Research Article

Solar Photo-Fenton Degradation of Electro-Optical Industry Wastewater by a Pilot-Scale Fresnel Lens Assisted IPCC Reactor

Table 5

Comparisons of operation performance for compound parabolic collecting reactor (CPC), falling film reactor (FFR), and inclined plate curvature channel (IPCC) reactor.

Reactor type Waste-water type and vol. (L)Radiation area on reactor (m2)Reaction time (h)Accumulation irradiated energy (kJ/L*h)Initial COD (mg/L)Final COD (mg/L)Operation dosage

CPC [14] Olive mill waste-water 30 L3.081211.4234001700 = 5000 mg/L
= 5 mM
FFR [14]Olive mill waste-water 19 L114 5.6430001700 = 5000 mg/L
= 5 mM
IPCC (this study)Electro-optical industry waste-water 8 L0.1217.4558844 = 1173 mg/L
= 4.6 mM