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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 53, Issue 10, Pages 5936-5945Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00511
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- EPA under NSF, Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) [EF-1266252]
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Sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron (SNZVI) has desirable properties for in situ groundwater remediation. However, there is limited understanding of how the sulfidation type and particle properties affect the reactivity and selectivity of SNZVI toward groundwater contaminants, or how reactivity changes as the particles age. Here, SNZVI synthesized by either a one-step (SNZVI-1) or two-step (SNZVI-2) process were characterized, and the reactivity of both fresh and aged (Id to 60 d) nanoparticles was assessed. The measured S/Fe ratio was 5.4 +/- 0.5 mol % for SNZVI-1 and 0.8 +/- 0.1 mol % for SNZVI-2. XPS analysis indicates S2-, S-2(2-), and S-n(2-) species on the surface of both SNZVI-1 and SNZVI-2, while S-2(2-) is the dominant species inside of the SNZVI nanoparticles. SNZVI-1 particles were hydrophobic (contact angle = 103 +/- 3 degrees), while the other materials were hydrophilic (contact angles were 18 +/- 2 degrees and 36 +/- 3 degrees for NZVI and SNZVI-2, respectively). SNZVI-1, with greater S content and hydrophobicity, was less reactive with water than either NZVI or SNZVI-2 over a 60 d period, resulting in less H-2 evolution. It also had the highest reactivity with TCE and the lowest reactivity with nitrate, consistent with its higher hydrophobicity. In contrast, both NZVI and SNZVI-2 were reactive with both TCE and nitrate. Both types of SNZVI remained more reactive after aging in water over 60 d than NZVI. These data suggest that the properties of the SNZVI made from a one-step synthesis procedure may provide better reactivity, selectivity, and longevity than that made from a two-step process.
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