Due to an increase in worldwide pesticide usage, a need exists for the development of an effective removal process. An advanced oxidation process (AOP) that utilizes titanium dioxide (TiO2) with exposure to ultraviolet light is a possible treatment method. Experiments were run using an immobilized TiO2 catalyst with both a bench-scale batch reactor and pilot-scale compound parabolic collector (CPC) reactor to analyze the degradation of chlorpyrifos using UV-Visible spectroscopy, HPLC, TOC, and LCMS. The fixed-film batch and CPC reactor yielded average treatment efficiencies of 80% and 89%, respectively. A final design for a system utilizing CPC reactors to treat chlorpyrifos from storm water runoff was proposed following WPI guidelines.

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Creator

• Matheny, Brendan James
• Ringenbach, Jay Allen

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-012714-205835

Advisor

• Hart, Frederick L.
• Bergendahl, John Andrew

Year

• 2014

Sponsor

• UNG

Date created

• 2014-01-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Environmental Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-28