본 연구에서는(Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$ 공정 [Fe(III) 1mM, ocalate 6mM, H$_2$O$_2$ 3%, pH 6]과 UV/(Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$ 공정 [UV dose 17.4kWh/L, Fe(III) 1mM, oxalate 6mM, H$_2$O$_2$ 1%, pH6]에서 BTEX(benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene)를 분해하기위해 다양한 착제를 토입, 그 분해효율을 비교하였다. 착제의 종류는 catechol, NTA, gallic, acetyl acetone, succinic, acetate, EDTA, citrate, malonate, 그리고 oxalate,총 10가지 종류의 착제를 사용하였으며, 그 중,acetate를 착제로 사용한 경우, 가장 높은 분해효율을 나타내었다. 또한, UV를 조사한 경우, 모든 착제에 대한 BTEX의 분해효율이 UV를 조사하지 않은 (Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$ 공정의 분해효율보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한BTEX와 무연 휘발유의 첨가제로 사용되고 있는 MTBE(methl tert-butylether)의 혼합복합물(각각의 농도는 200mg/L)에 대해서도 acetate를 착제로 사용한 UV/(Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$공정에서 높은 분해효율을 보였다. 이 경우, BTEX는 반응시간 180분 만에 완전 분해되었으며, MTBE의 경우, 85%의 분해효율을 보였다. 이러한 실험 결과는 acetate를 착제로 사용한 UV/(Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$공정은 BTEX 분해효율뿐만 아니라, BTEX와 MTBE복합오염물의 분해효율도 증가시킬수 있음을 입증하고 있다.
In this study, the degradation of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) was tested in both (Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$system [Fe(III) 1 mM, oxalate 6 mM, H$_2$O$_2$ 3%, and pH 6] and UV/(Fe3++ chelating agent)lHzOz system [UV dose 17.4 kWhlL, Fe(III) 1mM, oxalate 6 mM,H$_2$O$_2$ 1%, and pH 6]. The types of chelating agents used in experiments were catechol, NTA, gallic, acetyl acetone, succinic, acetate, EDTA, citrate, malonate, and oxalate and the optimum chelating agent for BTEX degradation was determined. The results showed that acetate was the optimum chelating agent for BTEX degradation in both (Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$ and UV/(Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$ system, and UV radiation enhanced the degradation of BTEX with any types of chelating agents. Moreover, UV/(Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$ system, which chelating agent was acetate, removed effectively mixtures of BTEX and MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether) when the concentration of both BTEX and MTBE was 200 mg/L, respectively. In this system, BTEX was degraded completely and 85% of MTBE was degraded at the reaction time of 180 min. Therefore, UV/((Fe$^{3+}$+chelating agent)/H$_2$O$_2$ system with acetate as a chelating agent removed not only BTEX but also BTEX and MTBE, effectively.
