Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in purified terephthalic acid wastewater with activated carbon supported titanium dioxide

Yuefeng Chen, Hui Wan, Mingjuan Han, Guofeng Guan

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Abstract

Activated carbon (AC) supported titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalyst (TiO2/AC) was prepared by two-step solgel process. Crystal structure, and surface morphology of TiO2/AC were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm measurements (BET) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The results show that average crystal size of TiO2 in 11% TiO2/AC catalyst is 17.6 nm and special surface area of AC carrier is 887.11 m2/g. The photocatalyst has highly developed microporous structure, improves the dispersion degree of TiO2, and decreases the size of aggregate. Meanwhile, TiO2/AC was applied to degradate organic pollutants in purified terephthalic acid (PTA) wastewater.The obtained optimum conditions of photocatalytic degradation are as follows: the mass amount of TiO2 loaded on AC is 11 %, the usage amount of catalyst is 7 g/ L wastewater and reaction time is 7 h. Under the optimum conditions, the COD removal ratio of wastewater is up to 64.30 %.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 International Conference on Energy and Environment Technology, ICEET 2009
Pages658-661
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 International Conference on Energy and Environment Technology, ICEET 2009 - Guilin, China
Duration: 16 Oct 200918 Oct 2009

Publication series

Name2009 International Conference on Energy and Environment Technology, ICEET 2009
Volume2

Conference

Conference2009 International Conference on Energy and Environment Technology, ICEET 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period16/10/0918/10/09

Keywords

  • Photocatalytic degradation
  • Purified terephthalic acid wastewater
  • TiO/AC catalyst

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