Photo-Fenton degradation of dichloromethane for gas phase treatment.
A continuous photo-Fenton process has been used for the degradation of gaseous dichloromethane (DCM). By absorbing gaseous DCM into a reactive Fenton mixture, the scrubbing and degradation processes could be completed in the one reactor. Operating with a Dark Fenton solution did not result in removal of DCM any better than simply using MilliQ water. This was because the Fe(II) quickly converted to Fe(III) but was unable to regenerate. After a short time, the Fenton process was no longer operating and the DCM quickly accumulated in the reaction solution, preventing further accumulation due to a decreasing concentration gradient in the reactive solution. However, by using UV light and increasing the retention time from 20 to 50 s, there was sufficient time for the reactive solution to regenerate and continuous operation could achieve at least 65% removal of DCM from the gaseous phase at ambient temperature.
Feitz
Andrew J
AJ
Centre for Water and Waste Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. andrew.feitz@unsw.edu.au
Guan
Jing
J
Chattopadhyay
Gautam
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Waite
T David
TD
D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005740:Gases; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry
C045076:Fenton's reagent; D005740:Gases; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron