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[Degradation of p-nitrophenol by high voltage pulsed discharge and ozone processes]
Li-li Pan1, Guo-qi Yan, Fei-yan Zheng
1Zhejiang University of Technology, College of Biology and Environment Engineering, Hangzhou 310032, China.
Abstract:
The vigorous oxidation by ozone and the high energy by pulsed discharge are utilized to degrade the big hazardous molecules. And these big hazardous molecules become small and less hazardous by this process in order to improve the biodegradability. When pH value is 8-9, the concentration of p-nitrophenol solution can be degraded by 96.8% and the degradation efficiency of TOC is 38.6% by ozone and pulsed discharge treatment for 30 mins. The comparison results show that the combination treatment efficiency is higher than the separate, so the combination of ozone and pulsed discharge has high synergism. It is approved that the phenyl degradation efficiency is high and the degradation efficiency of linear molecules is relative low.
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