Effect of humic acid and metal ions on the debromination of BDE209 by nZVM prepared from steel pickling waste liquor

doi:10.1007/s11783-014-0764-8

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2015, Vol. 9

Issue (5) : 879-887 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-014-0764-8

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of humic acid and metal ions on the debromination of BDE209 by nZVM prepared from steel pickling waste liquor

Yuling CAI^1,²,Bin LIANG^1,²,Zhanqiang FANG^1,^2,^*(

),Yingying XIE^1,²,Eric Pokeung TSANG^2,³

1. School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
2. Guangdong Technology Research Centre for Ecological Management and Remediation of Urban Water System, Guangzhou 510006, China
3. Department of Science and Environmental Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong 00852, China

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Abstract

As a promising in situ remediation technology, nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) can remove polybrominated diphenyl ethers such as decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) effectively, However its use is limited by its high production cost. Using steel pickling waste liquor as a raw material to prepare nanoscale zero-valent metal (nZVM) can overcome this deficiency. It has been shown that humic acid and metal ions have the greatest influence on remediation. The results showed that nZVM and nZVI both can effectively remove BDE209 with little difference in their removal efficiencies, and humic acid inhibited the removal efficiency, whereas metal ions promoted it. The promoting effects followed the order Ni²⁺>Cu²⁺>Co²⁺ and the cumulative effect of the two factors was a combination of the promoting and inhibitory individual effects. The major difference between nZVM and nZVI lies in their crystal form, as nZVI was found to be amorphous while that of nZVM was crystal. However, it was found that both nZVM and nZVI removed BDE209 with similar removal efficiencies. The effects and cumulative effects of humic acid and metal ions on nZVM and nZVI were very similar in terms of the efficiency of the BDE209 removal.

Keywords steel pickling waste liquor nanoscale zero-valet metal nanoscale zero-valent iron humic acid metal ion

Corresponding Author(s): Zhanqiang FANG

Just Accepted Date: 27 November 2014 Online First Date: 11 December 2014 Issue Date: 08 October 2015

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Yuling CAI,Bin LIANG,Zhanqiang FANG, et al. Effect of humic acid and metal ions on the debromination of BDE209 by nZVM prepared from steel pickling waste liquor[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2015, 9(5): 879-887.

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Fig.1 Effect of humic acid on BDE209 removal by nZVM (Fe addition= 4 g·L⁻¹, initial concentration of BDE209= 2 mg·L⁻¹)

Fig.2 Effect of the metal ions on BDE209 removal by nZVM, (a) Cu²⁺, (b) Co²⁺ and (c) Ni²⁺ (Fe addition= 4 g·L⁻¹, initial concentration of BDE209= 2 mg·L⁻¹)

Fig.3 Comparison of the enhanced effects of Cu²⁺, Co²⁺ and Ni²⁺ at (a) 0.025 mmol·L⁻¹ and (b) 0.05 mmol·L⁻¹

Fig.4 The combined effect of metal ions and humic acid on BDE209 removal by nZVM (Divalent metal ion= 0.05 mmol·L⁻¹, humic acid= 10 mg·L⁻¹, Fe addition= 4 g·L⁻¹, initial concentration of BDE209= 2 mg·L⁻¹; Cu²⁺ for a, Co²⁺ for b, Ni²⁺ for c)

Fig.5 Comparison of BDE209 removal by nZVM and nZVI (Fe addition= 4 g·L⁻¹, initial concentration of BDE209= 2 mg·L⁻¹)

Tab.1 The k_obs values of BDE209 removal by the two nanoparticles under different humic acid concentrations

Tab.2 The k_obs of BDE209 removal by nZVM and nZVI in the presence of metal ions

Tab.3 The k_obs of BDE209 removal by nZVM and nZVI under different conditions (humic acid= 10 mg·L⁻¹, divalent metal ion= 0.05 mmol·L⁻¹)

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