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Performance of different photocatalytic oxidation processes in petroleum wastewater treatment: A Comparative Study

Paper Topic: 
Wastewater treatment
 
Volume: 
 
Issue: 
 

Pages :
167 - 175

Corresponing Author: 
Dheeaa al deen Atallah Aljuboury
 
Authors: 
Aljuboury, D.A.D.A., Palaniandy, P., Abdul Aziz, H., Feroz, S. and Abu Amr, S. S.
Paper ID: 
gnest_02079
Paper Status: 
Published
Date Paper Accepted: 
30/11/2016
Paper online: 
30/03/2017
Abstract: 

The present study was conducted to compare the performance of different solar photocatalytic processes (TiO2 photocatalysis, photo-Fenton, photo-Fenton coupled with TiO2 photocatalysis, and photo-Fenton coupled with TiO2/ZnO photocatalysis) for the treatment of petroleum wastewater. The removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD) is evaluated. TiO2 dosage and pH are the main factors that improve the COD removal in the TiO2 photocatalysis process while Fe+2 and H2O2 concentration are the main factors in photo-Fenton process. The photo-Fenton coupled with TiO2/ZnO photocatalysis is the most efficient process for treatment of petroleum wastewater at the neutral conditions (pH 7). Therefore, no need to adjust pH during this treatment. In acidic conditions (pH<7), the photo-Fenton process is more efficient than the TiO2 photocatalysis process while it is less efficient than the TiO2 photocatalysis process in alkaline conditions (pH>7).

Keywords: 
TiO2 photocatalysis process; Photo-Fenton process; photo-Fenton coupled with TiO2 photocatalysis process; photo-Fenton coupled with TiO2/ZnO photocatalysis processes; the petroleum wastewater.