scholarly journals Rapid and long-lasting acceleration of zero-valent iron nanoparticles@Ti3C2-based MXene/peroxymonosulfate oxidation with bi-active centers toward ranitidine removal

Author(s):  
Yiyang Ma ◽  
Dong Bin Xiong ◽  
Xiaofan Lv ◽  
Xuesong Zhao ◽  
Chenchen Meng ◽  
...  

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) can effectively degrade ranitidine, a pharmaceutical that is a typical precursor of nitrosamine dimethylamine (NDMA), an extremely potent human carcinogen. Herein, novel magnetic Ti3C2-based MXene nanosheets...

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Hansson ◽  
Fabio Kaczala ◽  
Marcia Marques ◽  
William Hogland

There is a need for the development of on-site wastewater treatment technologies suitable for “dry-process industries,” such as the wood-floor sector. Due to the nature of their activities, these industries generate lower volumes of highly polluted wastewaters after cleaning activities. Advanced oxidation processes such as Fenton and photo-Fenton, are potentially feasible options for treatment of these wastewaters. One of the disadvantages of the Fenton process is the formation of large amounts of ferrous iron sludge, a constraint that might be overcome with the use of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) powder. Wastewater from a wood-floor industry with initial COD of 4956 mg/L and TOC of 2730 mg/L was treated with dark-Fenton (nZVI/H2O2) and photo-Fenton (nZVI/H2O2/UV) applying a 2-level full-factorial experimental design. The highest removal of COD and TOC (80% and 60%, resp.) was achieved using photo-Fenton. The supply of the reactants in more than one dose during the reaction time had significant and positive effects on the treatment efficiency. According to the results, Fenton and mostly photo-Fenton are promising treatment options for these highly recalcitrant wastewaters. Future investigations should focus on optimizing treatment processes and assessing toxic effects that residual pollutants and the nZVI might have. The feasibility of combining advanced oxidation processes with biological treatment is also recommended.


Author(s):  
Alazne Galdames ◽  
Leire Ruiz-Rubio ◽  
Maider Orueta ◽  
Miguel Sánchez-Arzalluz ◽  
José Luis Vilas-Vilela

Zero-valent iron has been reported as a successful remediation agent for environmental issues, being extensively used in soil and groundwater remediation. The use of zero-valent nanoparticles have been arisen as a highly effective method due to the high specific surface area of zero-valent nanoparticles. Then, the development of nanosized materials in general, and the improvement of the properties of the nano-iron in particular, has facilitated their application in remediation technologies. As the result, highly efficient and versatile nanomaterials have been obtained. Among the possible nanoparticle systems, the reactivity and availability of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (NZVI) have achieved very interesting and promising results make them particularly attractive for the remediation of subsurface contaminants. In fact, a large number of laboratory and pilot studies have reported the high effectiveness of these NZVI-based technologies for the remediation of groundwater and contaminated soils. Although the results are often based on a limited contaminant target, there is a large gap between the amount of contaminants tested with NZVI at the laboratory level and those remediated at the pilot and field level. In this review, the main zero-valent iron nanoparticles and their remediation capacity are summarized, in addition to the pilot and land scale studies reported until date for each kind of nanomaterials.


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