Evsel Atıksuların Solar TiO2 Fotokatalizi ile Dezenfeksiyonu

Atıksu dezenfeksiyonunun temel amacı, deşarjlar sonucu, yüzeysel sulara patojenlerin ulaşmasının önlenmesi ve böylece, halk sağlığının korunmasıdır. Atıksu dezenfeksiyonunda kullanılan klasik yöntemlerin, yan ürün oluşumu, yüksek enerji gereksinimi ve yüksek maliyet gibi dezavantajları bulunduğundan, son çalışmalar, güneş ışığına dayalı ileri oksidasyon prosesleri üzerine yoğunlaşmıştır. Hidroksil radikallerinin oluşumuna dayanan bu prosesler, sulardaki pek çok kirleticinin ve mikroorganizmanın gideriminde kullanılmaktadır. Ayrıca, güneş ışığı kullanıldığı için, bu prosesler, çevreye dost olarak nitelendirilebilir. Bu çalışmada, ileri oksidasyon proseslerinden olan solar TiO2 fotokatalizi ile evsel atıksuların dezenfeksiyonu incelenmiştir. Sentetik evsel atıksuların dezenfeksiyonu, solar ışık altında, farklı TiO2 konsantrasyonlarında (0-0,3-0,5-1-5-10 mg/L) incelenmiştir. Solar TiO2 fotokatalizinin evsel atıksulardan E.coli ve E.faecalis gideriminde etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. E.coli için elde edilen giderim verimleri, E.faecalis’e göre daha yüksektir. Bu fark, en belirgin şekilde, 0,5 mg/L TiO2 konsantrasyonu için gözlenmiş olup, 60 dk.’da E.coli için elde edilen giderim, 5,45-log iken, E.faecalis için elde edilen giderim 3,80-log olarak bulunmuştur.

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