Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1987
Degree Name
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
First Advisor
Joseph W. Bozzelli
Second Advisor
Ching-Rong Huang
Abstract
In this study Ozone/Hydrogen Peroxide/UV radiation is used to destroy refractory organic chemicals in aqueous solutions. 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4-D and Pyridine are the three chemicals used. Hydrogen Peroxide in combination with UV light proved to be most effective in destroying the parent chemical completely. Ozone and UV system was the next most effective system. UV alone was the least effective.
Kinetic study of the Hydrogen Peroxide and UV system was done using a Chemkin program. The results predicted by the Chemkin program matched closely with the experimental results. More work is currently being done using the Chemkin program to study other reaction systems. The degradation data of the chemicals obtained from the experiments was compared to the first order decay.
Recommended Citation
Pradhan, Milind K., "Kinetic study of degradation of refractory organic chemicals : 2, 4-dichlorophenol, 2, 4-D and pyridine; using ozone/hydrogen peroxide/UV radiation" (1987). Theses. 3302.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3302
