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Manganese Sand Ore Is an Economical and Effective Catalyst for Ozonation of Organic Contaminants in Petrochemical Wastewater

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Catalytic ozonation process (COP) is a promising advanced oxidation process for petrochemical wastewater (PCW) treatment. However, the lack of economical and effective catalysts limits its application. Manganese sand ore (MSO) was utilized as a heterogeneous catalyst for ozonation of organic contaminants in PCW in this study. The calcined MSO-assisted COP (cMSO-COP) of aniline exhibited greater degradation than natural MSO-assisted COP or single ozonation process (SOP). The cMSO significantly promoted hydroxyl radical-mediated oxidation, decreased the ozonation activation energy by about 20 %, and doubled the reaction rates in comparison with SOP. The cMSO-COP increased the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of PCW twofold relative to SOP. The number of polar organic contaminants decreased by 50 % after cMSO-COP treatment. This study demonstrated the potential use of cMSO for efficient ozonation of petrochemical-derived contaminants at low cost.

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This project was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51209216). C.C. was supported by the scholarship from China Scholarship Council.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China

    Chunmao Chen, Hongshuo Chen & Shaohui Guo

  2. Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

    Chunmao Chen & Qing X. Li

  3. Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

    Brandon A. Yoza

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Chen, C., Yoza, B.A., Chen, H. et al. Manganese Sand Ore Is an Economical and Effective Catalyst for Ozonation of Organic Contaminants in Petrochemical Wastewater. Water Air Soil Pollut 226, 182 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2446-y

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