%0 Journal Article
%@ 03014797
%A Affam, A.C.
%A Chaudhuri, M.
%D 2013
%F scholars:3337
%I Academic Press
%J Journal of Environmental Management
%K ammonia; chlorothalonil; chlorpyrifos; cipermethrin; hydrogen peroxide; nitrate; nitrogen; titanium dioxide, aqueous solution; biological analysis; catalysis; degradation; light effect; pesticide; photochemistry; removal experiment; waste management; wastewater, aqueous solution; article; biodegradability; chemical bond; degradation; mineralization; pH; photocatalysis; ultraviolet A radiation, Chlorothalonil; Chlorpyrifos; Cypermethrin; Pesticide; Photocatalysis; UV/TiO(2); UV/TiO(2)/H(2)O(2), Chlorpyrifos; Environmental Remediation; Kinetics; Nitriles; Pesticides; Photolysis; Pyrethrins; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Titanium
%P 160-165
%R 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.058
%T Degradation of pesticides chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin and chlorothalonil in aqueous solution by TiO2 photocatalysis
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/3337/
%V 130
%X Degradation of pesticides chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin and chlorothalonil in aqueous solution by TiO2 photocatalysis under UVA (365nm) irradiation was examined. Enhancement of degradation and improvement in biodegradability index (BOD5/COD ratio) by H2O2 addition were also evaluated. UVA irradiation per se produced insignificant degradation of the pesticides. In UV/TiO2 photocatalysis (TiO2 1.5gL-1, pH 6 and 300min irradiation), COD and TOC removal were 25.95 and 8.45, respectively. In UV/TiO2/H2O2 photocatalysis (TiO2 1.5gL-1, H2O2 100mgL-1, pH 6 and 300min irradiation), COD and TOC removal were 53.62 and 21.54, respectively and biodegradability index improved to 0.26. Ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) decreased from 22 to 7.8mgL-1 and nitrate-nitrogen (NO3--N) increased from 0.7 to 13.8mgL-1 in 300min, indicating mineralization. Photocatalytic degradation followed pseudo-first order kinetics with rate constant (k) of 0.0025 and 0.0008min-1 for COD and TOC removal, respectively. FTIR spectra indicated degradation of the organic bonds of the pesticides. UV/TiO2/H2O2 photocatalysis is effective in degradation of pesticides chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin and chlorothalonil in aqueous solution. UV/TiO2/H2O2 photocatalysis may be applied as pretreatment of a chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin and chlorothalonil pesticide wastewater at pH 6, for biological treatment. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
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