Continuous flow operation of solar photo-Fenton fused with NaOCl as a novel tertiary treatment

A novel strategy based on solar photo-Fenton mediated by ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe3+-NTA) combined with NaOCl in continuous flow mode for wastewater reclamation has been studied. Escherichia coli (E. coli) inactivation attained ≥5 log10-units, meeting the most restrictive EU 2020/741 target (10 C...

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Autores: Belachqer-El Attar, Solaima; Soriano-Molina, Paula; Pichel, Natalia; París-Roche, Agustín; Agüera, Ana; Plaza-Bolaños, Patricia; Sánchez Pérez, José Antonio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Data de publicação:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositório:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/27779
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10115/27779
Nível de acesso:Acesso aberto
Palavra-chave:Disinfection by-products
Trihalomethanes
Water reuse
Advanced oxidation processes
Chlor-photo-Fenton
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Resumo:A novel strategy based on solar photo-Fenton mediated by ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe3+-NTA) combined with NaOCl in continuous flow mode for wastewater reclamation has been studied. Escherichia coli (E. coli) inactivation attained ≥5 log10-units, meeting the most restrictive EU 2020/741 target (10 CFU/100 mL), and 75% of organic microcontaminant total load was removed. As a remarkable finding, trihalomethanes (THMs) concentration was insignificant, complying by far with the Italian legislation limit. To attain these results, first the effect of liquid depth on E. coli inactivation and imidacloprid (IMD) removal from spiked municipal effluents was evaluated in continuous flow pilot-scale raceway pond reactors at 60-min hydraulic residence time with low reagent concentrations (0.10 mM Fe3+-NTA, 0.73 mM H2O2 and 0.13 mM NaOCl). Disinfection was due to the bactericidal effect of chlorine. In contrast, liquid depth notably influenced microcontaminant removal, highlighting that operation at 10-cm liquid depth allows achieving treatment capacities higher than at 5 cm (16.50 vs 28.20 mg IMD/m2∙day). Next, the monitoring of THMs was carried out to evaluate the generation and degradation of disinfection by-products, along with the removal of actual microcontaminants. These promising results draw attention to the treatment potential and open the way for its commercial application.