Solar photocatalytic treatment of landfill leachate using a solid mineral by-product as a catalyst

The treatment of municipal solid waste landfill leachate in a pilot plant made up of solar compound parabolic collectors, using a solid industrial titanium by-product (WTiO₂) containing TiO₂ and Fe(III) as a photocatalyst, was investigated. In the study evidence was found showing that the degradation performed with WTiO₂ was mainly due to the Fe provided by this by-product, instead of TiO₂. However, although TiO₂ had very little effect by itself, a synergistic effect was observed between Fe and TiO₂. The application of WTiO₂, which produced coupled photo-Fenton and heterogeneous catalysis reactions, achieved a surprisingly high depuration level (86% of COD removal), higher than that reached by photo-Fenton using commercial FeSO₄ (43%) in the same conditions. After the oxidation process the biodegradability and toxicity of the landfill leachate were studied. The results showed that the leachate biodegradability was substantially increased, at least in the first stages of the process, and again that WTiO₂ was more efficient than FeSO₄ in terms of increasing biodegradability.     

臭氧降解甲基对硫磷机理研究

研究了臭氧降解甲基对硫磷的效果、机理．鉴定了反应中间产物。实验表明臭氧能有效降解甲基对硫磷。通过分别添加自由基抑制剂碳酸氢钠和叔丁醇,初步探讨了反应机理,在自由基抑制剂存在时,甲基对硫磷的降解率明显降低,表明甲基对硫磷的降解遵循自由基机理。对处理过的水样采用GC,HPLC,UV检测．结果表明有未知中间产物生成,同时发现降解产物的极性增强。通过GC-MS检测鉴定了此未知物质的结构,证实臭氧处理不足时会有毒性中间产物生成。