Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effect of benzoic acid on the removal of 1,2-dichloroethane by a siderite-catalyzed hydrogen peroxide and persulfate system

  • Research Article
  • Published:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Benzoic acid can affect the iron-oxide mineral dissolution and react with hydroxyl radical. This study investigated its effect on 1,2-dichloroethane removal process by siderite-catalyzed hydrogen peroxide and persulfate. The variation of benzoic acid concentrations can affect pH value and soluble iron concentrations; when benzoic acid varied from 0 to 0.5 mmol/L, pH increased while Fe2+ and Fe3+ concentrations decreased, resulting in 1,2-dichloroethane removal efficiency which decreased from 91.2 to 5.0 %. However, when benzoic acid varied from 0.5 to 10 mmol/L, pH decreased while Fe2+ and Fe3+ concentrations increased, resulting in 1,2-dichloroethane removal efficiency which increased from 5.0 to 83.4 %.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Arjoon A, Olaniran AO, Pillay B (2013) Enhanced 1,2-dichloroethane degradation in heavy metal co-contaminated wastewater undergoing biostimulation and bioaugmentation. Chemosphere 93:1826–1834

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Baric M, Majone M, Beccari M, Papini MP (2012) Coupling of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and zero valent iron (ZVI) for enhanced treatment of chlorinated ethanes in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs). Chem Eng J 195:22–30

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Block PA, Brown RA, Robinson D (2004) Novel activation technologies for sodium persulfate in situ chemical oxidation. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the remediation of chlorinated and recalcitrant compounds. 24–27

  • Buxton GV, Greenstock CL, Helman WP, Ross AB (1988) Critical-review of rate constants for reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen-atoms and hydroxyl radicals (·OH/·O−) in aqueous-solution. J Phys Chem Ref Data 17:513–886

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chen K, Kao C, Wu L, Surampalli R, Liang S (2009) Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) degradation by ferrous ion-activated persulfate oxidation: feasibility and kinetics studies. Water Environ Res 81:687–694

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chen S-X, Wang Y, Jia A-P, Liu H-H, Luo M-F, Lu J-Q (2014) Enhanced activity for catalytic oxidation of 1,2-dichloroethane over Al-substituted LaMnO3 perovskite catalysts. Appl Surf Sci 307:178–188

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chin Y-P, Aiken G, O’Loughlin E (1994) Molecular weight, polydispersity, and spectroscopic properties of aquatic humic substances. Environ Sci Technol 28:1853–1858

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chu W, Lau TK, Fung SC (2006) Effects of combined and sequential addition of dual oxidants (H2O2/S2O82-) on the aqueous carbofuran photodegradation. J Agric Food Chem 54:10047–10052

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chu W, Wang YR, Leung HF (2011) Synergy of sulfate and hydroxyl radicals in UV/S2O82-/H2O2 oxidation of iodinated X-ray contrast medium iopromide. Chem Eng J 178:154–160

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Drever J, Vance G (1994) Role of soil organic acids in mineral weathering processes. In: Pittman E, Lewan M (Eds.), Organic acids in geological processes. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 138–161

  • Dutta PK, Pehkonen SO, Sharma VK, Ray AK (2005) Photocatalytic oxidation of arsenic(III): evidence of hydroxyl radicals. Environ Sci Technol 39:1827–1834

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Field JA, Sierra-Alvarez R (2004) Biodegradability of chlorinated solvents and related chlorinated aliphatic compounds. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 3:185–254

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Furman O, Laine DF, Blumenfeld A, Teel AL, Shimizu K, Cheng IF, Watts RJ (2009) Enhanced reactivity of superoxide in water-solid matrices. Environ Sci Technol 43:1528–1533

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Garrido-Ramírez EG, Theng BKG, Mora ML (2010) Clays and oxide minerals as catalysts and nanocatalysts in Fenton-like reactions—a review. Appl Clay Sci 47:182–192

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gates DD, Siegrist RL (1995) In-situ chemical oxidation of trichloroethylene using hydrogen-peroxide. J Environ Eng -ASCE 121:639–644

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Huang K-C, Couttenye RA, Hoag GE (2002) Kinetics of heat-assisted persulfate oxidation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). Chemosphere 49:413–420

