Abstract
Water pollution caused by organic and inorganic contaminants represents an important ecological and health hazard. In this study the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) and degradation of salicylic acid (SA) in aqueous suspensions using commercial TiO2 was investigated. The effect of operating parameters such as photocatalyst loading, initial pollutant concentration and pH were optimized in aqueous solution containing salicylic acid alone and hexavalent chromium alone. The performance of the photocatalyst reactor was evaluated on the basis of salicylic acid removal and metal ion reduction. The rate of salicylic degradation for the ternary salicylic acid /Cr(VI)/TiO2 system were generally lower than that for the respective binary salicylic acid/TiO2 systems. This could be attributed to partial catalyst deactivation to some extent.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 2016 5th International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology |
| Pages | 30-36 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-93-84422-69-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 2016 5th International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology - New York, United States Duration: Jun 8 2016 → Jun 9 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 2016 5th International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology |
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| Abbreviated title | ICAET 2016 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New York |
| Period | 6/8/16 → 6/9/16 |