Effect of temperature on kraft black liquor degradation by ZnO-photoassisted catalysis

Autor: Hector Mansilla, Jorge Villaseñor
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 93:205-209
ISSN: 1010-6030
Popis: The ZnO-photocatalysed reaction of kraft black liquor, obtained from P. radiata pulping, was studied to determine the kinetic parameters that govern CO2 evolution. The mineralization reaction exhibits a first-order dependence on the dissolved oxygen concentration and a half-order dependence on the concentration of the substrate at 25°C. The catalysed reaction accounts for more than 95% of the CO2 production, at all temperatures studied, and the uncatalysed reaction accounts for 5%. The apparent activation energy of the catalysed process was estimated to be 43.1 kJ mol−1.
Databáze: OpenAIRE