Photo-Fenton Degradation of 2,4-D in a Pilot-plant Solar Reactor

FARIAS, J.; ALBIZZATI, E.D.; ALFANO, O.M.

Santa Fe, Argentina

Workshop; 2° Workshop Latinoamericano sobre Residuos de Pesticidas, Alimentos y Medio Ambiente; 2009

The feasibility of applying solar radiation has made the photo-Fenton system an economical and competitive process. It has been demonstrated that the Fenton degradation of pollutants can be considerably improved by UV/Visible radiation and temperature increase. In the present work, the use of solar radiation to destroy the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) with a photo-Fenton treatment is presented. This study is performed in a novel solar reactor that uses the UV-Visible and Near-Infrared solar radiation to promote the pollutant degradation.