Complete elimination with a combined system of aerobic granular sludge and photocatalytic technology for the treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater
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21J10826
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 国内 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 64020:Environmental load reduction and remediation-related
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
MING Jie 筑波大学, 生命環境科学研究科, 特別研究員(DC2)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-28 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
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| Keywords | Water purification / Photocatalysis / Z-scheme / High-efficiency / Public health / Water disinfection / Safety and stability |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
In order to develop a combined process with aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and photocatalytic technology for the treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW).
Firstly, the photocatalytic performance and mechanism of the catalysts will be investigated under solar light irradiation. Secondly, a solar photocatalytic thin film continuous system for water purification will be developed using transparent glass tubes as carriers and polyethylene glycol as binder agent. Finally, the combined system with AGS and photocatalytic technology for the treatment of PRW will be constructed and evaluated.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In this fiscal year, the study was carried out through the following key points: (1) Develop Z-scheme g-C3N4-Ag/Ag2O/BiPO4/Bi2WO6 (CN-Ag/P/BWO) for water purification; (2) Investigate the disinfection activity for Enterococcus sp.; (3) Clarify the disinfection mechanism for Enterococcus sp.; (4) Evaluate the practicability to environmental water disinfection; (5) Reveal the cyclic ability of CN-Ag/P/BWO immobilized system; (6) Explore the degradation activity of CN-Ag/P/BWO for organics (phenol/tetracycline). The results showed that Z-scheme CN-Ag/P/BWO was successfully constructed with remarkable disinfection performance for Enterococcus sp.. The disinfection mechanism demonstrated the major roles of photogenerated holes, superoxide radicals and hydroxyl radicals. The deteriorated antioxidant system was responsible for the damaged cell membrane and energy system, further leading to the leakage of intracellular components and final collapse of bacteria. CN-Ag/P/BWO exhibited high practicability to environmental water disinfection. Besides, the immobilized CN-Ag/P/BWO system showed high activity for Enterococcus sp. disinfection during five cycles. Although, CN-Ag/P/BWO exhibited poor performance for phenol degradation due to its stable π-conjugated structure, 97% of tetracycline was removed after 60-min treatment, indicating its high photocatalytic activity and prospect for antibiotics degradation. Therefore, this work provides a high-efficiency technology for water purification, contributing to the improvement of public health and environment.
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| Research Progress Status |
令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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