acephate concentration, temperature and initial pH value on the photodegradation
efficiency have been examined. The photocatalytic effect was more efficient when the
initial acephate concentration was 20 mg/L and in a suspension containing 0.1 g/L
Degussa P25 TiO2, while keeping the reaction solution at 25 ℃and continuously
irradiated for 80min was found to be favorable for the degradation. It seems that an
alkaline solution (pH=11) could improve the photodegradation efficiency of acephate.
The addition of gas with higher oxygen ratio, H2O2, Fe3+ or Cu2+ would be favorable for
the degradation, while the addition of ethanol or acetone would hinder the process.
Accordingly, a degradation of more than 98.03% of acephate would be achieved when
adding 0.2mmol/L Cu2+, 10mmol/L H2O2to the optimal operational conditions after 20
min irradiation, provided the oxygen ratio is 80%.
Response surface methodology (RSM) was utilized to explore the main factors
influencing UV-TiO2photocatalytic degradation of acephate. A quadratic curved
surface model was obtained using Design-Expert software. When the initial acephate
concentration was 23.09mg/L and in a suspension containing 0.1 g/L P25 TiO2, while
keeping the H2O2:Cu2+ ratio at 26.34:1, a degradation of more than 99.99% of acephate
would be achieved after 25.42 min irradiation The regression analysis showed that the
model was highly coincided with the experimental results(R2=0.9996).
The kinetics of the photocatalytic degradation of acephate could be well described
by Langmuir-Hinshwood model. The photocatalytic degradation rate of acephate
follows the first-order reaction kinetics under lower initial concentration conditions,
while under higher initial concentration, the degradationwould confirm to zero-order
reaction. At the same time, the kinetics of reaction are significantly influenced by the
catalyst amount, temperature, pH, air condition intensity, and the addition of H2O2and
Cu2+ obviously, which would follow the first-order reaction kinetics.
Key Word:
Phosphp-molybdenum blue, Spectrophotometry, Acephate,
improvement, Photocatalytic degradation, Reactor, Degradation,
Influencing factor, Nanometer TiO2, Response surface methodology
(RSM), Reaction-dynamics research