Article ID: | iaor2006553 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 49 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start Page Number: | 331 |
End Page Number: | 337 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
Journal: | Water Science and Technology |
Authors: | Bousselmi L., Geissen S.U., Schroeder H. |
Keywords: | developing countries |
Based on the results from bench-scale flow-film-reactors (FFR) and aerated cascade photoreactors, a solar catalytic pilot plant has been built at the site of a textile factory. This plant has an illuminated surface area of 50 m2 and is designed for the treatment of 1 m3/h of wastewater. The preliminary results are presented and compared with a bench-scale FFR using textile wastewater and dichloroacetic acid. Equivalent degradation kinetics were obtained and it was demonstrated that the solar catalytic technology is able to remove recalcitrant compounds and color. However, on-site optimization is still necessary for wastewater reuse and for an economic application.