Photodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Coal Tar into Mine Wastewaters and Sewage Wastewater on a Flat-Bed Photoreactor

Wastewater treatment has been widely focused on the undesirable pollutants derived from various activities such as coking, coal gasification, oil spills, and petroleum. These tend to release organic pollutants, however polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) happen be highlighted most carcinogenic pollutant that easily comes into contact with environment humans. It causes major challenges due its lingering in chemical properties. Although techniques ions exchange, advanced oxidation, reverse osmosis have conducted, some of them ignored their cost-effectiveness ability produce a by-product. Therefore, there is need develop implement an effective technique will alleviate water sources. In this study, self-made flat-bed photoreactor was introduced degrade PAHs sources acidic mine drainage, alkaline sewage wastewater. A previous study only 7.074 mg/L, 0.3152 mg/L 1.069 4 weeks thereafter 19.255 1.615 1.813 8 mined, wastewater leachate 2916.47 tar, analysed. found highly able obtain removal efficiency 64%, 55%, 58%, respectively; without photoreactor, happened 53%, 33%, 39%, respectively, 60 min The photodegradation favoured followed by drainage respective, showing time solar irradiation dependence.