Pilot study on combined process of catalytic ozonation and biological activated carbon for organic pollutants removal

Bang Jun Han*, Jun Ma, Xiao Hong Guan, Hong Da Han, Wen Jie He, Tao Zhang

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Abstract

A combined process of catalytic ozonation in the presence of a novel heterogeneous catalyst and biological activated carbon was investigated for the removal of priority control organic pollutants, the reduction of genotoxicity, and the improvement of biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC). Results confirm that the catalytic ozonation has higher effectiveness for the removal of refractory harmful organic pollutants, the reduction of genotoxicity and the increase of bio-degradability of organics than ozonation alone, which results in lower pollution load for subsequent biological activated carbon process, and then leads to less organic pollutants penetrating biological activated carbon. The novel catalytic ozonation with this combined process exhibits excellent performance to guarantee the safety of drinking water.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)837-842
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Harbin Institute of Technology (New Series)
Volume16
Issue number6
StatePublished - Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BDOC
  • Biological activated carbon
  • Environmental priority control pollutants
  • Genotoxicity
  • Heterogeneous catalytic ozonation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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