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Rapid dechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds by nickel/iron bimetallic system in water

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Detoxification of chlorinated organic compounds via reaction with nickel/iron powder was implemented in aqueous solution. Compared to iron, nickel/iron bimetallic powder had higher hydrodechlorination activities for both atrazine (ATR) andp-chlorophenol (pCP); nickel/iron (2.96%, w/w) was shown to have the largest specific surface area and the optimum proportion for the dechlorination of both ATR andpCP. Electrochemical measurements showed that the adsorbed hydrogen atom on the nickel must have been the dominant reductive agent for the dechlorination of both ATR andpCP in this system.

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Correspondence to Tong Shao-ping.

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Project (No. 30270767) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

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Shao-ping, T., Hong, W., Chun-an, M. et al. Rapid dechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds by nickel/iron bimetallic system in water. J Zheijang Univ Sci A 6, 627–631 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2005.A0627

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