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Innocenti I, Verginelli I, Massetti F, Piscitelli D, Gavasci R, Baciocchi R (2014) Pilot-scale ISCO treatment of a MtBE contaminated site using a Fenton-like process. Sci Total Environ 485–486:726–738

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kanel SR, Neppolian B, Jung H, Choi H (2004) Comparative removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using iron oxide and hydrogen peroxide in soil slurries. Environ Eng Sci 21:741–751

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kettler RM, Wesolowski DJ, Palmer DA (1995) Dissociation quotient of benzoic-acid in aqueous sodium-chloride media to 25-degrees-C. J Solution Chem 24:385–407

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ko S, Crimi M, Marvin BK, Holmes V, Huling SG (2012) Comparative study on oxidative treatments of NAPL containing chlorinated ethanes and ethenes using hydrogen peroxide and persulfate in soils. J Environ Manag 108:42–48

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kurta SA, Volinsky AA, Kurta MS (2013) Environmentally-friendly organochlorine waste processing and recycling. J Clean Prod 54:150–156

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Landmeyer JE, Miller S, Campbell BG, Vroblesky DA, Gill AC, Clark AP (2011) Investigation of the potential source area, contamination pathway, and probable release history of chlorinated-solvent-contaminated groundwater at the Capital City Plume Site, Montgomery, Alabama, 2008–2010, U. S. Geological Survey

  • Liang C, Lai M-C (2008) Trichloroethylene degradation by zero valent iron activated persulfate oxidation. Environ Eng Sci 25:1071–1077

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Liang C, Guo Y-Y, Chien Y-C, Wu Y-J (2010) Oxidative degradation of MTBE by pyrite-activated persulfate: proposed reaction pathways. Ind Eng Chem Res 49:8858–8864

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lindsey ME, Tarr MA (2000) Quantitation of hydroxyl radical during Fenton oxidation following a single addition of iron and peroxide. Chemosphere 41:409–417

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mannino P, Ceccarelli V (2014) Poly-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate as solid slow-releasing source of electron donors for the reductive dechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane in-situ. Int Biodeterioration Biodegrad 86(Part C):278–285

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ravikumar JX, Gurol MD (1994) Chemical oxidation of chlorinated organics by hydrogen-peroxide in the presence of sand. Environ Sci Technol 28:394–400

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schwarz HA, Dodson RW (1984) Equilibrium between hydroxyl radicals and thallium(II) and the oxidation potential of OH(aq). J Phys Chem 88:3643–3647

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Song H, Carraway ER (2005) Reduction of chlorinated ethanes by nanosized zero-valent iron: kinetics, pathways, and effects of reaction conditions. Environ Sci Technol 39:6237–6245

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • US.EPA (2012) Drinking Wat National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.

  • Watts RJ, Finn DD, Cutler LM, Schmidt JT, Teel AL (2007) Enhanced stability of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of subsurface solids. J Contam Hydrol 91:312–326

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yan N, Liu F, Huang W (2013) Interaction of oxidants in siderite catalyzed hydrogen peroxide and persulfate system using trichloroethylene as a target contaminant. Chem Eng J 219:149–154

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yeh CK-J, Hsu C-Y, Chiu C-H, Huang K-L (2008) Reaction efficiencies and rate constants for the goethite-catalyzed Fenton-like reaction of NAPL-form aromatic hydrocarbons and chloroethylenes. J Hazard Mater 151:562–569

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhao J, Yang J, Ma J (2014) Mn (II)-enhanced oxidation of benzoic acid by Fe (III)/H2O2 system. Chem Eng J 239:171–177

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (41272268) and the Special Fund for Public Interest research support by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (201309001-3). The authors also acknowledge Qiang Xue and Ni Yan for editing this manuscript.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

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

    Shengpin Li, Mengjiao Li, Ximing Luo, Fei Liu & Honghan Chen

  2. China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, Beijing, 100068, People’s Republic of China

    Guoxin Huang

Authors
  1. Shengpin Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Mengjiao Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ximing Luo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Guoxin Huang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Fei Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Honghan Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ximing Luo.

Additional information

Responsible editor: Santiago V. Luis

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Li, S., Li, M., Luo, X. et al. Effect of benzoic acid on the removal of 1,2-dichloroethane by a siderite-catalyzed hydrogen peroxide and persulfate system. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 402–407 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5124-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5124-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation