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ndeprtarea compuilor organici refractari din ape uzate nc reprezint un

subiect de interes, cercetrile fiind concentrate pe identificarea unor procedee care
s fie eficiente att din punct de vedere tehnic ct i din punct de vedere economic.
Astfel, combinarea unei prime etape de oxidare avansat, n care compuii iniali
sunt transformai n compui cu biodegradabilitate mare, cu o a doua etap de
epurare biologic pare a fi o soluie eficient pentru rezolvarea acestei probleme.
Optimizarea acestui procedeu de epurare impune un studiu amnunit al
intermediarilor formai n etapa de oxidare avansat n scopul identificrii
mecanismelor de degradare a compuilor iniiali i a timpilor optimi de iradiere. n
acest sens, n lucrarea de fa sunt prezentate rezultatele experimentale obinute cu
privire la identificarea intermediarilor i a mecanismelor de degradare a 2,4-
diclorfenolului din soluii apoase n procese de oxidare fotocatalitic utiliznd
drept catalizator TiO
2
depus pe suport de titan. Rezultatele obinute indic trei
posibile mecanisme de degradare i anume mecanismul 2-clorhidrochinonei,
mecanismul 3,5-diclorcatecholului i mecanismul 4-clorfenolului. Aceste rezultate
sunt n concordan cu rezultatele experimentale obinute n cadrul unor studii
anterioare de epurare biologic efectuate pe soluii apoase de 2,4-diclorfenol
rezultate la diferii timpi de iradiere n procesul fotocatalitic indicnd faptul c
intermediarii formai sun uor biodegradabili i astfel uor de ndeprtat n etapa de
epurare biologic.

Abstract
Removal of refractory organic compounds from wastewater still represents
an interesting topic, the research being focused on identifying some techniques that
to be efficient from both technical and economic standpoint. Thus, combining of a
first-stage of advanced oxidation, in which the initial compounds are converted
into compounds of higher biodegradability, with a second-stage of biological
treatment, appears to be an effective solution to this problem. Optimizing of this
treatment technique requires a detailed study of the intermediates formed in the
first-stage of advanced oxidation in order to identify the degradation mechanisms
of initial compounds and the optimal times of irradiation. In this respect, the paper
presents the experimental results regarding the identification of intermediates and
mechanisms of degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol in aqueous solutions during the
process of photocatalytic oxidation using TiO
2
as catalyst supported on titanium.
The results indicate three possible mechanisms of degradation, namely the
mechanism of 2-chlorohydroquinone, the mechanism of 3,5-dichlorocatechol, and
the mechanism of 4-chlorophenol. These results are in good agreement with the
experimental results obtained in earlier studies regarding the biological treatment
of 2,4-dichlorophenol at different times of irradiation, indicating that the resulted
intermediates are readily biodegradable and therefore easily removed in the
second-stage of biological treatment.