PROCESS OF USING A CATALYST FOR PHOTO-CATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF CONTAMINANT IN WATER

摘要

This invention relates to the process of using a catalyst for the photo-catalytic degradation of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in water.

主权项

1. A process, comprising:
fitting a cooling jacket; adding a Pd/Ce2O3—ZnO photo-catalyst into deionized water containing MTBE and forming a solution; loading the solution onto a photochemical reactor and stirring continuously; collecting a sample from de-ionized water containing MTBE and designating as an initial concentration of MTBE (Co); saturating the sample by passing oxygen; collecting the next sample from de-ionized water containing MTBE; exposing the sample to UV light; collecting the sample at a regular interval of time and estimating an amount of MTBE in collected samples using a gas chromatography.