The objective of this study is to delineate removal efficiency of the Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates(LAS) in solution by TiO2 photocatalytic oxidation as a function of the following different experimental conditions : initial concentration of LAS, TiO2 concentration, UV wavelength and pH of the solution.
It was increased with decreasing initial concentration of LAS and with decreasing pH of the solution. Removal efficiency increased with increasing TiO2 concentration but was almost the same at TiO2 concentration of 2 g/L and 3 g/L, i.e., for initial LAS concentration of 50 mg/L. It was removal efficiency was 85% at 150 min in the case of TiO2 concentration of 0.5 g/L but 100% after 150 min in the case of TiO2 concentration of 1 g/L, 100% after 110 min in the case of TiO2 concentration of 2 g/L and 3 g/L. UV wavelength affection on the removal efficiency of LAS decreased in the order of 254, 312 and 365 nm as increasing wavelength. But the removal efficiency of LAS was nearly the same at UV wavelength of 254 nm and 312 nm.

• 김효정(제주대학교 환경공학과) | Hyo-Joung Kim
• 오윤근(제주대학교 환경공학과) | Youn-Keun Oh Corresponding Author
• 류성필(제주대학교 환경공학과) | Seong-Pil Ryu