High-performance activation of ozone by sonocavitation for BTEX degradation in water

Kirill Fedorov; Lingshuai Kong; Chongqing Wang; Grzegorz Boczkaj

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121343

High-performance activation of ozone by sonocavitation for BTEX degradation in water

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This work presents a novel advanced oxidation process (AOP) for degradation of emerging organic pollutants – benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEXs) in water. A comparative study was performed for sonocavitation assisted ozonation under 40–120 kHz and 80–200 kHz dual frequency ultrasounds (DFUS). Based on the obtained results, the combination of 40–120 kHz i.e., low-frequency US (LFDUS) with O3 exhibited excellent oxidation capacity degrading 99.37–99.69% of BTEXs in 40 min, while 86.09–91.76% of BTEX degradation was achieved after 60 min in 80–200 kHz i.e., high-frequency US (HFDUS) combined with O3. The synergistic indexes determined using degradation rate constants were found as 7.86 and 2.9 for LFDUS/O3 and HFDUS/O3 processes, respectively. The higher extend of BTEX degradation in both processes was observed at pH 6.5 and 10. Among the reactive oxygen species (ROSs), hydroxyl radicals (HO•) were found predominant according to scavenging tests, singlet oxygen also importantly contributed in degradation, while O2•- radicals had a minor contribution. Sulfate (SO42−) ions demonstrated higher inhibitory effect compared to chloride (Cl−) and carbonate (CO32−) ions in both processes. Degradation pathways of BTEX was proposed based on the intermediates identified using GC-MS technique.

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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT no. 363,
ISSN: 0301-4797

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2024

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Fedorov K., Kong L., Wang C., Boczkaj G.: High-performance activation of ozone by sonocavitation for BTEX degradation in water// JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -Vol. 363, (2024), s.121343-

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