AOPs with ozone and UV radiation in drinking water: contaminants removal and effects on disinfection byproducts formation

Water Sci Technol. 2004;49(4):51-6.

Abstract

In this study, the advanced oxidation with ozone and UV radiation (with two low pressure UV lamps, at 254 and 185 nm wavelength) were experimented on a surface water in order to study the removal of two odorous compounds (geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol) and a pesticide (metolachlor), the influence on organic compounds (UV absorbance and THM precursors) and bromate formation. Different batch tests were performed with ozone concentration up to 10 mg/L, UV dose up to 14,000 J/m2 and a maximum contact time of 10 minutes. The main results show that metolachlor can be efficiently removed with ozone alone while for geosmin and MIB a complete removal can be obtained with the advanced oxidation of ozone (with concentration of 1.5-3 mg/L and contact time of 2-3 minutes) with UV radiation (with doses of 5,000-6,000 J/m2). As concerns the influence on the organic precursors, all the experimented processes show a medium removal of about 20-40% for UV absorbance and 15-30% for THMFP (trihalomethanes formation potential). As concerns bromate formation, the advanced oxidation of ozone/UV 254 nm shows a bromate formation that is about 40% lower with respect to conventional oxidation with ozone.

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / isolation & purification
  • Camphanes / isolation & purification
  • Disinfection
  • Herbicides / isolation & purification
  • Naphthols / isolation & purification
  • Odorants
  • Oxidants, Photochemical / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Ozone / chemistry*
  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*
  • Water Purification / methods*

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Camphanes
  • Herbicides
  • Naphthols
  • Oxidants, Photochemical
  • 2-methylisoborneol
  • Ozone
  • geosmin
  • metolachlor