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Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-doped Aluminosilicate Nanotubes with Enhanced Electron Conductive Properties
Published on: November 15, 2016
Iron(3) oxide-based nanoparticles as catalysts in advanced organic aqueous oxidation
Grigory Zelmanov1, Raphael Semiat
1Grand Water Research Institute, Rabin Desalination Laboratory Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technion, Israel Institute of Technology Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel.
Abstract:
Water contaminated with dissolved organic matter is an important issue to resolve for all-purpose uses. The catalytic behavior of iron-based nanocatalysts was investigated for the treatment of contaminated water in the advanced chemical oxidation process. In this study, typical organic contaminants, such as ethylene glycol and phenol, were chosen to simulate common contaminants. It was shown that the two substances are efficiently destroyed by the Fenton-like reaction using iron(3) oxide-based nanocatalysts in the presence of hydrogen peroxide without the need for UV or visible radiation sources at room temperature. A strong effect of nanocatalyst concentration on reaction rate was shown. The kinetic reaction was found and the reaction rate coefficient k was calculated.
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