Table 3.
Kinetic constants: comparison of the literature
| TCS0 (mg L−1) | IBU0 (mg L−1) | k′ (min−1) | pH | Operational conditions | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 0 | 0.0687 | 7.0 | UIZ system; 11-W low-pressure mercury lamp | (Azarpira et al., 2019) |
| 7.5 | 0 | 0.1313 | 7.0 | ||
| 5.0 | 0 | 0.1882 | 7.0 | ||
| 7.8 | 0 | 0.302 | 6.0 | Direct photolysis; 5 tubes 8 W, λ = 254 nm | (Iovino et al., 2019) |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0.0045 | 7.0 | Direct photolysis; pure water; sunlight | (Qiao et al., 2014) |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0.0019 | 9.0 | Direct photolysis; pure water; 500-W xenon lamp | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0.0108 | 7.0 | Direct photolysis; pure water; 500-W Hg lamp | |
| 0 | 2.1 | 0.0043 | 3.0 | Direct photolysis; 10-W low-pressure Hg lamp; λ = 254 nm | (Luo et al., 2018) |
| 0 | 2.1 | 0.0263 | 7.55 | ||
| 0 | 15.0 | 0.0362 | 6.82 | UV/H2O2; H2O2 = 0.6 mM; pure water; 75 W-Hg lamp; λ = 254 nm | (Peng et al., 2017) |
| 0 | 5.0 | 0.037 | – | Direct UV-C photolysis; pure water; three 9 W UV-C lamps; λ = 254 nm | (Da Silva et al., 2014) |
| 0 | 5.0 | 0.001 | – | Direct UV-A photolysis; pure water; three UV-A 9-W lamps; λ = 360 nm | |
| 0 | 5.0 | 0.054 | – | UV-C/TiO2; TiO2 = 120 mg L−1; pure water; three UV-C 9-W lamps; λ = 254 nm |