Enhanced degradation of dimethyl phthalate in wastewater via heterogeneous catalytic ozonation process: performances and mechanisms |
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| Authors: | Jia Yuan Yang Li Yun Guo Zhiwei Wang |
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| Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092 China, |
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| Abstract: | Ozonation process is a promising yet challenging method for the removal of refractory organic matter due to the sluggish reaction for generating hydroxyl radical (˙OH) at a neutral pH condition. Herein, an efficient heterogeneous catalytic ozonation system using CeO2/Al2O3 catalyst was developed to remove dimethyl phthalate (DMP) from wastewater. Under a neutral condition of pH = 6, this system achieved almost 100% DMP removal within 15 min at an optimized catalyst dosage of 30 g L−1 and the ozone flow rate of 22.5 mg min−1. Moreover, the catalytic ozonation system exhibited a stable degradation performance of DMP in a wider pH range (pH = 5–10). The results of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and quantitative tests confirmed the ultrafast conversion of O3 to ˙OH (0.774 μM min−1) on the surface of CeO2 based ceramic catalyst. The quenching experiments further supported the predominant role of ˙OH in the mineralization of DMP. These results highlight the potential of using the heterogeneous catalytic ozonation system for the efficient removal of refractory organic matter from wastewater.An efficient heterogeneous catalytic ozonation system using CeO2/Al2O3 catalyst was developed to remove dimethyl phthalate (DMP) from wastewater. |
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