The influence of persulfate activation methods on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) degradation was investigated and included thermal, citrate chelated iron, and alkaline, and a hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-persulfate binary mixture. Thermal activation (60 °C) resulted in the highest removal of PAHs (99.1%) and persulfate consumption during thermal activation varied (0.45-1.38 g/kg soil). Per...

The feasibility of total petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated (TPH) soil remediation was studied using persulfate oxidation. Factors tested included type of activator, persulfate concentration, number of persulfate applications, and reaction time. Probe chemicals were used to study effi ciency of the persulfate oxidation mechanism. The best activation method used Fe2+, which achieved 40.8% TPH de...

The degradation of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) by persulfate was investigated. The kinetics of persulfate oxidation of 2-chlorophenol in aqueous solutions at various pH, oxidant concentration, temperature, Fe2+ and Cu2+ ions content was studied. Maximum of 2-CP degradation occurred at pH 8. The oxidation rate of 2-CP increased with increasing the persulfate molar excess. The degradation process was s...

The kinetics of the thermal and microwaveassisted oxidative degradation of poly(ethylene oxide) were determined with potassium persulfate as the oxidizing agent. Gel permeation chromatography was used to determine the variation of the molecular weight with time. The degradation was studied as a function of the temperature and persulfate concentration, and it was found that the degradation rate ...

Chloride and carbonates have the potential to impact pathway, kinetics, and efficiency of oxidation reactions, both as radical scavengers and as metal complexing agents. Traditionally, it is assumed that they have an overall negative impact on the activated persulfate performance. This study investigated the influence of carbonates and chloride on the reactivity of persulfate for three differen...

Biochar (BC) supported nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) composite was synthesized and used as an activator for persulfate to enhance the trichloroethylene (TCE) removal in aqueous solutions. The degradation efficiency of TCE (0.15mmolL(-1)) was 99.4% in the presence of nZVI/BC (4.5mmolL(-1), nZVI to BC mass ratio was 1:5) and persulfate (4.5mmolL(-1)) within 5min, which was significantly higher...

Persulfate-based in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) has been increasingly used for the remediation of contaminated groundwater and soil. In recent years, there have numerous studies literature on all aspects activation persulfate contaminant removal at laboratory scale, including ways mechanisms activation, pathways degradation, factors associated with performance, methods characterizing process...

by MUSHTAQUE AHMAD, M.S. Washington State University December 2008 Chair: Richard J. Watts Oxidant interaction with subsurface materials is a major factor influencing the effective application of in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) for contaminant destruction. The newest and least explored ISCO oxidant source is persulfate. Persulfate interaction with subsurface minerals was investigated as a bas...

Zero-valent iron [Fe(0)]-biochar composites, namely, Fe(0)-included biochar and biochar-coated Fe(0), were synthesized their catalytic performance in the activation of persulfate for phenol degradation water was evaluated. In presence Fe(0)-biochar biochar-persulfate Fe(0)-persulfate systems showed higher removal than a system by 11.6% 20.7%, respectively. The difference between Fe(0) because h...

a new potassium persulfate redox system has been investigated for the graft polymerization of vinyl monomers. in this study potassium persulfate system was used for initiation the polymerization. graft polymerization of acrylonitrile (an) onto starch (sta) was carried out in aqueous solution using potassium persulfate (i) redox system. it was found that the percentage of grafting and rate of gr...