chlorine performed better than LPUV/chlorine at neutral and alkaline pH values for RNZ degradation considering the fluence-based rate constant. However, the wall plug efficiencies of UV-LEDs are relatively low at present and must reach about 20-25% to achieve the same electrical energy per order as the LPUV in UV/chlorine degradation of RNZ at pH 7.5 and 9. Neither the contribution of radical (HO· or Cl·) nor the quantum yield of chlorine could explain the different RNZ degradation rate by UV/chlorine at different wavelengths and pH values, while the chlorine photolysis rate should be the key factor for these phenomena. The effects of common co-existing substances in real water (chloride, bicarbonate and natural organic matter) on UV/chlorine degradation of RNZ were similar at different UV wavelengths. Opposite to other oxidants or reductants, the molar absorption coefficient of chlorine increases when the UV wavelength increases from 254 to 285 nm at neutral and alkaline pH, which makes UV-LED/chlorine one of the best choices for UV-LED-based advanced oxidation/reduction processes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31154127
pii: S0043-1354(19)30460-9
doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.072
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Water Pollutants, Chemical
0
Chlorine
4R7X1O2820
Ronidazole
E01R4M1063
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
296-303Informations de copyright
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