Fluidized bed photoreactor for the removal of acetaminophen and pyridine using Al-doped TiO2 supported on alumina

Iranian Journal of Catalysis

مقاله 4، دوره 12، شماره 3، آذر 2022، صفحه 295-313   

نوع مقاله: Articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30495/ijc.2022.1945335.1893

نویسندگان

Carlos Montalvo^{* 1}؛ Ruby Sheila Gines²؛ Denis Cantu²؛ Alejandro Ruiz¹؛ Claudia Alejandra Aguilar¹؛ Isai Perez¹؛ Rosa Maria Ceron¹

¹Faculty of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Carmen, Carmen City, Campeche, México.

²Orizaba Technological Institute, Division of Graduate Studies and Research. Orizaba, Veracruz, México.

چکیده

In this investigation, a fluidized bed photocatalytic reaction system was designed to eliminate emerging contaminants: acetaminophen and pyridine in water. Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) doped with aluminum (Al³⁺) using the photo-deposition technique was used as a catalyst and supported on alumina beads (Al₂O₃). The catalyst´s doping was carried out by photo deposition with aluminum particles. The reactor, which is a quartz vessel with a capacity of 500 mL, where aluminum pearl, was previously impregnated with titanium oxide and calcined at 550 °C. The reactor feeding was carried out using a pump at a flow of 0.5 L/min; two lamps of UV light with 365 nm were used. The synthesized catalyst was characterized through Energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, showing adequate impregnation of aluminum in the formed compound. Photoactivity analysis of the catalyst was performed at different contaminant concentrations, from 5-40 ppm for acetaminophen and 5-60 ppm for pyridine. Mineralization of more than 85% acetaminophen and 70 % pyridine was achieved after 300 min of UV illumination. The results demonstrate that using this photocatalytic arrangement as a decontamination technique for the pollutants such as acetaminophen and pyridine is feasible.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Photodegradation؛ fluidized bed reactor؛ pyridine؛ acetaminophen

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