title: Photocatalytic ozonation of winery wastewaters.
abstract: The combination of UV-A/vis radiation and ozone, in the presence of titanium dioxide, has been investigated as a potential destructive technology for the treatment of winery wastewaters. The contribution of the adsorption stage, single ozonation, photolytic ozonation, and photocatalysis has previously been assessed. Adsorption onto the TiO 2 surface accounts for a 15-20% removal of the initial chemical oxygen demand (COD). The rest of the subsystems attain COD conversion values in the range of 37-43%. The photocatalytic ozonation of the effluent, under the operating conditions investigated, increases the COD depletion to a value close to 80%. The working pH was studied in the range of 3-11, the optimum value being located in the acidic region (pH 3). A saturation-like behavior is experienced when the amount of TiO 2 used is varied in the interval of 0-3 g L(-1). Contrary to the use of ozone alone, the system UV-A/vis/O3/TiO2 leads to the total mineralization of the COD removed. A proposed pseudoempirical model suggested the existence of a synergistic effect when radiation, ozone, and titanium dioxide are combined.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Edificio Jose Luis Sotelo, Avenida de Elvas S/N, 06071 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gimeno
authors.forename: F Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rivas
authors.forename: Fernando J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Beltrán
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carbajo
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D010782:Photolysis; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods; D014920:Wine
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C009495:titanium dioxide; D010126:Ozone; D014025:Titanium