The degradation of 4-chloro-3-methylphenol(PCMC)using zeolite-encapsulated iron(III),nickel(II),and copper(II)complexes of N,N’-disalicylidene-1,2-phenylenediamine as catalysts,in a heterogeneous Fenton-like ...The degradation of 4-chloro-3-methylphenol(PCMC)using zeolite-encapsulated iron(III),nickel(II),and copper(II)complexes of N,N’-disalicylidene-1,2-phenylenediamine as catalysts,in a heterogeneous Fenton-like advanced oxidation process,was studied.The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were determined using powder X-ray diffraction,thermogravimetric analysis,Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area analysis,Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy,elemental analysis,and scanning electron microscopy.The effects of four factors,namely initial H2O2 concentration,catalyst dosage,temperature,and pH,on the degradation of a model organic pollutant were determined.The results show that at low acidic pH,almost complete removal of PCMC was achieved with the iron(III),nickel(II),and copper(II)catalysts after 120 min under the optimum reaction conditions:catalyst dosage 0.1 g,H2O2 concentration 75 mmol/L,initial PCMC concentration 0.35mmol/L,and 50 °C.The reusability of the prepared catalysts in PCMC degradation was also studied and a possible catalyst deactivation mechanism is proposed.The possible intermediate products,degradation pathway,and kinetics of PCMC oxidation were also studied.展开更多
基金Leather Industry Development Institute(LIDI),Government of Ethiopia,Addis Ababa,for full financial support for his PhD studies under Twinning Program between Leather Industry Development Institute(LIDI),Addis Ababa University(AAU)and CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute(CLRI)
文摘The degradation of 4-chloro-3-methylphenol(PCMC)using zeolite-encapsulated iron(III),nickel(II),and copper(II)complexes of N,N’-disalicylidene-1,2-phenylenediamine as catalysts,in a heterogeneous Fenton-like advanced oxidation process,was studied.The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were determined using powder X-ray diffraction,thermogravimetric analysis,Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area analysis,Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy,elemental analysis,and scanning electron microscopy.The effects of four factors,namely initial H2O2 concentration,catalyst dosage,temperature,and pH,on the degradation of a model organic pollutant were determined.The results show that at low acidic pH,almost complete removal of PCMC was achieved with the iron(III),nickel(II),and copper(II)catalysts after 120 min under the optimum reaction conditions:catalyst dosage 0.1 g,H2O2 concentration 75 mmol/L,initial PCMC concentration 0.35mmol/L,and 50 °C.The reusability of the prepared catalysts in PCMC degradation was also studied and a possible catalyst deactivation mechanism is proposed.The possible intermediate products,degradation pathway,and kinetics of PCMC oxidation were also studied.