Caffeine degradation in water by gamma irradiation, ozonation and ozonation/gamma irradiation

• Authors: Murat Torun , Dinara Abbasova , Dilek Şolpan , Olgun Güven
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Aqueous solutions of caffeine were treated with ozone and gamma irradiation. The amounts of remaining caffeine were determined after solid phase extraction as a function of absorbed dose and ozonation time. In addition to this, some important parameters such as inorganic ions, chemical oxygen demand (COD) dissolved oxygen and total acidity changes were followed. Caffeine (50 ppm) is found to be completely decomposed at 3.0 kGy and 1.2 kGy doses in the absence of H2O2 and in 1.20 mM H2O2 solutions, respectively. In the case of gamma irradiation after ozonation, 50 ppm caffeine was removed at 0.2 kGy when the solution was ozonized for 100 s at a rate of 10 g O3 h-1 in 400 mL 50 ppm paracetamol solution.

Keywords

EN

caffeine; effect of ozone; radiolytic decomposition; advanced oxidation process (AOPs); caffeine decomposition; COD change

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Nukleonika
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 25-35

Dates

published

1 - 03 - 2014

online

25 - 03 - 2014

Contributors

author

Murat Torun

• Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

author

Dinara Abbasova

• Institute of Radiation Problems of Azerbaijan National Academy of Science, 9 B. Vakhabzade Str., Baku, Azerbaijan

author

Dilek Şolpan

• Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

author

Olgun Güven

• Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/nuka-2014-0004