Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 222, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118887
Keywords
Peracetic acid activation; Sulfide -modified zero valent iron; Electron donating ability; Sulfamethoxazole degradation; Application potential
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52170088]
- Sichuan Science and Technology Program [2021JDRC0027]
- Research Fund Program of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology [2020B1212060022]
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Mechanically sulfidated microscale zero valent iron was found to effectively activate peracetic acid for rapid degradation of multiple micropollutants under neutral conditions. The presence of sulfides enhanced the generation of Fe(II) and promoted PAA activation over multiple cycles. Co-existence of Fe(III) dramatically improved contaminants removal efficiency and enhanced system tolerance to water matrix in the S-ZVI/PAA system.
In this study, mechanically sulfidated microscale zero valent iron (S-ZVI) was found to effectively activate the peracetic acid (PAA) with a result of almost complete degradation of six micropollutants within 10 min under neutral conditions, and > 95% sulfamethoxazole (SMX) removal after six cycles. Reactive oxidized species (ROS) including HO center dot, carbon-centered radicals, and Fe(IV) were generated in the S-ZVI/PAA system, while HO center dot was the main contributor towards micropollutants degradation. This study clearly revealed that enhancement of the electron donating ability of ZVI by the formed conductive iron sulfides was crucial for promoted Fe(II) generation and subsequent PAA activation over several cycles, rather than the ability of sulfides to reduce Fe(III) for Fe(II) regeneration as reported previously. Interestingly, it's discovered that co-existence of Fe(III) would dramatically improve the contaminants removal efficiency of the S-ZVI/PAA system; transform the surfaced Fe(II) dominated ROS generation process to aqueous Fe(II) one; enhance the tolerance of the proposed system to water matrix. The promoting effect of predosed Fe(III) on PAA activation by S-ZVI should be mainly associated with: the greater ability of Fe(III) than H2O to accept electron from Fe0 for obtaining more active sites; slower Fe0 consumption and solid sulfur species release for elevated electron utilization efficiency and PAA activation. Considering the convenient and cost-effective access of Fe(III), the decrease of acute toxicity of treated SMX, excellent stability and good removal of various micropollutants fully demonstrate the superiority of S-ZVI/PAA system for practical application.
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