DOI: https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.13.1.1394.179-186

Comparison of Five Advanced Oxidation Processes for Degradation of Pesticide in Aqueous Solution

1Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, University College of Technology Sarawak, 96000, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

2Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia

Received: 26 Jul 2017; Revised: 26 Sep 2017; Accepted: 27 Sep 2017; Published: 2 Apr 2018; Available online: 22 Jan 2018.
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The study compared the technical efficiency and economic cost of five advanced oxidation processes (Fenton, UV photo-Fenton, solar photo-Fenton, UV/TiO2/H2O2 and FeGAC/H2O2) for degradation of the pesticides chlorpyrifos cypermethrin and chlorothalonil in aqueous solution. The highest degradation in terms of COD and TOC removals and improvement of the biodegradability (BOD5/COD ratio) index (BI) were observed to be (i) Fenton - 69.03% (COD), 55.61% (TOC), and 0.35 (BI); (ii) UV photo-Fenton -78.56% (COD), 63.76% (TOC) and 0.38 (BI);  (iii) solar photo-Fenton - 74.19% (COD), 58.32% (TOC) and 0.36 (BI); (iv) UV/TiO2/H2O2 - 53.62% (COD), 21.54% (TOC), and 0.26 (BI); and  (v) the most technical efficient and cost effective process was FeGAC/H2O2. At an optimum condition (FeGAC 5 g/L, H2O2 100 mg/L, and reaction time of 60 min at pH 3), the COD and TOC removal efficiency were 96.19 and 85.60%, respectively, and the biodegradation index was 0.40. The degradation rate constant and cost were 0.0246 min-1 and $0.74/kg TOC, respectively. The FeGAC/H2O2 process is the most technically efficient and cost effective for pretreatment of the pesticide wastewater before biological treatment. 

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Keywords: Fenton; UV photo-Fenton; Solar photo-Fenton; UV/TiO2/H2O2; FeGAC/H2O2; Pesticide; biodegradability index (BI)

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