Abstract
Degradation of carbamazepine (CBZ) using ultraviolet (UV), UV/H2O2, Fenton, UV/Fenton and photocatalytic oxidation with TiO2 (UV/TiO2) was studied in deionized water. The five different oxidation processes were compared for the removal kinetics of CBZ. The results showed that all the processes followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. The direct photolysis (UV alone) was found to be less effective than UV/H2O2 oxidation for the degradation of CBZ. An approximate 20% increase in the CBZ removal efficiency occurred with the UV/Fenton reaction as compared with the Fenton oxidation. In the UV/TiO2 system, the kinetics of CBZ degradation in the presence of different concentrations of TiO2 followed the pseudo-first order degradation, which was consistent with the Langmuir–Hinshelwood (L–H) model. On a time basis, the degradation efficiencies of CBZ were in the following order: UV/Fenton (86.9%±1.7%)>UV/TiO2 (70.4%±4.2%)>Fenton (67.8%±2.6%)>UV/H2O2 (40.65±5.1%)>UV (12.2%±1.4%). However, the lowest cost was obtained with the Fenton process.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1101-1109 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Advanced oxidation processes
- Carbamazepine
- Comparative assessment
- Degradation
- Water
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Chemistry
- Water Science and Technology
- Waste Management and Disposal