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Photocatalytic degradation of furfural by titania nanoparticles in a floating-bed photoreactor
, Article Chemical Engineering Journal ; Volume 146, Issue 1 , 2009 , Pages 79-85 ; 13858947 (ISSN) ; Vossoughi, M ; Borghei, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
Abstract
In this research, an attempt was made to investigate the potential of nanophotocatalysts for treatment of hazardous wastewater streams. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (as photocatalyst) were immobilized on a porous and low-density support called "perlite" using a very simple and inexpensive method. TiO2-coated perlite granules were used in a "Floating-bed photoreactor" to study the photocatalytic purification process of a typical wastewater polluted by furfural. The effects of initial concentration, catalyst mass/solution volume ratio, oxidant molar flow, residence time, and light intensity on process removal efficiency, and kinetics of the reactions were studied. SEM analyses showed a...