Water disinfection with UVC and/or chemical inactivation. Mechanistic

FLORES, M. J.; BRANDI, R. J.; CASSANO, A. E.; LABAS, M. D.

Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Sustainable solutions for environmental treatments

CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2014; p. 253 - 278

This work contains a comprehensive, albeit reduced, report on some of the processes in use, the kinetic modeling that accompany several of them and the theories behind those proposals, especially when they have been developed by us, in relation to technologies for water disinfection. Five disinfection methods were compared: (i) UV disinfection, (ii) hydrogen peroxide disinfection, (iii) peracetic acid disinfection (iv) peracetic acid+UV disinfection and (v) Hydrogen peroxide+UV disinfection. The main target of the study was trying to understand and interpret the differences that exist between the different procedures. In addition, we were searching for quantitative information in order to get an idea, as approximate as possible, about operating conditions and final results, with the aim of being able to distinguish among them, which might be the most efficient, economical and environmentally friendly method.