Recent progress on application of UV excilamps for degradation of organic pollutants and microbial inactivation |
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Authors: | Galina Matafonova Valeriy Batoev |
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Affiliation: | Baikal Institute of Nature Management, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Sakhyanova St., 6, Ulan-Ude 670047, Russia |
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Abstract: | Excilamps as modern mercury-free sources of narrow-band UV radiation represent an attractive alternative in environmental applications. This review focuses on recent studies on the water and surface decontamination with excilamps by means of direct photolysis and advanced oxidation processes. To date, direct photolysis and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) such as UV/H2O2, UV/Fenton and UV/O3 have been applied for degradation of organic compounds (mainly, phenols, dyes and herbicides) in model aqueous solutions. Special emphasis is placed on studies combining UV irradiation (as a pre-treatment or post-treatment step) with biological treatment. In this review, the efficiencies of direct UV, UV/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 processes for inactivation of a variety of pathogenic microorganisms in water and on surfaces are discussed. The analysis of the literature shows that more works need to be done on scaling up the processes, degradation/mineralization of target pollutant(s) in real effluents and evaluation of energy requirements. |
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Keywords: | Ultraviolet excilamps Water Surface Advanced oxidation Degradation Inactivation |
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