Abatement efficiency and fate of EPA-Listed PAHs in aqueous medium under simulated solar and UV-C irradiations, and combined process with TiO2 and H2O2

Navid Kargar; Ali Reza Amani-ghadim; Amir Abbas Matin; Golnar Matin; Hasan Baha Buyukisik

doi:10.12714/egejfas.37.1.03

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Abatement efficiency and fate of EPA-Listed PAHs in aqueous medium under simulated solar and UV-C irradiations, and combined process with TiO2 and H2O2

Abstract

Photolytic degradation of dissolved compounds of 16 EPA-Listed PAHs in aqueous medium, exposed to ultraviolet/ titanium dioxide (UV-C/TiO₂), xenon light/ titanium dioxide (Xe/TiO₂), xenon light/ hydrogen peroxide (Xe/H₂O₂) and ultraviolet/ hydrogen peroxide (UV-C/H₂O₂) was studied. The compounds which detected above detection limit of applied analytical method and instrument include: naphthalene (Nap), acenaphthylene (Acy), acenaphthene (Ace), fluorene (Flu), fluoranthene (Fln) and pyrene (Pyr) survived. A time-course experiment (0, 1, 2, 5, 12 min) was performed to determine the fate of PAHs profile along treatments. After accomplishment of the removal process ∑₆ PAHs ranked as follow: UV-C/TiO₂ > Xe/TiO₂ > UV-C > Xe > Xe/H₂O₂, and UV-C /H₂O₂ with estimated values of 76.38, 23.02, 22.55, 2.78, 0.00 and 0.00% of the concentration values at the beginning of the treatment, respectively. High efficiency of Xe/H₂O₂ treatment process (100.00%) at the end of treatment and the structure of residual PAHs which changed to the lighter compounds (2,3-ringed PAHs) before accomplishment of the removal process were proven. Generally, low resistance of Fln to all treatment conditions was observed. Total removal of Nap was considered to be a characteristic PAH compound for completion of the removal of PAHs. Mutate of parent PAH compounds and intermediates were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and the results suggest the evaluating the toxicity of the treated water due to by-product formation concerns.

Keywords

Water treatment,advanced oxidation processes (AOPs),photodegradation,endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs),16 EPA-Listed PAHs

Supporting Institution

Ege University

Project Number

2017/SÜF/014

Thanks

This study was partially funded by Ege University Scientific Research (BAP) (Project No.: 2017/SÜF/014). Authors acknowledge Dr. Ozan Ünsalan (Ege University, Department of Physics) for his help with the analysis of Raman spectra. Navid Kargar and Golnar Matin thank Prof. Yury Gogotsi (A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University) for his useful comments and suggestions on characterization of TiO2 nanocrystals.

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English

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Environmental Sciences

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Navid Kargar ^*
0000-0002-6939-0284
Türkiye

Ali Reza Amani-ghadim
0000-0003-3279-5170
Iran

Amir Abbas Matin
0000-0001-8264-8414
Iran

Golnar Matin
0000-0002-1286-8611
Türkiye

Hasan Baha Buyukisik
0000-0002-5855-4300
Türkiye

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March 15, 2020

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April 9, 2019

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September 5, 2019

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https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.37.1.03

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Kargar, N., Amani-ghadim, A. R., Matin, A. A., Matin, G., & Buyukisik, H. B. (2020). Abatement efficiency and fate of EPA-Listed PAHs in aqueous medium under simulated solar and UV-C irradiations, and combined process with TiO2 and H2O2. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 37(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.37.1.03

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