Multistage Decomposition Kinetics of Ozone In Dilute Aqueous Solutions

Abstract
Decomposition of ozone in dilute aqueous solutions was found to be a complex process kinetically. Initial ozone dose-time had a significant impact on reaction order. Solutions dosed initially for less than one minute displayed uniform second-order kinetics. For doses applied over 5 and 15 min periods at a pH -2, reaction order changed from 2 to 1 to 0 as ozone decomposition progressed. At a pH of 6.65, the transition was from a reaction order of 2.5-3 to 2. This behavior has been ascribed to the effect of accumulated ozone decomposition products on the decomposition process.

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