Abstract
Effluents from water-washed spray-booths have been treated by different solar-driven oxidative methods: TiO2, TiO2/H2O2 and the photo-Fenton process. Laboratory scale experiments carried out under simulated sunlight indicated that the photo-Fenton was the most efficient photo-treatment, followed by the TiO2/H2O2 combination. This was confirmed by preliminary solar plant experiments. Scaled-up reactions indicated that a very important decrease in COD was achieved (67%), together with significant mineralization (51%). This resulted in an important oxidation of organics as shown by the increase of average oxidation state (AOS) and carbon oxidation state (COS) during the treatment. Conductivity suffered some increase and surface tension reached values close to that of water. The treatment also resulted in an important detoxification of the solution, as shown by V. fischeri bioassays (from initial values above 60% to fall below 10%), and a concomitant increase in biodegradability, indicated by the BOD5/COD ratio, which was above 0.9 at the end of the treatment. Finally, GC-MS analyses showed important removal of the solvents detected.
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