Effect of water composition on TiO₂ photocatalytic removal of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and estrogenic activity from secondary effluent

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• 作者：Wenlong Zhang^a ; Yi Li^a ; ^{envly@hhu.edu.cn} ; ^{envly@tsinghua.edu.cn} ; ^{engp1516@163.com} ; Yaling Su^b ; Kai Mao^a ; Qing Wang^a
• 关键词：Inorganic ions ; Dissolved organic matter ; Endocrine disrupting compounds ; Estrogenic activity ; Titanium dioxide
• 刊名：Journal of Hazardous Materials
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：50_03043894
• 类别：ce
• 出版时间：15 May, 2012
• 卷：215-216
• 期：Complete
• 页码：252-258
• 文件大小：654 K

摘要

The effect of inorganic ions and dissolved organic matter (DOM) on the TiO₂ photocatalytic removal of estrogenic activity from secondary effluents of municipal wastewater treatment plants was investigated. The presence of HPO₄^{2鈭?/sup>, NH₄+, and HCO₃鈭?/sup> resulted in a significantly negative impact on the photocatalytic removal of estrogenic activity from synthetic water due to their strong adsorption on the surface of TiO₂. However, only a weak impact was noted during photocatalytic removal of estrogenic activity from secondary effluent with these ions added, since the presence of DOM in real wastewater played a more important role in inhibiting photocatalytic removal of estrogenic activity than inorganic ions. By investigating the effect of different DOM fractions on photocatalytic removal of estrogenic activity, polar compounds (PC) were found to cause a temporary increase in estrogenic activity during TiO₂ photocatalysis. Fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular weight (MW) analysis on secondary effluent spiked with PC during TiO₂ photocatalysis suggest that large MW organic matter (>4.5 kDa) in secondary effluent, such as humic/fulvic acid, not only could play an important role in inhibiting photocatalytic removal of estrogenic activity but also is responsible for the temporary increase in estrogenic activity during the same process.}