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Phenanthrene degradation using Fe(III)-EDDS photoactivation under simulated solar light: A model for soil washing
Yufang Tao1, Marcello Brigante2, Hui Zhang3
1Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont, Ferrand, France; Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Resources and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, 430079, PR China.
Abstract:
In this work, for the first time, the nonionic surfactant polyoxyethylene-(20)-sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80, C64H124O26) aided soil washing effluent was treated by enhanced activation of persulfate (PS) using Fe(III)-EDDS (EDDS: ethylenediamine-N, N-disuccinic acid) complexes under simulated solar light irradiation. The performance of this system was followed via the production and reactivity of radical species (SO4-, HO, Cl2-) and degradation of phenanthrene (PHE) used as a model pollutant in soils. Different physico-chemical parameters such as the concentration of reactive species and pH were investigated through the PHE degradation efficiency. The second-order rate constants of the reactions for generated radicals with PHE and Tween 80 in solution were identified through competitive reaction experiments under steady-state conditions and application of nanosecond laser flash photolysis (LFP) as well. A kinetic approach was applied to assess the selectivity and reactivity of photo-generated radicals in aqueous medium in order to explain the observed degradation trends. This work proposes an innovative technology of management of soil washing solutions using Fe(III)-EDDS complexes and solar light for the activation of persulfate.
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