Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE
(ISSN 1009-3095, Monthly)

2005   Vol. 6B   No. 6   p.553-558

Study on US/O₃ mechanism in p-chlorophenol decomposition

XU Xian-wen^†, XU Xin-hua, SHI Hui-xiang, WANG Da-hui

(Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)
^†E-mail: xxw118@zju.edu.cn
Received Jan. 21, 2005; revision accepted Feb. 31, 2005

Abstract: Study on the effects of sonolysis, ozonolysis and US/O₃ system on the decomposition of p-chlorophenol in aqueous solutions indicated that in the cases of US/O₃ system, individual ozonolysis and sonolysis, the decomposition rate of p-chlorophenol reached 78.78%, 56.20%, 2.79% after a 16-min reaction while its CODcr (chemical oxygen demand) removal rate was 97.02%, 62.17%, 3.67% after a 120-min reaction. The decomposition reaction of p-chlorophenol follows pseudo-first-order kinetics. The enhancement factors of p-chlorophenol and its COD_cr under US/O₃ system reached 63% and 237% respectively. The main intermediates during the decomposition include catechol, hydroquinone, p-benzoquinone, phenol, fumaric acid, maleic acid, oxalic acid and formic acid. The decomposition mechanism of p-chlorophenol was also discussed.

Key words: US/O₃, p-chlorophenol, Synergetic effect, Decomposition mechanism
doi:10.1631/jzus.2005.B0553             CLC number: TQ150.9; X783