Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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28923 | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Titanium dioxide photocatalysis (200 mg/L) and photo-Fenton were applied to the treatment of several different pesticides considered priority substances (PS) by the European Commission dissolved in water at 50 mg/L or at maximum water solubility (alachlor, atrazine, chlorfenvinphos, diuron, isoproturon and pentachlorophenol) alone (20 mg/L of iron) and as a mixture (10 mg/L of iron). All tests were performed in new twin 75-L compound parabolic collector (CPC) pilot plants driven by solar energy. Total organic carbon (TOC) mineralisation, disappearance of the parent compound and inorganic ion release are discussed as a function of treatment time. Photo-Fenton treatment was found to be shorter than TiO2 and more appropriate for these compounds and mixtures of them.