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Efficient reduction of nitrobenzene into aniline using Fe-rich waste from electric furnace dust

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Nitroaromatic compounds are widely used in the industry. They are most often resistant to microbial degradation, mutagenic and carcinogenic. As a consequence, reduction of nitroaromatic compounds into less toxic and biodegradable products has been studied using Fe0. Here, we tested iron-rich waste from electric furnace dust to convert nitrobenzene into aniline. Thermal reduction of electric furnace dust under hydrogen at 500 °C gave a material with about 56 % Fe0 and 21 % FeO. This material allowed to decrease 86 % of nitrobenzene during the conversion of nitrobenzene into aniline. In conclusion, electric arc furnace dust can be transformed into an efficient reducing reagent.

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  1. Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, 37130-000, Brazil

    Leandro Neves de Paula & Luana Aparecida dos Reis Giusto

  2. Laboratório de Física Aplicada, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Tecnologia Nuclear (CDTN), Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil

    José Domingos Ardisson

  3. Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Caixa Postal 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil

    Fabiano Magalhães

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de Paula, L.N., dos Reis Giusto, L.A., Ardisson, J.D. et al. Efficient reduction of nitrobenzene into aniline using Fe-rich waste from electric furnace dust. Environ Chem Lett 13, 347–351 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-015-0510-x

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