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Effect of Gliding Arc Plasma-Induced UV Light During the Photo-Fenton Oxidation of 4-Chlorophenol in Aqueous Solution

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4-chlorophenol (4-CP) is recognized as a highly toxic organic which can cause damage effects on human life and the aquatic environment. Since conventional wastewater techniques were unable to remove non-biodegradable chlorophenols, advanced oxidation process was investigated to achieve this goal. Amongst them, non-thermal plasma was recently proposed as an alternative and promising technique. However, the energy efficiency of most non-thermal plasma technique is very low as well as the input energy is dissipated in many forms such as heat, UV radiation, electromagnetic waves, etc., that are not totally involved in the pollutant degradation. In this work, quantitative analyses of UV radiation and H2O2 in a moist air gliding arc plasma (glidarc) were performed using potassium ferrioxalate actinometry and peroxytitanyl complex method, respectively. The role of UV light emitted in gliding arc plasma was elucidated by performing parallel experiments: H2O2, glidarc alone, glidarc + H2O2, glidarc + H2O2 + Fe3+ (plasma-Photo-Fenton). The results show that the incorporation of Fenton reagents in 4-CP solution exposed to the plasma enhanced the yields of chemical active species, which were available for efficient removal and mineralization of 4-CP.

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The authors are grateful to the International Foundation for Sciences (IFS) (Grant Number: W/4219-1) for the Jenway spectrophotometer granted to SN

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  1. School of Geology and Mining Engineering, University of Ngaoundere, P.O. Box 454, Meiganga, Cameroon

    Jean-Baptiste Tarkwa & Berthelot T. Sop

  2. Physico-Chemistry of Environment Research Group, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon

    Elie Acayanka, Flore B. Kenyim & Samuel Laminsi

  3. School of Wood, Water and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang (Ebolowa Campus), P.O. Box 786, Ebolowa, Cameroon

    Serge Nzali

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Tarkwa, JB., Acayanka, E., Sop, B.T. et al. Effect of Gliding Arc Plasma-Induced UV Light During the Photo-Fenton Oxidation of 4-Chlorophenol in Aqueous Solution. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 41, 989–1007 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-021-10171-w

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