Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A
ISSN 1673-565X(Print), 1862-1775(Online), Monthly

2009   Vol. 10   No. 11   p. 1660~1669

Experimental and model comparisons of H₂O₂ assisted UV photodegradation of Microcystin-LR in simulated drinking water

Lei LI¹, Nai-yun GAO^†‡1, Yang DENG², Juan-juan YAO¹, Ke-jia ZHANG¹, Hai-jun LI³, Di-di YIN¹, Hua-se OU¹, Jian-wei GUO¹

(¹State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China)
(²Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 00681, USA)
(³Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)
^‡ Corresponding Author
^†E-mail: gaonaiyun1@126.com
Received Sept. 4, 2008; revision accepted May 18, 2009; Crosschecked Sept. 10, 2009

Abstract: The degradation of Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) in water by hydrogen peroxide assisted ultraviolet (UV/H₂O₂) process was investigated in this paper. The UV/H₂O₂ process appeared to be effective in removal of the MC-LR. MC-LR decomposition was primarily ascribed to production of strong and nonselective oxidant-hydroxyl radicals within the system. The intensity of UV radiation, initial concentration of MC-LR, MC-LR purity, dosages of H₂O₂, the initial solution pH, and anions present in water, to some extent, influenced the degradation rate of MC-LR. A modified pseudo-first-order kinetic model was developed to predict the removal efficiency under different experimental conditions.

Key words: Microcystin-LR (MC-LR), Hydrogen peroxide assisted ultraviolet (UV/H₂O₂) process, Hydroxyl radical, Reaction kinetics, Photochemical degradation
doi:10.1631/jzus.A0820642             CLC number: X524

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