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Wastewater Treatment by Heterogeneous Fenton-Like Processes in Continuous Reactors

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Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 67))

Abstract

The treatment of several industrial effluents, such as textile, pharmaceutical, and phenol-containing wastewaters, often face limitations toward conventional treatment processes. Solutions for such problematic include the use of several advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and particularly the Fenton one. However, most of the research has been focused in the homogeneous process, while recent trends point for the use of heterogeneous systems, with the catalyst immobilized in a solid support. In addition, process optimization and catalyst screening are commonly carried out in batch reactors, which often are not the best solution for continuous industrial units. In this chapter, a review is made regarding the application of heterogeneous Fenton-like advanced oxidation processes in continuous systems (fixed-bed, fluidized-bed, and continuous stirred-tank reactors). The application of this catalytic process for pollutant/wastewater treatment is summarized, giving emphasis to the effect of the key operational parameters (e.g., pH, feed dose of H2O2, catalyst load, and feed flow rate) affecting the oxidative performance of such systems. Moreover, the main physicochemical properties of heterogeneous catalysts (e.g., source of support and particle size) and preparation methods (e.g., type of precursor and metal ion) affecting the catalytic efficiency of Fenton’s oxidation, and the stability of the catalyst itself, are also discussed. Finally, some operational issues of concern regarding solid catalysts operating in continuous-flow reactors are addressed.

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Abbreviations

AB:

Alcian Blue-tetrakis dye

AC:

Activated carbon

AOPs:

Advanced oxidation processes

AY36:

Acid yellow 36 dye

BB3:

Basic blue 3 dye

BOD5 :

Biochemical oxygen demand (5 days)

CNF:

Carbon nanofibers

CNT:

Carbon nanotubes

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

CSB:

Chicago Sky Blue dye

CSTR:

Continuous stirred-tank reactor

CWHPO:

Catalytic wet hydrogen peroxide oxidation

CWPO:

Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation

EDCs:

Endocrine disrupting compounds

FBR:

Fluidized-bed reactor

LHSV:

Liquid hourly space velocity

NM:

Natural magnetite

NP:

Natural pyrite

OII:

Orange II dye

PAN:

Polyacrylonitrile

PBR:

Packed-bed reactor

POPs:

Persistent organic pollutants

PPCPs:

Pharmaceutical and personal care products

RB19:

Reactive blue 19

SBET :

Specific surface area

SW:

Sewage

TDS:

Total dissolved solids

TOC:

Total organic carbon

UFBR:

Upflow fixed-bed reactor

UV:

Ultraviolet

WHPCO:

Wet hydrogen peroxide catalytic oxidation

WW:

Wastewater

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This work was the result of the Project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006939 (Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy – UID/EQU/00511/2013) funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through COMPETE2020 Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI), and by national funds, through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), and Project NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000005 – LEPABE-2-ECO-INNOVATION, supported by the North Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Carmen Rodrigues is grateful to FCT for the financial support through the postdoctoral grant (SFRH/BPD/115879/2016).

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Esteves, B.M., Rodrigues, C.S.D., Madeira, L.M. (2017). Wastewater Treatment by Heterogeneous Fenton-Like Processes in Continuous Reactors. In: Gil, A., Galeano, L., Vicente, M. (eds) Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) in Drinking Water Treatment. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 67. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2017_81

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