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Debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by attapulgite-supported Fe/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles: Influencing factors, kinetics and mechanism

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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 298, Issue -, Pages 328-337

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ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.05.032

Keywords

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Supported Fe/Ni nanoparticles; Attapulgite; Debromination; Kinetics

Funding

  1. National Basic Research Program (973) of China [2014CB441105]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [21377138, 41401254, 41271464, 41271327]
  3. Frontier Program of Knowledge Innovation Engineering Field of CAS [ISSASIP1108]

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o enhance the removal efficiency of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenylether (BDE47) in aqueous solutions, novel attapulgite-supported Fe/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles (A-Fe/Ni), which were characterized by a core-shell nanoparticle structure and with an average diameter of 20-40 nm, were synthesized for use in BDE47 degradation. The presence of attapulgite in bimetallic systems could reduce Fe/Ni nanoparticle aggregation and enhance their reactivity. BDE47 was degraded with a significant improvement in removal efficiency of at least 96% by A-Fe/Ni that played a reductive role in the reaction. The degradation kinetics of BDE47 by A-Fe/Ni complied with pseudo-first-order characteristics. To better understand the removal mechanism, detailed analyses were performed for several influential parameters. The improved dosage of A-Fe/Ni was found to be beneficial, and higher values of initial concentration, pH, and methanol/water ratio hindered the degradation rate, which, for example, decreased significantly in mixtures with a methanol proportion higher than 50%. The identification of BDE47 degradation products revealed a stepwise debromination from n-bromo-DE to (n-1)-bromo-DE as a possible pathway, wherein the para-Br was more easily eliminated than ortho-Br. Our findings provide insight into the removal mechanism and evidence for polybrominated diphenyl ether debromination by clay-Fe/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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