Natural magnetic pyrrhotite as a high-Efficient persulfate activator for micropollutants degradation: Radicals identification and toxicity evaluation

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

卷:340

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Xia, Dehua^1,2  Yin, Ran³  Sun, Jianliang³  An, Taicheng⁴  Li, Guiying⁴  Wang, Wanjun⁴  Zhao, Huijun^5,6  Wong, Po Keung¹ 

[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Sch Life Sci, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China

[3] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[4] Guangdong Univ Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Inst Environm Hlth & Pollut Control, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China

[5] Griffith Univ, Griffith Scholl Environm, Ctr Clean Environm & Energy, Southport, Qld 4222, Australia

[6] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Solid State Phys, Lab Nanomat & Nanostruct, Hefei 230031, Anhui, Peoples R China

关键词: Sulfate radical;    Persulfate;    Natural pyrrhotite;    Phenol degradation;    Eco-toxicity;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.07.029

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This study discusses the (SO4-)-S-center dot based process mediated by natural magnetic pyrrhotite (NP) for the degradation of refractory organic micropollutants. Complete degradation of 20 mu M phenol in distilled water (DW) was obtained within 20 min using NPIPS (persulfate) system. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra indicated aerobic and acidic conditions favored the generation of both (SO4-)-S-center dot and (OH)-O-center dot species, but only (OH)-O-center dot signal was survived at alkaline condition. The leaked Fe2+ and equivalent to Fe(II) of NP collectively work to activate PS and generate surface and bulk (SO4-)-S-center dot and (OH)-O-center dot simultaneously. The identified intermediates indicate the transformation of benzene ring is the key step for phenol degradation by NP/PS system. Moreover, phenol degradation was greatly inhibited in surface water (SW, 29%) and wastewater (WW, 1%), but 25.9% and 17.5% of TOC removal were obtained in the SW and WW during NP/PS treatment, respectively. Additionally, the acute toxicity tests for NP/PS process exhibited a fluctuating trend depending on the water matrix, while the genotoxic activity analysis indicated that the treated phenol solutions were not genotoxic but cytotoxic. Overall, this study provides a solution to abate refractory organic micropollutants in water systems. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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