An efficient TiO2 coated immobilized system for the degradation studies of herbicide isoproturon: durability studies.

An efficient TiO2 coated immobilized system for the degradation studies of herbicide isoproturon: durability studies.

Chemosphere (2014-05-31)

A Verma, N T Prakash, A P Toor

ABSTRACT

The investigation presents the observations on the use of cement beads for the immobilization of TiO2 for the degradation of herbicide isoproturon. The immobilized system was effective in degrading and mineralizing the herbicide for continuous thirty cycles without losing its durability. Catalyst was characterized by SEM-EDAX for checking the durability of the catalyst. The degradation rate followed first order kinetics as measured by change in absorption intensity in UV range as well as HPLC analysis. Two rounds of TiO2 coating on inert cement beads with average diameter 1.5cm at UV Intensity 25Wm(-2) calcined at 400°C were the optimized conditions for the degradation of herbicide isoproturon. More than 90% TOC and COD reduction along with ammonium ions generation (80%) confirmed the mineralization of isoproturon. Fixed bed baffled reactor studies under solar irradiations using the TiO2 immobilized beads confirmed 85% degradation after 6h. LC-MS studies confirmed the intermediates formation and their subsequent degradation using immobilized system.

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