FERRIOXALATE-MEDIATED SOLAR DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN WATER

Authors
SAFARZADEHAMIRI A BOLTON JR CATER SR
Citation
A. Safarzadehamiri et al., FERRIOXALATE-MEDIATED SOLAR DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN WATER, Solar energy, 56(5), 1996, pp. 439-443
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels
Journal title
Solar energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
0038092X
Volume
56
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
439 - 443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-092X(1996)56:5<439:FSDOOC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The capture and use of solar energy for the destruction of organic pol lutants in aqueous media has been studied. The sunlight is captured by ferrioxalate which, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, generates h ydroxyl radicals. The latter reacts with and oxidizes organic molecule s present in aqueous media. The efficiency of this new process for the destruction of organic molecules in tap water is at least 25 times gr eater than sunlight/TiO2/H2O2, which is a known process for solar deto xification. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.