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Abstract

The photodegradation of aqueous solutions containing 0.2 mM methyl parathion has been studied through the optimization of the [H2O2]/[Fe3+] ratio in a Fe3+/H2O2/UV-C flow system of 1.3 L capacity. The decay kinetics and TOC abatement have been analyzed for the experiments performed at pH 3.0 and room temperature. All experiments lead to the total methyl parathion destruction after a few minutes, following a pseudo-first-order decay kinetics. Total mineralization can be reached after 120 min at the optimum ratio found, due to the synergistic effect of the very oxidizing hydroxyl radical (·OH) produced via the Fenton reagent and the effective photodecarboxylation at 253.7 nm.

Keywords  Photo-Fenton - UV-C light - Water pollution - Methyl parathion - Degradation kinetics - Mineralization

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