Research Article

Evaluation of Efficacy of Anionic Surfactant Degradation in the Presence of Concomitant Impurities of Natural Waters

Table 5

The degree of destruction of organic contaminants during oxidation of river waters and model ABS solutions in them by various methods.

Water sampleOxidation method , min , mg/(dm3·min)Discoloration, %ΔTOC, % /ΔTOC, mg/mg

Desna River (winter)O3/UV200.98728 6.1
O3/TiO2/UV0.993334.9
O2/TiO2/UV 505

ABS solution in Desna River water O3/UV200.983186.8
O3/TiO2/UV0.988265.5
O2/TiO2/UV 5516

Dnieper River (winter)O32.0751412.8
O3/UV302.087407.5
O3/TiO2/UV2.0 91476.0
O2/TiO2/UV6817
O2/UV1144

ABS solution in Dnieper River waterO31.6701311.8
O3/UV301.391294.8
O3/TiO2/UV1.3 91334.7
O2/TiO2/UV6226
O2/UV1082

Dnieper River (winter)O3/TiO2/UV*303.797707.9
O2/TiO2/UV*7427

Dnieper River (summer) O3/UV**301.998473.1

Desna River (summer) O3/UV**301.997533.2

Note: * = 8 mW/cm2 (lamp DRB-15), ** = 2.72 mW/cm2 (lamp DRB-8).