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Reduction of Nitrate in Ground and Drinking Water by Photocatalysis

CSEF · 2015 Environmental Engineering

Aleena R. Ali · Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

Overview

Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to effectively measure the concentrations of nitrate found in ground and drinking water and to use a commercially available titanium dioxide photocatalyst called P25 to reduce the concentration of nitrate. Methods/Materials 1)Agilent HP 1100 Series HPLC DAD System Diode Array Detector with Dell Desktop Computer 2)Agilent ZORBAX StableBond C18 HPLC Column 3)UV Lamp 4)Sodium Nitrate (NaNO3) 5)Octylamine 6)Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysts (P25) 7)A variety of Water Samples Results P25 paired with a UV light source can effectively reduce the concentrations on nitrate found in water.

Summary statement

Using titanium dioxide photocatalysts and a UV lamp light source, the concentrations of nitrate found in water can be reduced.

Help received

Used lab equipment at Thousand Oaks High School under supervision of Dr. Malhotra; received materials from CLU's Dr. Quinlan; received tremendous amounts of information and knowledge from Dr. Cauchon

Competition history

  • CSEF 2015 Environmental Engineering · Entry S1001

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