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Disinfection of municipal wastewater by TiO2 photocatalysis with UV-A, visible and solar irradiation and BDD electrolysis

Xekoukoulotakis Nikos, Kalogerakis Nikos, Mantzavinos Dionysis, Stamatakis, D, Melemeni M.

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/9D8AD508-76E4-4540-9A38-ABA0FB3F5CB8-
Identifierhttp://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20113011772.html;jsessionid=6AE98821AF86FF347D3486D94BEFA781-
Languageen-
ExtentPages 357-363en
TitleDisinfection of municipal wastewater by TiO2 photocatalysis with UV-A, visible and solar irradiation and BDD electrolysisen
CreatorXekoukoulotakis Nikosen
CreatorΞεκουκουλωτακης Νικοςel
CreatorKalogerakis Nikosen
CreatorΚαλογερακης Νικοςel
CreatorMantzavinos Dionysisen
CreatorΜαντζαβινος Διονυσηςel
CreatorStamatakis, Den
CreatorMelemeni M.en
PublisherGlobal NEST Journalen
Content SummaryThe efficiency of TiO2 photocatalysis induced by ultraviolet and visible irradiation and salt-free electrolysis over boron-doped diamond electrodes to inactivate total (TC) and fecal (FC) coliforms in secondary treated municipal wastewater was evaluated. Photocatalytic experiments were conducted with two types of titania (Degussa P25 and sulfur-doped catalyst) at loadings in the range 0.1-0.5 g l-1 and three types of irradiation, i.e. artificial UV-A, artificial visible and solar. Electrolysis was conducted in a flow-through cell at anodic current densities of 14.3 and 28.6 mA cm-2 without the addition of auxiliary chemicals. Inactivation followed a first-order kinetic expression with regard to bacteria population and the rate was dependent of the experimental conditions in question. In general, electrochemical disinfection was up to about two orders of magnitude faster than photocatalysis; for instance, TC population decreased to less than 5% of the initial population after 9 and 4 min at 14.3 mA cm-2 and 28.6 mA cm-2 respectively. Similar efficiencies with TiO2 photocatalysis would require at least 30 min of contact time. Interestingly, energy consumption for the electrochemical process was computed to about 0.5 kWh per m3 of treated effluent, well below the respective value for photocatalysis.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-10-22-
Date of Publication2009-
Bibliographic CitationM. Melemeni, D. Stamatakis, N.P. Xekoukoulotakis, D. Mantzavinos, N. Kalogerakis, "Disinfection of municipal wastewater by TiO2 photocatalysis with UV-A, visible and solar irradiation and BDD electrolysis". Global NEST Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 357-363 (2009) 357-363. url: http://www.gnest.org/journal/Vol11_No3/357-363_604_Melemeni_11-3.pdfen

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