Carbamazepine degradation using a N-doped TiO2 coated photocatalytic membrane reactor: Influence of physical parameters

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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Horovitz, Inna^1,2  Avisar, Dror²  Baker, Mark A.³  Grilli, Rossana³  Lozzi, Luca⁴  Di Camillo, Daniela⁴  Mamane, Hadas¹ 

[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Fac Engn, Sch Mech Engn, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Fac Geog & Environm, Hydrochem Lab, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

[3] Univ Surrey, Fac Engn & Phys Sci, Surface Anal Lab, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, England

[4] Univ Aquila, Dept Phys & Chem Sci, Via Vetoio, I-67100 Laquila, Italy

关键词: N-doped TiO2;    Water treatment;    In-pore degradation;    Ceramic membrane;    Photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR);   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.008

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Commercial alpha-Al2O3 photocatalytic membranes with a pore size of 200 and 800-nm were coated with N-doped TiO2 photocatalytic film using a sol-gel technique for concurrent bottom-up filtration and photocatalytic oxidation. X-ray diffraction confirmed that the deposited N-doped TiO2 films are in the form of anatase with 78-84% coverage of the membrane surface. The concentration of N found by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was in the range of 0.3-0.9 atomic percentage. Membrane permeability after coating decreased by 50% and 12% for the 200- and 800-nm membrane substrates, respectively. The impact of operational parameters on the photocatalytic activity (PCA) of the N-doped TiO2-coated membranes was examined in a laboratory flow cell based on degradation of the model micropollutant carbamazepine, using a solar simulator as the light source. The significant gap in degradation rate between flow through the membrane and flow on the surface of the membrane was attributed both to the hydraulic effect and in-pore PCA. N-doped TiO2-coated membranes showed enhanced activity for UV wavelengths, in addition to activity under visible light. Experiments of PCA under varying flow rates concluded that the process is in the mass-transfer control regime. Carbamazepine removal rate increased with temperature, despite the decrease in dissolved oxygen concentration. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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