Abstract
A rectangular recycling photo-bioreactor using glucose oxidase (GOx) immobilized on TiO2/polyurethane (PU) was developed as a novel coupling of photodegradation and enzymatic process. This method was tested for removal of Acid Orange 7 (AO7), as a model pollutant. High efficiency of decolorization (>99%) was achieved after 22min using the GOx/TiO2/PU photo-biocatalyst. Roles of various processes including photodegradation (TiO2/PU), enzymatic process (GOx/PU) and a coupling of photocatalytic-enzymatic (GOx/TiO2/PU) process were investigated in the presence and absence of UV light. All the experiments were performed in a circulation photoreactor equipped with a 6W UV lamp with rate of 5mL/min.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3150-3156 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Sept 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Decolorization
- Glucose oxidase
- Hybrid process
- Polyurethane