Abstract
The catalytic performance of Fe supported on nickel phosphate (NiP) was evaluated for the removal of bisphenol A (BPA) by catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) at 140 °C and 25 bar of pure oxygen pressure. The prepared NiP and Fe/NiP materials were fully characterized by XRD, N2-physisorption, H2-TPR, TEM, and ICP analysis. Iron (Fe/NiP) impregnation of NiP support enhanced the BPA removal efficiency from 37.0 to 99.6% when CWAO was performed. This catalyst was highly stable given the operating conditions of acidic medium, high temperature, and high pressure. The Fe/NiP catalyst showed an outstanding catalytic activity for oxidation of BPA, achieving almost complete removal of BPA in 180 min at a concentration of 300 mg/L, using 4 g/L of Fe/NiP. No iron leaching was detected after the CWAO of BPA. The stability of Fe/NiP was performed over three consecutive cycles, noting that BPA conversion was not affected and iron leaching was negligible. Therefore, this catalyst (Fe/NiP) could be considered as an innocuous and effective long-lasting catalyst for the oxidation of harmful organic molecules.
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Abbreviations
- WAO:
-
Wet air oxidation
- CWAO:
-
Catalytic wet air oxidation
- BPA:
-
Bisphenol A
- EDC:
-
Endocrine-disrupting chemical
- AOPs:
-
Advanced oxidation processes
- XRD:
-
X-ray diffraction
- H2-TPR:
-
Temperature-programmed reduction
- ICP-OES:
-
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy
- TEM:
-
Transmission electron microscopy
- TOC:
-
total Organic Carbon
- COD:
-
Chemical oxygen demand
- HPLC:
-
High-performance liquid chromatography
- PFO:
-
Pseudo-first-order
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This study is financially supported by the European communities (FEDER), the “Region Nouvelle Aquitaine,” and the Project Partenariats Hubert Curien (PHC) Maghreb program (16MAG11) for funding Miss Kaissouni’s internships at IC2MP, Poitiers-France.
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Kaissouni, F., Brahmi, R., Zbair, M. et al. Catalytic wet air oxidation of high BPA concentration over iron-based catalyst supported on orthophosphate. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 32533–32543 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09176-3
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