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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 2, Issue 1, Pages 1-8Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2013.11.021
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Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI); Sono-Fenton; Palm oil mill effluent (POME)
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Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) has received great attention for its capability to treat wastewater. One of its applications is in an advanced oxidation process (AOP) called the sono-Fenton process. This study presents the characterization of the nZVI particle by its particle size, scanning electron microscope (SEM) images, transmission electron microscope (TEM) images, X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive Xray (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Results show that the average size of nZVI is 49 nmand it has two layers. The outer layer (shell) is comprised of iron oxides (i.e. FeO) while the core is elemental iron (Fe). At pH 2, nZVI was found to be a good replacement for iron sulfate (FeSO4) as a ferrous iron (Fe2+) source in the sono-Fenton process. In addition, the removal process of organic pollutants from diluted palm oilmill effluent (POME) was also accelerated by ultrasound, particularly at higher intensity and longer sonication time. Eighty percent (80%) of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was removed in 2 h instead of 24 h by silent degradation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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