Efficient photocatalytic degradation of 2-chloro-4,6-dinitroresorcinol in salty industrial wastewater using glass-supported TiO 2

2-chloro-4,6-dinitroresorcinol (CDNR) is detrimental to the environment and human health owing to its high toxicity and poor biodegradability. To demonstrate the feasibility of photocatalytic degradation of CDNR from industrial salty wastewater by borosilicate glass supported TiO 2 under UV light irradiation, borosilicate glass supported TiO 2 was prepared successfully by a novel sol-gel route via dip-coating method and characterized by XRD, SEM, FTIR and XPS analysis. The results showed that TiO 2 catalyst has the anatase phase structure with crystallite size of 11.5 nm and coats uniformly on the borosilicate glass. Also, the effects of reaction time, pH value, TiO 2 dosage, CDNR concentration, and Cl − on the degradation efficiency of CDNR were investigated. The results indicated that at pH 2, reaction time 3.5h, CDNR concentration 10mg/L, NaCl concentration 5.85% (w/w) and TiO 2 dosage 1.0g/L, 97.7% of CDNR was degraded in the presence of Cl − , this corresponded to a rate constant of 1.05 h −1 , illustrating the feasibility of photocatalytic degradation process. This contribution provides a basic investigation regarding the potential application of borosilicate glass supported TiO 2 .