Heterogeneous Photodegradation for the Abatement of Recalcitrant COD in Synthetic Tanning Wastewater

Maria Toscanesi*, Vincenzo Russo, Antonio Medici, Antonella Giarra, Maryam Hmoudah, Martino Di Serio, Marco Trifuoggi

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Abstract

Tannery wastewater is considered one of the most contaminated and problematic wastes since it consists of considerable amounts of organic and inorganic compounds. These contaminants result in high chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and total suspended solids (TSS). In this work, the heterogeneous photodegradation of recalcitrant COD in wastewater from the tanning industry was investigated, in particular the recalcitrant COD due to the presence of vegetable tannins extracted from mimosa and chestnut and from synthetic tannins based on 4,4′ dihydroxy phenyl sulfone. TiO2 Aeroxide P‐25 was employed to study the photodegradation of model molecules in batch conditions under different parameters, namely initial concentration of COD, temperature, and catalyst dose. The maximum COD abatement reached was 60%. Additionally, preliminary kinetic investigation was conducted to derive the main kinetic parameters that can be useful for process scale‐up. It was found to be independent of the temperature value but linearly dependent on both catalyst loading and the initial COD value.

Original languageEnglish
Article number25
Number of pages9
JournalChemEngineering
Volume6
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • advanced oxidation processes
  • tanning industry
  • vegetable and synthetic tannins
  • wastewater treatment

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