Effect of Fe loading quantity on reduction reactivity of nano zero-valent iron supported on chelating resin

doi:10.1007/s11783-015-0781-2

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2015, Vol. 9

Issue (5) : 840-849 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-015-0781-2

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of Fe loading quantity on reduction reactivity of nano zero-valent iron supported on chelating resin

Jialu SHI,Shengnan YI,Chao LONG(

),Aimin LI

State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China

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Abstract

In this study, nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) were immobilized within a chelating resin (DOW 3N). To investigate the effect of Fe loading on NZVI reactivity, three NZVI-resin composites with different Fe loading were obtained by preparing Fe(III) solution in 0, 30 and 70% (v/v) ethanol aqueous, respectively; the bromate was used as a model contaminant. TEM reveals that increasing the Fe loading resulted in much larger size and poor dispersion of nanoscale iron particles. The results indicated that the removal efficiency of bromate and the rate constant (K_obs) were decreased with increasing the Fe loading. For the NZVI-resin composite with lower Fe loading, the removal efficiency of bromate declined more significantly with the increase of DO concentrations. Under acidic conditions, decreasing the pH value had the most significant influence on NZVI-R3 with highest Fe loading for bromate removal; however, under alkaline conditions, the most significant influence of pH was on NZVI-R1 with lowest Fe loading. The effects of co-existing anions NO3−, PO43− and HCO3− were also investigated. All of the co-existing anions showed the inhibition to bromate reduction.

Keywords nanoscale zero valent iron loading quantity reduction chelating resin bromated

Corresponding Author(s): Chao LONG

Just Accepted Date: 05 March 2015 Online First Date: 30 March 2015 Issue Date: 08 October 2015

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Jialu SHI,Shengnan YI,Chao LONG, et al. Effect of Fe loading quantity on reduction reactivity of nano zero-valent iron supported on chelating resin[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2015, 9(5): 840-849.

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Fig.1 TEM images and size distribution of NZVI nanoparticles: (a) NZVI-R1, (b) NZVI-R2 and (c) NZVI-R3

Fig.2 XPS Fe 2p spectra of (a) NZVI-R1, (b) NZVI-R2 and (c) NZVI-R3

Fig.3 Bromate removal by NZVI-R1 (■□), NZVI-R2 (●○), NZVI-R3 (▲△). Filled symbols denote bromate, and open symbols denote bromide. (Iron dosage= 29.15 mg·L⁻¹, B r O 3 − = 1 mg·L⁻¹, pH= 6.1, DO= 9.0±0.1 mg·L⁻¹ and rotation speed= 200 r·min⁻¹)

Fig.4 Effect of dissolved oxygen on bromate removal by NZVI-resin composites under various DO concentrations: (a) NZVI-R1, (b) NZVI-R2 and (c) NZVI-R3 (iron dosage= 29.15 mg·L⁻¹, B r O 3 − = 1 mg·L⁻¹, pH= 6.1 and rotation speed= 200 r·min⁻¹)

Fig.5 The linear fitting results of K_obs under different DO concentration

Fig.6 Effect of pH on bromate removal by NZVI-resin composites under various initial pH: (a) NZVI-R1, (b) NZVI-R2 and (c) NZVI-R3 (iron dosage= 29.15 mg·L⁻¹, B r O 3 − = 1 mg·L⁻¹, DO= 9.0±0.1 mg·L⁻¹ and rotation speed= 200 r·min⁻¹)

Fig.7 Reaction rate constants of bromate removal by NZVI-resin composites under various initial pH values

Fig.8 Effect of co-existing anions on bromate removal by NZVI-resin composites: (a) NZVI-R1, (b) NZVI-R2 and (c) NZVI-R3 (iron dosage= 29.15 mg·L⁻¹, B r O 3 − = 1 mg·L⁻¹, pH= 6.1, DO= 9.0±0.1 mg·L⁻¹ and rotation speed= 200 r·min⁻¹)

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