Reactivity screening of microscale zerovalent irons and iron sulfides towards different CAHs under standardized experimental conditions

Autor(en)
M. Velimirovic, P.-O. Larsson, Q. Simons, L. Bastiaens
Abstrakt

A standardized batch test procedure was developed and used to evaluate the reactivity of twelve newly designed microscale zerovalent iron (mZVI) particles and two biogenic iron sulfides towards a mixture of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) and their breakdown products. For comparison, commercially available mZVIs, nanoscale zerovalent irons (nZVIs), iron sulfides (FeS) and granular zerovalent iron were also tested. Reactivity of the particles was based on observed (k) and mass normalized (k) pseudo-first-order degradation rate constants, as well as specific surface area normalized reaction rate constants (k). Sorption characteristics of the particles were based on mass balance data. Among the new mZVIs, significant differences in reactivity were observed and the most reactive particles were identified. Based on k data, nZVI degraded the examined contaminants one to two orders of magnitude faster than the mZVIs. k values for biogenic iron sulfides were similar to the least reactive mZVIs. On the other hand, comparison of k data revealed that the reactivity of some newly designed mZVIs was similar to highly reactive nZVIs, and even up to one order of magnitude higher. k values for biogenic iron sulfides were one to two orders of magnitude lower than those reported for reactive mZVIs.

Organisation(en)
Externe Organisation(en)
Höganäs AB, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
Journal
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Band
252-253
Seiten
204-212
Anzahl der Seiten
9
ISSN
0304-3894
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.047
Publikationsdatum
05-2013
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
210006 Nanotechnologie, 104002 Analytische Chemie, 104023 Umweltchemie, 105904 Umweltforschung
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/eab54f99-9c8f-4607-bbb3-e71c1852412b