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Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development – Sung, Kao & Chen (eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00053-7
Study on removing COD in aquiculture wastewater
by TiO
2
/diatomite nanophotocatalyst
Xianbing Ji & Yinxia Chen
Environmental Management College of China, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China
ABSTRACT: TiO
2
/diatomite nanophotocatalyst was prepared from tetrabutyl titanate and diatomite
by a sol-gel method and it was applied to treat aquiculture wastewater. Effects of pH, reaction time, cata-
lyst dosage and concentration of wastewater on removal rate of COD were systematically investigated.
The results showed that the ...