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  • Title: Stable carbon isotope fractionation during trichloroethene degradation in magnetite-catalyzed Fenton-like reaction.
    Author: Liu Y, Zhou A, Gan Y, Liu C, Yu T, Li X.
    Journal: J Contam Hydrol; 2013 Feb; 145():37-43. PubMed ID: 23286906.
    Abstract:
    Mineral-catalyzed Fenton-like oxidation of chlorinated ethylenes is an attractive technique for in situ soil and groundwater remediation. Stable carbon isotope enrichment factors associated with magnetite-catalyzed Fenton-like oxidation of trichloroethylene (TCE) have been determined, to study the possibility of applying stable carbon isotope analysis as a technique to assess the efficacy of remediation implemented by Fenton-like oxidation. The carbon enrichment factors (ε values) ranged from -2.7‰ to -3.6‰ with a mean value of -3.3±0.3‰, and only small differences were observed for different initial reactive conditions. The ε values were robust and reproducible, and were relatively insensitive to a number of environmental factors such as ratios of reactants and PCE co-contamination, which can reduce the uncertainty associated with application of isotope enrichment factors for quantification of in situ remediation by Fenton-like reaction. ε values for Fenton-like oxidation of TCE were intermediate in those previously reported for aerobic biological processes (ε=-1.1 to -20.7‰). Thus, field-derived ε values that are more negative than those for Fenton-like oxidation, may indicate the occurrence of aerobic biodegradation at contaminated sites undergoing in situ remediation with Fenton-like reaction. However, stable carbon isotope analysis is unable to determine whether there is the occurrence of biodegradation processes if field-derived ε values are less negative than those for Fenton-like oxidation.
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