Assessment of pilot-plant scale solar photocatalytic hydrogen generation with multiple approaches: Valorization, water decontamination and disinfection

A. Ruiz-Aguirre, J.G. Villachica-Llamosas, M.I. Polo-López, A. Cabrera-Reina, G. Colón, J. Peral and S. Malato

Energy, 2022, vol. 260, issue C

Abstract: The main goal of the present study was to explore pilot-scale combination of H2 generation with simultaneous water disinfection or decontamination. Performance of a TiO2–CuO mixture for solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion was studied, focusing on treatment optimization (catalyst dose, proportion of semiconductors in the mixture and concentration of the sacrificial agent). Experiments were performed in a 25-L compound parabolic collector (2 m2) solar pilot plant specifically designed for photocatalytic hydrogen generation. The best operating conditions were 100 mg L−1 TiO2–CuO (10:1) with 0.075 M glycerol as the sacrificial agent. The best STH conversion attained was 0.9%. 25 mg L−1 imidacloprid was completely degraded (over 99%). The synergetic effect of anoxic conditions, TiO2:CuO and solar radiation caused a significant reduction (>5 Log) in concentration of E. coli, used as a model waterborne pathogen, in less than 10 min.

Keywords: CuO+TiO2; Decontamination; Disinfection; Solar hydrogen generation; Solar pilot reactor; Valorization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125199

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