A combined zero valent iron (ZVI) and anaerobic-aerobic process was adopted for the treatment of 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB)-containing wastewater. The transformation pathway, reduction of acute toxicity and enhancement of biodegradability were investigated. After pretreatment by ZVI, DNCB in wastewater could be completely converted into 2,4-diaminochlorobenzene (DACB). The ratio of BOD5/CO...

Nguyen, Anh Tue. M.S., Purdue University, August 2014. Synthesis and Characterization of Crystalline Iron Nanoparticles from Zerovalent Iron Sandwich Complexes. Major Professor: Alexander Wei. In this project we present a systematic study on the synthesis of crystalline iron nanocubes by thermal decomposition of an iron sandwich complex, (π-C5H5)Fe(π-C6H7), in the presence of oleylamine and ole...

The reaction of the metal-organic precursor Fe[N(SiMe3)2]2 with H2 in the presence of a long-chain acid and a long-chain amine in various proportions produces monodisperse zerovalent iron nanoparticles. These Fe particles display magnetic properties that match those of bulk iron as evidenced by magnetic and Mössbauer measurements. The nanoparticles adopt a cubic shape with edges of 7 nanometers...

Abstract Advanced treated municipal wastewater is an important alternative water source for agricultural irrigation. However, the possible persistence of chemical and microbiological contaminants in these waters raise potential safety concerns with regard to reusing food crop Two low-cost environmentally-friendly filter media, biochar (BC) zero-valent iron (ZVI), have attracted great interest t...

A series of nanocomposites consisting of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (ZVI NPs) encapsulated in SiO2 microspheres were successfully synthesized through a successive two-step method, i.e., the wet chemical reduction by borohydride followed by a modified Stöber method. The as-synthesized nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, vibr...

The Electro-Fenton (E-Fenton) technique has shown great potential in wastewater treatment, while the sustainable and continuing supply of Fe2+ remains challenging. Herein, we demonstrate construction a novel E-Fenton system by magnetically decorating zero-valent iron (ZVI) onto RuO2-IrO2/Ti (ZVI-RuO2-IrO2/Ti) electrode for high-efficient treatment pharmaceutical wastewater, which is considerabl...

In this work, the fast remediation of tert-butyl mercaptan from the polluted soil via a bimetallic Fenton treatment that included Fe2+/Fe3+/Fe0/Cu2+ in the presence of gasoline was studied. The analysis of variance and the Pareto analysis resulting from the central composite design (CCD) showed that the H2O2, CuSO4<...

Dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoicacid) is a highly mobile pre- and post-emergence herbicide that has been detected in ground water. We determined the potential of zerovalent iron (Fe0) to remediate water contaminated with dicamba and its common biological degradation product, 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid (DCSA). Mixing an aqueous solution of 100 microM dicamba with 1.5% Fe0 (w/v) resulted in...

The presence of anglesite (PbSO4) in complex sulfide ores negatively affects the separation Cu-Pb sulfides and sphalerite (ZnS) due to lead activation, PbSO4 rejected tailings dams contaminates surrounding environment with lead. To address these problems, this study investigated application ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) pretreatment extracting ZnS flotation recovery extracted Pb2+ a...