Photo-Fenton-assisted ozonation of p-Coumaric acid in aqueous solution.
The degradation of p-Coumaric acid present in olive oil mill wastewater was investigated as a pretreatment stage to obtain more easily biodegradable molecules, with lower toxicity that facilitates subsequent anaerobic digestion. Thus, photo-Fenton-assisted ozonation has been studied and compared with ozonation at alkaline pH and conventional single ultraviolet (UV) and acid ozonation treatments. In the combined process, the overall kinetic rate constant was split into various components: direct oxidation by UV light, direct oxidation by ozone and oxidation by hydroxyl radicals. Molecular and/or radical ozone reaction was studied by conducting the reaction in the presence and absence of tert-butylalcohol at pHs 2, 7 and 9. Ozone oxidation rate increases with pH or by the addition of Fenton reagent and/or UV radiation due to generation of hydroxyl radicals, *OH. Hydrogen peroxide and ferrous ion play a double role during oxidation since at low concentrations they act as initiators of hydroxyl radicals but at high concentrations they act as radical scavengers. Finally, the additional levels of degradation by formation of hydroxyl radicals have been quantified in comparison to the conventional single processes and an equation is proposed for the reaction rate as a function of studied operating variables.
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Avda. Camilo José Cela, 1, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. josemaria.monteagudo@uclm.es
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D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D010782:Photolysis; D010938:Plant Oils; D011422:Propionates; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000528:radiation effects; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
D003373:Coumaric Acids; C045076:Fenton's reagent; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical; D010938:Plant Oils; D011422:Propionates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010126:Ozone; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron; C495469:p-coumaric acid