A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations

Traditionally, palm oil mill effluent (POME) is treated via open ponding system, which however is landintensive and requires long hydraulic retention time. For the first time, this paper reports, simultaneously, the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of POME and the assessment of its gaseous p...

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spelling ump-109762018-01-11T02:53:34Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10976/ A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations Kim, Hoong Ng Cheng, C. K. TP Chemical technology Traditionally, palm oil mill effluent (POME) is treated via open ponding system, which however is landintensive and requires long hydraulic retention time. For the first time, this paper reports, simultaneously, the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of POME and the assessment of its gaseous product formations. Characterization of the as-received UV-responsive TiO2 showed that anatase was the predominant crystalline phase with an estimated crystallite size of 45.7 nm and band gap energy of 3.15 eV based on the UV-vis DRS scanning. Moreover, N2-physisorption revealed that the BET specific surface area for TiO2 was 8.73 m2 g�1 with pore size of 22.4 nm. When the photoreactor was blanketed with N2 gas only at a TiO2 loading of 0.5 g L�1 , POME degradation was only 4%. Significantly, in the presence of O2, the degradation of POME achieved 23%, and can even attain a maximum of 52.0% at TiO2 loading of 1.0 g L�1 after 240 min of UV-irradiation. This has demonstrated that the hydroxyl generation rate from water species (prevalent in N2-blanket) was considerably slower compared to the hydroxyl generation from the superoxide pathway that originates from externally-supplied O2. It was also found that the POME degradation kinetics adhered to the 1st-order reaction with specific reaction rates (k) ranging from 0.70 10�3 to 2.90 10�3 min�1 . Interestingly, our assessment of the gaseous product formations revealed that the photoreaction employing 1.0 g L�1 TiO2 produced the highest amount of CO2 (38 913 mmol) while 0.5 g L�1 TiO2 produced the highest amount of CH4 (361 mmol). From the FTIR scanning of used catalyst, we can confirm that the chemisorption of organics was practically absent. This has led us to believe that the primary role of TiO2 was to generate hydroxyls for direct attack on the organic compounds in the POME and eventually decompose them into simpler intermediates, CH4, CO2, and water. Moreover, after 20 h under the UV irradiation, POME degradation attained 78.0% and the final COD level dropped to 37 ppm, which is safe to be discharged. Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Article PeerReviewed en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10976/1/A%20novel%20photomineralization%20of%20POME%20over%20UVresponsive%20TiO2%20photocatalyst-%20kinetics%20of%20POME%20degradation%20and%20gaseous%20product%20formations.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10976/7/A%20Novel%20Photomineralization%20of%20POME%20over%20UV-responsive%20TiO2%20Photocatalyst-%20Kinetics%20of%20POME%20Degradation%20and%20Gaseous%20Product%20Formations.pdf Kim, Hoong Ng and Cheng, C. K. (2015) A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations. RSC Advances, 5 (65). pp. 53100-53110. ISSN 2046-2069 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA06922J DOI: 10.1039/C5RA06922J
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A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations
description Traditionally, palm oil mill effluent (POME) is treated via open ponding system, which however is landintensive and requires long hydraulic retention time. For the first time, this paper reports, simultaneously, the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of POME and the assessment of its gaseous product formations. Characterization of the as-received UV-responsive TiO2 showed that anatase was the predominant crystalline phase with an estimated crystallite size of 45.7 nm and band gap energy of 3.15 eV based on the UV-vis DRS scanning. Moreover, N2-physisorption revealed that the BET specific surface area for TiO2 was 8.73 m2 g�1 with pore size of 22.4 nm. When the photoreactor was blanketed with N2 gas only at a TiO2 loading of 0.5 g L�1 , POME degradation was only 4%. Significantly, in the presence of O2, the degradation of POME achieved 23%, and can even attain a maximum of 52.0% at TiO2 loading of 1.0 g L�1 after 240 min of UV-irradiation. This has demonstrated that the hydroxyl generation rate from water species (prevalent in N2-blanket) was considerably slower compared to the hydroxyl generation from the superoxide pathway that originates from externally-supplied O2. It was also found that the POME degradation kinetics adhered to the 1st-order reaction with specific reaction rates (k) ranging from 0.70 10�3 to 2.90 10�3 min�1 . Interestingly, our assessment of the gaseous product formations revealed that the photoreaction employing 1.0 g L�1 TiO2 produced the highest amount of CO2 (38 913 mmol) while 0.5 g L�1 TiO2 produced the highest amount of CH4 (361 mmol). From the FTIR scanning of used catalyst, we can confirm that the chemisorption of organics was practically absent. This has led us to believe that the primary role of TiO2 was to generate hydroxyls for direct attack on the organic compounds in the POME and eventually decompose them into simpler intermediates, CH4, CO2, and water. Moreover, after 20 h under the UV irradiation, POME degradation attained 78.0% and the final COD level dropped to 37 ppm, which is safe to be discharged.
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author Kim, Hoong Ng
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Cheng, C. K.
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title A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations
title_short A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations
title_full A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations
title_fullStr A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Photomineralization of POME over UV-responsive TiO2 Photocatalyst: Kinetics of POME Degradation and Gaseous Product Formations
title_sort novel photomineralization of pome over uv-responsive tio2 photocatalyst: kinetics of pome degradation and gaseous product formations
publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
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