The radiation-induced degradation of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP) was performed in combination with a Fenton reagent, H_2O_2, and Ti O_2 nanoparticles to investigate the synergetic effects of radiolytical degradation combined with other advanced oxidation processes. The experimental results indicated that the degradation efficiency of 4-NP was 87.5, 57.4, and 41.0 % at a dose of 20 k Gy when its initial concentration was 100, 200, and 350 mg/L, respectively. Radiation combined with H_2O_2, the Fenton method,and Ti O_2 remarkably increased the degradation efficiency of 4-NP, showing the synergetic effects. Radiation may enhance the biodegradability of 4-NP, suggesting that it has the potential to be used as a pretreatment method in combination with the biological method for the treatment of industrial wastewater containing toxic organic pollutants. Major intermediates during the 4-NP degradation process were identified and a possible degradation pathway was tentatively proposed.
Ozonation and ionizing radiation are both advanced oxidation processes（AOPs） without chemical addition and secondary pollution. Also, the two processes＇ efficiency is determined by different p H conditions, which creates more possibilities for their combination. Importantly,the combined process of ozonation and ionizing radiation could be suitable for treating wastewaters with extreme p H values, i.e., textile wastewater. To find synergistic effects, the combined process of ozonation and ionizing radiation mineralization was investigated for degradation of polyvinyl alcohol（PVA） at different p H levels. A synergistic effect was found at initial p H in the range 3.0–9.4. When the initial p H was 3.0, the combined process of ozonation and ionizing radiation gave a PVA mineralization degree of 17%. This was 2.7 times the sum achieved by the two individual processes, and factors of 2.1 and 1.7 were achieved at initial p H of7.0 and 9.4, respectively. The combined process of ozonation and ionizing radiation was demonstrated to be a feasible strategy for treatment of PVA-containing wastewater.
Gamma ray-induced degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol(DCP) in the presence of ozone has been investigated.The results show that ozone can remarkably increase the degradation rate of 2,4-DCP in aqueous solution.The degradation kinetics of 2,4-DCP can be described by the first-order reaction model,and the rate constant was0.443,0.490 and 1.247 h^(-1),respectively,for γ-ray irradiation only,γ-ray irradiation+13 mg/L O_3 and γ-ray irradiation+30 mg/L O_3.High-performance liquid chromatography analysis shows that the dechlorinated products are 4-chlorophenol,2-chlorophenol and phenol;and the oxidation products are hydroquinone,benzoquinone,maleic,fumaric,acrylic,malonic,oxalic,acetic and formic acids.The possible pathways for 2,4-DCP degradation involving all these oxidation products are tentatively proposed.Combining γ-ray irradiation with ozonation is a promising technology for removing toxic pollutants from water and wastewater.
