Desinfecção de água superficial por reator UV/Ozônio

Abstract

The deterioration of water quality in surface water courses and the pursuit of universal basic sanitation, particularly access to potable water, lead to the development of new treatment technologies. Advanced Oxidative Processes are technologies that act in the formation of free radicals and, in disinfection, help promote the deactivation of pathogenic microorganisms present in water. The present study utilized a bench-scale reactor of a combined Ultraviolet and Ozone system (UV/O3) to assess the efficiency of the combined disinfection of the advanced oxidative process. The system's efficiency was evaluated through the inactivation of total coliforms, Escherichia coli, and aerobic bacteria spores (EBAs), along with an analysis of important physicochemical parameters in the process. Satisfactory microbiological inactivation values were achieved, reaching maximum removal logs of 4 for E. coli, 1.85 for Total Coliforms, and 1.42 for anaerobic bacteria spores. However, compared to the literature, the UV/O3 system did not prove as efficient. The UV/O3 system is highly dependent on environmental factors, as well as physicochemical parameters of the water to be treated. High turbidity values and a pH close to neutral likely negatively influenced the disinfection system.