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UV/H2O2/micro-aeration is a newly developed process based on UV/H2O2. Halogenated pesticide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) photochemical degradation in aqueous solution was studied under various solution conditions. The UV intensity, initial 2,4-D concentrations and solution temperature varied from 183.6 to 1048.7 μW·cm−2, from 59.2 to 300.0 μg·L−1 and from 15 to 30°C, respectively. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and pH ranged from 0 to 50 mg·L−1 and 5 to 9, and different water quality solutions (tap water, distilled water and deionized water) were examined in this study. With initial concentration of about 100 μg·L−1, more than 95.6% of 2,4-D can be removed in 90 min at intensity of UV radiation of 843.9 μW·cm−2, H2O2 dosage of 20 mg·L−1, pH 7 and room temperature. The removal efficiency of 2,4-D by UV/H2O2/micro-aeration process is better than UV/H2O2 process. The photodecomposition of 2,4-D in aqueous solution follows pseudo-first-order kinetics. 2,4-D is greatly affected by UV irradation intensity, H2O2 dosage, initial 2,4-D concentration and water quality solutions, but it appears to be slightly influenced by pH and temperature. There is a linear relationship between rate constant k and UV intensity and initial H2O2 concentration, which indicates that higher removal capacity can be achieved by the improvement of these factors. Finally, a preliminary cost analysis reveals that UV/H2O2/micro-aeration process is more cost-effective than the UV/H2O2 process in the removal of 2,4-D from drinking water.
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Supported by the National Major Science and Technology Project (Grant No. 2008ZX07421-002) and "11th Five-year Plan" Science and Technology Support Projects (Grant No. 2006BAJ08B06) and 973 program (Grant No. 2006CB403204)
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Chu, W., Gao, N., Li, C. et al. Photochemical degradation of typical halogenated herbicide 2,4-D in drinking water with UV/H2O2/micro-aeration. Sci. China Ser. B-Chem. 52, 2351–2357 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-009-0132-x
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