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Iron Oxide Nanoparticle-Impregnated Alumina for Catalytic Ozonation of para-Chlorobenzoic Acid in Aqueous Solution

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A granular media synthesized using iron oxide nanoparticle-coated alumina (IONA) has been demonstrated as an effective solid catalyst in the heterogeneous catalytic ozonation of para-chlorobenzoic acid (pCBA). TEM analysis showed that iron oxide nanoparticles with an average size of 5–20 nm were well-coated onto an alumina surface. It was determined that the iron oxide nanoparticle coating increased the specific surface area by 54 times and the functional group density by 1.5 times. During catalytic ozonation at acidic pH levels, it was clearly observed that IONA increased the degradation of pCBA (98 %) through effective hydroxyl radical formation compared to bare alumina (9 %) under continuous ozonation processes. In comparing the R ct value, which represents the ratio of ozone exposure to hydroxyl radical exposure, the R ct of IONA was approximately four times higher than for bare alumina. In addition, IONA showed good stability for catalytic ozonation of pCBA in the reusability tests.

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This subject is supported by the Korea Ministry of Environment as “Converging Technology Project” and “Basic Research Projects in High-tech Industrial Technology” Project through a grant provided by GIST in 2013.

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  1. Research Center for Environmental Resources and Processes, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, 305-600, South Korea

    Hosik Park & Jungkwon Seo

  2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 261 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-712, South Korea

    Jun Kim & Heechul Choi

  3. Technology Development Center, Korea Radioactive Waste Agency, 111 Daedeok-daero 989beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-353, South Korea

    Haeryong Jung

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Park, H., Kim, J., Jung, H. et al. Iron Oxide Nanoparticle-Impregnated Alumina for Catalytic Ozonation of para-Chlorobenzoic Acid in Aqueous Solution. Water Air Soil Pollut 225, 1975 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-1975-0

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