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  • Title: A Fenton-like degradation mechanism for 1,4-dioxane using zero-valent iron (Fe0) and UV light.
    Author: Son HS, Im JK, Zoh KD.
    Journal: Water Res; 2009 Mar; 43(5):1457-63. PubMed ID: 19131086.
    Abstract:
    In this study, the degradation mechanism of 1,4-dioxane using zero-valent iron (Fe0) in the presence of UV light was investigated kinetically. The degradation of 1,4-dioxane in Fe0-only, photolysis, and combined Fe0 and UV reactions followed the kinetics of a pseudo-first-order model. The degradation rate constant (19 x 10(-4)min(-1)) in the combined reaction with UV-C (4.2 mW cm(-2)) and Fe0 (5 mg L(-1)) was significantly enhanced compared to Fe0-only (4.8 x 10(-4) min(-1)) and photolytic reactions (2.25 x 10(-4)min(-1)), respectively. The removal efficiency of 1,4-dioxane in combined reaction with Fe0 and UV within 4 h was enhanced by increasing UV intensity at UV-C region (34% at 4.2 mW cm(-2) and 89% at 16.9 mW cm(-2)) comparing with the removal in the combined reaction with Fe0 and UV-A (29% at 2.1 mW cm(-2), and 33% at 12.6 mW cm(-2)). It indicates that 1,4-dioxane was degraded mostly by OH radicals in the combined reaction. The degradation patterns in both Fe(0)-only and combined reactions were well fitted to the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model, implying that adsorption as well as the chemical reaction occurred. The transformation of Fe0 to Fe2+ and Fe3+ was observed in the Fe0-only and combined reactions, and the transformation rate of Fe0 was improved by UV irradiation. Furthermore, the reduction of Fe3+ was identified in the combined reaction, and the reduction rate was enhanced by an increase of UV energy. Our study demonstrated that the enhancement of 1,4-dioxane removal rate occurred via an increased supply of OH radicals from the Fenton-like reaction induced by the photolysis of Fe0 and H2O, and with producing less sludge.
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