Study of Advanced Technologies of METs for Herbicides Wastewater Treatment with High Salinity

Abstract:

Experiments were conducted to study the role of enhanced micro-electrolysis techniques (METs) in treatment of s-atrazine wastewater, regarding atrazine production wastewater as the object of this research. The intensified METs methods included O₃ and ultrasound (US). With O₃ METs technology, a better result could be achieved under weak acidity condition. The highest removal rate of TOC reached 18.7%. US before METs could gain higher removal rate of 38.7% compared to the rate of 27.8% by US in METs.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 777)
• Pages: 326-329
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.777.326
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Tao Li Song, Xue Nong Yi, Zhi Qing Li, Xin Jin
• Keywords: Herbicide Wastewater, Micro-Electrolysis (ME), O₃, Ultrasonic

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