Modeling the UV/hydrogen peroxide advanced oxidation process using computational fluid dynamics

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1797-1808

  Alpert, Scott M ^a,b   Knappe, Detlef R U ^b   Ducoste, Joel J ^b  

^a Vice President Residuals Group Practice Leader   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation; Emerging contaminants; Methylene blue; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; KINETICS; ORGANIC CARBON; RATE CONSTANTS; TURBULENCE;

ADVANCED OXIDATION; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; KINETIC RATE CONSTANTS; METHYLENE BLUE; ULTRAVIOLET;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

2 PROPANOL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SCAVENGER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DYE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); TURBULENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PHOTOREACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW KINETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; SOLUBILITY; WATER FLOW;

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KINETICS; METHYLENE BLUE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 77149163483     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Alnaizy R., and Akgerman A. Advanced oxidation of phenolic compounds. Advances in Environmental Research 4 3 (2000) 233-244
2. APHA, 1995. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, nineteenth ed. American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation, & American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
3. Baldyga J., and Bourne J.R. Turbulent Mixing and Chemical Reactions (1999), John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK
4. Bali U., Catalkaya E.C., and Sengul F. Photochemical degradation and mineralization of phenol: a comparative study. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering A38 10 (2003) 2259-2275
5. Blatchley III E.R. Numerical modelling of UV intensity: application to collimated-beam reactors and continuous-flow systems. Water Research 31 9 (1997) 2205-2218
6. Bolton J.R. Calculation of ultraviolet fluence rate distributions in an annular reactor: significance of refraction and reflection. Water Research 34 13 (2000) 3315-3324
7. Bolton J.R. Ultraviolet Applications Handbook. second ed. (2001), Bolton Photosciences, Inc, Ayr, ON Canada
8. -) in aqueous solution. Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data 17 2 (1988) 513-886
9. 2/uv process in a completely mixed batch reactor. Water Research 33 10 (1999) 2315-2328
10. Devlin H.R., and Harris I.J. Mechanism of the oxidation of aqueous phenol with dissolved oxygen. Industrial and Engineering Chemical Fundamentals 23 4 (1984) 387-392
11. Ducoste J., Liu D., and Linden K.G. Alternative approaches to modeling fluence distribution and microbial inactivation in ultraviolet reactors: Lagrangian versus Eulerian. Journal of Environmental Engineering (2005) 1393-1403
12. Ducoste J., and Linden K.G. Hydrodynamic Characterization of UV Reactors (2005), Awwa Research Foundation, Denver, CO
13. Fiveland W.A. Discrete-ordinates solutions of the radiative transport equation for rectangular enclosures. Journal of Heat Transfer 106 (1984) 699-705
14. Jacob S.M., and Dranoff J.S. Light intensity profiles in a perfectly mixed photoreactor. AIChe Journal 16 3 (1970) 359-363
15. Johnson H.D., Cooper W.J., Mezyk S.P., and Bartels D.M. Free radical reactions of monochloramine and hydroxylamine in aqueous solution. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) 317-326
16. 4 titration. Analytical Chemistry 66 18 (1994) 2921-2925
17. Larson R.A., and Zepp R.G. Reactivity of the carbonate radical with aniline derivatives. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 7 (1988) 265-274
18. Linden K.G., Sharpless C.M., Andrews S.A., Atasi K.Z., Korategere V., Stefan M.I., and Suffet I. Innovative UV Technologies to Oxidize Organic and Organoleptic Chemicals. Awwa Research Foundation (2004), Publisher Place, Denver, CO
19. Liou B.T., and Wu C.Y. Radiative transfer in a multi-layer medium with Fresnel interfaces. Heat and Mass Transfer 32 1-2 (1996) 103-107
20. Liu D., Ducoste J., Jin S., and Linden K.G. Evaluation of alternative fluence rate distribution models. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA 53 6 (2004) 391-408
21. Liu D., Ducoste J., Wu C., and Linden K.G. Numerical simulation of UV disinfection reactors: evaluation of alternative turbulence models. Applied Mathematical Modeling 31 (2007) 1753-1769
22. Marchisio D.L., and Barresi A.A. CFD simulation of mixing and reaction: the relevance of the micro-mixing model. Chemical Engineering Science 58 (2003) 3579-3587
23. Mohseni M., and Taghipour F. Experimental and CFD analysis of photocatalytic gas phase vinyl chloride (VC) oxidation. Chemical Engineering Science 59 (2004) 1601-1609
24. Pareek V.K., Cox S.J., Brungs M.P., Young B., and Adesina A.A. Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation of a pilot-scale annular bubble column photocatalytic reactor. Chemical Engineering Science 58 (2003) 859-865
25. Rosenfeldt E.J., and Linden K.G. Degradation of endocrine disrupting chemicals bisphenol A, ethinyl estradiol, and estradiol during IV photolysis and advanced oxidation processes. Environmental Science and Technology 38 20 (2004) 5476-5483
26. Scheck C.K., and Frimmel F.H. Degradation of phenol and salicylic acid by ultraviolet radiation/hydrogen peroxide/oxygen. Water Research 29 10 (1995) 2346-2352
27. 2 assisted UV photodegradation of N-nitrosodimethylamine in simulated drinking water. Environmental Science and Technology 37 9 (2003) 1933-1940
28. Spalding B. Turbulent Mixing and Chemical Reaction; The Multi-Fluid Approach. A Lecture. Based on The International Symposium on the Physics of Heat Transfer in Boiling and Condensation, from (1998). http://www.simuserve.com/phoenics/d_polis/d_lecs/mfm/mfm0.htm
29. Stamnes K., Tsay S.-C., Wiscombe W., and Jayaweera K. Numerically stable algorithm for discrete-ordinate-method for radiative transfer in multiple scattering and emitting layered media. Applied Optics 27 12 (1988) 2502-2509
30. Stefan M.I., Hoy A.R., and Bolton J.R. Kinetics and mechanism of the degradation and mineralization of acetone in dilute aqueous solution sensitized by the UV photolysis of hydrogen peroxide. Environmental Science and Technology 30 (1996) 2382-2390
31. 2 process. Environmental Science and Technology 34 4 (2000) 650-658
32. - radicals with hydrogen peroxide. The Haber-Weiss reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society 101 1 (1979) 58-62
33. Westerhoff P., Mezyk S.P., Cooper W.J., and Minakata D. Electron pulse radiolysis determination of hydroxyl radical rate constants with Suwannee River fulvic acid and other dissolved organic matter isolates. Environmental Science and Technology 41 13 (2007) 4640-4646
34. Wilcox D.C. Turbulence Modeling for CFD. second ed. (2004), DCW Industries, Inc., La Canada, CA
35. Yakhot V., and Orszag S.A. Renormalization-group analysis of turbulence. Physical Review Letters 57 14 (1986) 1722-1724