<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the presented work was the removal of organic dye, Acid Red 18, from water using a novel reactor with the photoactive refill. Titanium dioxide was immobilized on the base material as a thin layer from the alcoholic suspension followed by thermal stabilization. The prepared coating exhibits high stability in repeated cycles of water treatment. The complete removal of colour was achieved in a relatively short time of 14 hours. The proposed reactor with the photoactive refill solves the problem of the necessity of the replacement of the reactor or parts of the reactor when the photocatalysts activity decreases. In the case of activity drop of the photocatalyst, only the photoactivve refill can be easily replaced.</p></abstract>

The aim of the presented work was the removal of organic dye, Acid Red 18, from water using a novel reactor with the photoactive refill. Titanium dioxide was immobilized on the base material as a thin layer from the alcoholic suspension followed by thermal stabilization. The prepared coating exhibits high stability in repeated cycles of water treatment. The complete removal of colour was achieved in a relatively short time of 14 hours. The proposed reactor with the photoactive refill solves the problem of the necessity of the replacement of the reactor or parts of the reactor when the photocatalysts activity decreases. In the case of activity drop of the photocatalyst, only the photoactivve refill can be easily replaced.

Water purification using a novel reactor with the photoactive refill

Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pułaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The aim of the presented work was the removal of organic dye, Acid Red 18, from water using a novel reactor with the photoactive refill. Titanium dioxide was...

Water purification using a novel reactor with the photoactive refill

Published Online: Apr 06, 2009

Page range: 61 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-009-0014-1

Keywords
titanium dioxide, photocatalysis, flow reactor, photoactive coating, organic dyes

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Water purification using a novel reactor with the photoactive refill

Published Online: Apr 06, 2009

Page range: 61 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-009-0014-1

Keywordstitanium dioxide, photocatalysis, flow reactor, photoactive coating, organic dyes

This content is open access.

Keywords
titanium dioxide, photocatalysis, flow reactor, photoactive coating, organic dyes