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Enhanced effect of EDDS and hydroxylamine on Fe(II)-catalyzed SPC system for trichloroethylene degradation

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This study presents a performance comparison of Fe(II)-catalyzed sodium percarbonate (SPC), Fe(II)-EDDS-catalyzed SPC, and of the innovative hydroxylamine hydrochloride (HA)-Fe(II)-EDDS-catalyzed SPC for the degradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) in water. TCE degradation was greater in the Fe(II)-EDDS-catalyzed SPC system compared to the Fe(II)-catalyzed SPC system, indicating the effectiveness of adding EDDS as an enhancement factor for the removal of TCE. Moreover, TCE degradation was faster in the HA-Fe(II)-EDDS-catalyzed SPC system compared to the Fe(II)-EDDS-catalyzed SPC system, illustrating that HA can play a synergistic role in TCE degradation. Analysis of iron distribution in the three systems demonstrated that EDDS addition maintained iron in soluble form, and that the generation of soluble ferrous from ferric iron was expedited with addition of HA. Studies using nitrobenzene and carbon tetrachloride probes provided insights on the generation of hydroxyl radical (HO•) and superoxide anion radical (O2•−) in the three systems. A gradual increasing contribution of O2•− to TCE removal in Fe(II)-catalyzed SPC, Fe(II)-EDDS-catalyzed SPC, and HA-Fe(II)-EDDS-catalyzed SPC systems was verified through free-radical scavenger tests. Finally, monitoring of Cl− concentrations manifested the complete dechlorination of TCE. A possible mechanism of TCE degradation involving two pathways of HO• oxidation and O2•− reaction was proposed.

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This study was financially supported by the grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41373094, 21577033, and 51208199) and Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (16ZR1407200). The contributions of Mark Brusseau were supported by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (P42 ES04940). D. D. Dionysiou also acknowledges support from the University of Cincinnati through a UNESCO co-Chair Professor position on “Water Access and Sustainability” and the Herman Schneider Professorship in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

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  1. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Xiaori Fu, Waqas Qamar Zaman, Shuguang Lu, Zhaofu Qiu & Qian Sui

  2. Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Biomedical, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DBCEE), College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0012, USA

    Dionysios D. Dionysiou

  3. Soil, Water and Environmental Science Department, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Bldg, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

    Mark L. Brusseau

  4. Shanghai Institute of Geological Engineering Exploration, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Xueke Zang

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Fu, X., Dionysiou, D.D., Brusseau, M.L. et al. Enhanced effect of EDDS and hydroxylamine on Fe(II)-catalyzed SPC system for trichloroethylene degradation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 15733–15742 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1708-9

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