Electrochemical detoxification of four phosphorothioate obsolete pesticides stocks |
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Authors: | Vlyssides Apostolos Arapoglou Dimitris Mai Sofia Barampouti Elli Maria |
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Institution: | School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Heroon Polytechniou St., 15770 Zografou, Greece. avlys@tee.gr |
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Abstract: | The phosphorothioate pesticides are widely used for crop production and fruit tree treatment, but their disposal causes serious environmental problems. Four commercial phosphorothioate pesticides (Demeton-S-methyl, Metamidophos, Fenthion and Diazinon) were treated by an electrolysis system using Ti/Pt as anode and stainless steel 304 as cathode. A number of experiments were run in a laboratory scale pilot plant and the results are presented. For Fenthion the achieved reduction was over 60%, while for Demeton-S-methyl, Metamidophos and Diazinon was more than 50%. Diazinon had the lowest energy demand. The COD/BOD5 ratio was improved considerably after electrolysis for all four pesticides examined. As a conclusion, electrochemical oxidation could be used as a pretreatment method of the pesticides detoxification. |
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