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Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Chlorinated Organic Compound Degradation by Siderite-Activated Peroxide and Persulfate

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The efficacy of two oxidant systems, iron-activated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and iron-activated hydrogen peroxide coupled with persulfate (S2O8 2−), was investigated for treatment of two chlorinated organic compounds, trichloroethene (TCE) and 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA). Batch tests were conducted at multiple temperatures (10–50 °C) to investigate degradation kinetics and reaction thermodynamics. The influence of an inorganic salt, dihydrogen phosphate ion (H2PO4 −), on oxidative degradation was also examined. The degradation of TCE was promoted in both systems, with greater degradation observed for higher temperatures. The inhibition effect of H2PO4 − on the degradation of TCE increased with increasing temperature for the iron-activated H2O2 system but decreased for the iron-activated hydrogen peroxide-persulfate system. DCA degradation was limited in the iron-activated hydrogen peroxide system. Conversely, significant DCA degradation (87% in 48 h at 20 °C) occurred in the iron-activated hydrogen peroxide-persulfate system, indicating the crucial role of sulfate radical (SO4 −∙) from persulfate on the oxidative degradation of DCA. The activation energy values varied from 37.7 to 72.9 kJ/mol, depending on the different reactants. Overall, the binary hydrogen peroxide-persulfate oxidant system exhibited better performance than hydrogen peroxide alone for TCE and DCA degradation.

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Abbreviations

SO:

Siderite-catalyzed hydrogen peroxide oxidant

STO:

Siderite-catalyzed binary oxidants (hydrogen peroxide and persulfate)

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC0406104), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (40972162), the project from the Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project (granted to X.Y. Guan), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program (P42 ES04940), and the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (ER-2302). The first author acknowledges financial support from the China Scholarship Council.

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering/School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Ni Yan, Mengjiao Li, Yali Liu & Fei Liu

  2. Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences Department, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

    Ni Yan & Mark L. Brusseau

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

    Mark L. Brusseau

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Yan, N., Li, M., Liu, Y. et al. Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Chlorinated Organic Compound Degradation by Siderite-Activated Peroxide and Persulfate. Water Air Soil Pollut 228, 453 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3631-y

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