Degradation of dichloromethane, trichloromethane & carbon tetrachloride in a photoreactor

Author

Sanjay Wadhwa, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Document Type

Thesis

Date of Award

12-31-1988

Degree Name

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)

Department

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

First Advisor

Ching-Rong Huang

Second Advisor

Dana E. Knox

Third Advisor

Edward Charles Roche, Jr.

Abstract

A SS 304 photoreactor has been designed to study the degradation of EPA priority pollutants. This newly designed system was used to study the kinetics of degradation of dichloromethane, trichloromethane and carbon tetrachloride under O₂/UV, O₃/O₂/UV and H₂O₂/UV schemes. These compounds have been found to exhibit similar kinetics. The experimental data obtained was. analyzed for pollutant concentration using gas chromatography. The rate constants and mass transfer coefficients were found using a mathematical model to fit the experimental data. A computer program based on the Rosenbrock Hillclimb method in conjunction with the Runge-Kutta method was used for optimization purposes.

Recommended Citation

Wadhwa, Sanjay, "Degradation of dichloromethane, trichloromethane & carbon tetrachloride in a photoreactor" (1988). Theses. 3232.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3232