Response Surface Optimization of Biophotocatalytic Degradation of Industrial Wastewater for Bioenergy Recovery.

ABSTRACT: The continuous combustion of fossil fuels and industrial wastewater pollution undermines global environmental and socio-economic sustainability. Addressing this necessitates a techno-scientific revolution to recover the renewable energy potential of wastewater towards a circular economy. Herein, a developed biophotocatalytic (BP) system was examined with an engineered Fe-TiO2 to ascertain its degradability efficiency and biogas production from industrial wastewater. The response surface methodology (RSM) based on a modified Box-Behnken designed experiment was used to optimize and maximize the BP system’s desirability. The parameters investigated included catalyst dosage of 2−6 g and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 1−31 d at a constant temperature of 37.5 °C and organic loading rate of 2.

SUBMITTER: Tetteh EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8945768 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature