The effect of titanium dioxide alumina beads on the photocatalytic degradation of picloram in water.

Photocatalytic degradation of pesticides with titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) and other catalysts has shown promise as a potential water remediation method. Titanium-based powders have been used in photocatalytic degradation studies but have limitations. The objective of this study was to determine picloram degradation in water using various UV light sources and low-pressure metal organic chemical vapor deposition titanium dioxide alumina beads (TDABs) as a catalyst. A triple-annular, flow-through photoreactor was used as a degradation chamber. A picloram test solution of 50 microg/mL was introduced to the photoreactor inlet and recycled for 10 h at a flow rate of 50 mL/min. Three ultraviolet light sources were compared for their photocatalytic capacity (UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C) both with and without TDABs. TDABs were added to the photoreactor at 1.8 g/cm(3). Dark treatments with and without TDABs were included to quantify hydrolysis or adsorption. A 500-microL aliquot was taken from the test solution 14 times during the 10-h recycling period. Sampling times ranged from 0 to 600 min (10 h). These aliquots were placed in a vial and analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography equipped with a photodiode array detector. Picloram was not significantly hydrolyzed or adsorbed to TDABs during the experiment. The picloram degradation rate with UV-A and TDABs (t(1/2) = 119.5 min) was greater than the degradation rate of UV-A alone (t(1/2)=2288 min). Picloram degradation was not enhanced by the presence of TDABs with either UV-B or UV-C. This may be attributed to inadequate TDAB densities and/or poor light penetration in the photoreactor. Rapid picloram degradation occurred with both UV-B and UV-C, regardless of the presence of TDABs with mean half-lives ranging from 7 to 18 min. These rates were 8 to 16 times faster than picloram degradation using UV-A with TDABs. TDABs' greatest photocatalytic effect was with the lowest energy light source (UV-A). However, picloram degradation was not enhanced when TDABs were combined with more powerful, shorter wavelength light.

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