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Naphthalene degradation by catalytic ozonation based on nickel oxide: study of the ethanol as cosolvent

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Naphthalene (NA) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with toxic properties in aquatic systems. Ozonation (O3) and catalytic ozonation (O3-cat) processes are attractive alternatives of degradation for this kind of compound. NA (20 mg L−1) degradation by conventional and catalytic ozonation in the presence of a cosolvent (ethanol) was the aim of this study. This solution was proposed to simulate some aspects of real wastewaters where not only water acts as solvent. Two proportions of the mixture ethanol/water were selected (30:70 and 50:50) with the purpose of studying the cosolvent effect on NA degradation system by ozonation. O3-cat process used nickel oxide as catalyst (0.1 g L−1). The degradation analysis of NA by O3-cat in two different proportions of cosolvent showed that in the case of 30:70 (ethanol/water), a 95 % of NA elimination in 60 min was obtained, while in the case 50:50 (ethanol/water), only 55 % was achieved. The O3 process showed similar results of degradation to the initial compound in comparison with catalytic system. According to these results, there is an inhibition effect in pollutant removal by ethanol due to the higher ethanol concentration; the lower elimination rate of NA was obtained (by 40 % during the 60 min). The by-products analysis of ozonation process detected oxalic and formic acids. Treatments with NiO presented less production of organic acids in comparison with conventional ozonation process. The high concentration of ethanol has a relevant factor in the elimination of NA and formation of organic acids; samples with 50 % of cosolvent have showed a higher concentration of organic acids. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study of O3-cat of diluent (O3-NiO control) and O3-NA-NiO showed the presence of –CO3 absorbed on catalyst due to ethanol decomposition.

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The author thanks Eng. David Dominguez and Eng. Denisse Fabiola González Ramírez, Investigation of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (Project: SIP 20150428), UNAM PAPIIT 1N105114 and 1N107715.

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  1. Departamento de Bioprocesos, UPIBI–Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ticoman, 07340, México, D.F., México

    C. Marissa Aguilar & Isaac Chairez

  2. Lab. Ing. Química Ambiental, ESIQIE–Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Zacatenco, 07738, México, D.F., México

    Julia L. Rodríguez & Tatyana Poznyak

  3. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana a Ensenada, 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, México

    Hugo Tiznado

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Aguilar, C.M., Rodríguez, J.L., Chairez, I. et al. Naphthalene degradation by catalytic ozonation based on nickel oxide: study of the ethanol as cosolvent. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 25550–25560 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6134-2

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