Journal
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 277, Issue -, Pages 76-83Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.04.044
Keywords
Hexabromocyclododecane; Nanoscale zerovalent iron aggregates; Debromination; Adsorption; Ions
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- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), an emerging contaminant, is a brominated flame retardant that has been widely detected in the environment. In this study, nanoscale zerovalent iron (NZVI) aggregates are firstly used to treat HBCD and its removal under different geochemical conditions is evaluated. HBCD is almost removed from solutions by NZVI, with a k(SA) of 4.22 x 10(-3) L m(-2) min(-1). An increase in the iron dosage and temperature increases the removal rate. The activation energy for the removal of HBCD by NZVI is 30.2 kJ mol(-1), which suggests that a surface-chemical reaction occurs on NZVI. HBCD is adsorbed on the NZVI surface, where electrons were transferred to HBCD, and consequently forms byproducts with less bromide, Three common groundwater anions decrease the reaction kinetics and efficiency of NZVI. The k(obs) of HBCD in the presence of anions is in the order: pure water >Cl- >NO3- (sic) HCO3-. The inhibitory effect of these anions may be a result of the possible complexation of anions with the oxidized iron surface. The oxidized sites on NZVI and oxidized species of iron also contribute to the removal of HBCD by adsorption on NZVI from solutions. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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