title: Oxidation kinetics of selected taste and odor compounds during ozonation of drinking water.
abstract: The applicability of ozonation to mitigate taste and odor problems in drinking water was investigated. Second-order rate constants of eleven taste and odor compounds with ozone and hydroxyl radicals were determined under laboratory conditions. Measured rate constants for the reaction with hydroxyl radicals are between 3 x 10(9) and 10(10) M(-1)s(-1) and for ozone: kbeta-cyclocitral = 3890 +/- 140 M(-1)s(-1); kgeosmin = 0.10 +/- 0.03 M(-1)s(-1); k3-hexen-1-ol = 5.4 +/- 0.5 x 10(5) M(-1)s(-1); kbeta-ionone = 1.6 +/- 0.13 x 10(5) M(-1)s(-1); k2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine = 50 +/- 3 M(-1)s(-1); k2-methylisoborneol = 0.35 +/- 0.06 M(-1)s(-1); k2,6-nonadienal = 8.7 +/- 0.4 x 10(5) M(-1)s(-1); k1-penten-3-one = 5.9 +/- 0.1 x 10(4) M(-1)s(-1); k2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) = 7.4 +/- 0.2 x 10(4) M(-1)s(-1); k2,4,6-tribromoanisole = 0.02 +/- 0.01 M(-1)s(-1); k2,4,6-trichloroanisole = 0.06 +/- 0.01 M(-1)s(-1). Experiments conducted in natural waters showed that the removal efficiency during ozonation can be reliably predicted with the determined second-order rate constants. Ozonation is a powerful tool capable of oxidizing most of the taste and odor compounds to more than 50% under typical drinking water treatment conditions. For ozone-resistant taste and odor compounds, the application of advanced oxidation processes may be appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Von Gunten
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000032:analysis; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D010126:Ozone