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He K, Sun R, Yang D, Wang S, Shu J, Wan W, Pan Y, Qin F, He F, Liang L. Effect of sulfidation on nitrobenzene removal from groundwater by microscale zero-valent iron: Insights into reactivity, reaction sites and removal pathways. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 310:136819. [PMID: 36241117 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
While it has been recognized that sulfidation can effectively improve the reactivity of microscale zero valent iron (mZVI), there is limited understanding of nitrobenzene (ArNO2) removal by sulfidated mZVI. To understand the reduction capacity and pathway of ArNO2 by sulfidated mZVI, ball-milling sulfidated mZVI (S-mZVIbm) with different S/Fe molar ratios (0-0.2) was used to conduct this experiment. The results showed that sulfidation could efficiently enhance ArNO2 removal under iron-limited and iron excess conditions, which was attributed to the presence of FeSx sites that could provide higher Fe(0) utilization efficiency and stronger passivation resisting for S-mZVIbm. The optimum ArNO2 reduction could be obtained by S-mZVIbm with S/Fe molar ratio at 0.1, which could completely transform ArNO2 to aniline (ArNH2) with a rate constant of 4.36 × 10-2 min-1 during 120-min reaction. FeSx phase could act as electron transfer sites for ArNO2 reduction and it could still be reserved in S-mZVIbm after reduction reaction. The product distribution indicated that sulfidation did not change the types of reduction products, while the removal of ArNO2 by S-mZVIbm was a step-by-step reduction progress along with the adsorption of ArNH2. In addition, a faster reduction of ArNO2 in groundwater/soil system further demonstrated the feasibility of S-mZVIbm in the real field remediation.
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- Kai He
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Marine Food Engineering Technology Research Center of Hainan, Province, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, No.1 Yucai Road, Sanya, 572022, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, United States
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Dai K, Zhang J, Kou J, Yang P, Li M, Tang C, Zhuang W, Ying H, Wu J. Tunable synthesis of polyethylene polyamine modified lignin and application for efficient adsorption of Fe2+ in super acid system. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zhang X, Yao H, Lei X, Lian Q, Roy A, Doucet D, Yan H, Zappi ME, Gang DD. A comparative study for phosphate adsorption on amorphous FeOOH and goethite (α-FeOOH): An investigation of relationship between the surface chemistry and structure. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 199:111223. [PMID: 33991571 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Eutrophication is generally caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus being released into surface waters by runoff. Developing adsorbents for adsorbing phosphate within soil buffer zones and/or water treatment columns may be effective methods to mitigate this problem. In this study, an amorphous FeOOH (AF) and a well-crystallized α-FeOOH (CF) was formulated to compare phosphate adsorption behavior. The physicochemical properties between these species showed significant differences in morphology, crystallization, zeta potential, and specific surface area. The AF exhibited higher phosphate uptake than CF. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) verified that the hydroxyl groups within AF were 13.28% higher than that in CF. The triply coordinated hydroxyl groups (μ3-OH) associated with AF and CF appeared at different positions as shown in the diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) analyses, confirming that AF contains more adsorption reactive sites (μ3-OH). Mechanisms for monodentate formations and a stable six-member ring structure were proposed. The X-ray absorption near the edge structure (XANES) and XPS results suggested that the iron valence in AF was dominated by Fe (III). XANES also demonstrated that the amorphous structure found in the AF was caused by the disordered tetrahedron and octahedron alignments, leading to a higher phosphate adsorption.
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- Xu Zhang
- School of Civil Engineering, Beijing International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water Pollution Control Techniques for Antibiotics and Resistance Genes, Beijing Jiaotong University, 3 Shangyuancun, Beijing, 100044, PR China; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA
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- School of Civil Engineering, Beijing International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water Pollution Control Techniques for Antibiotics and Resistance Genes, Beijing Jiaotong University, 3 Shangyuancun, Beijing, 100044, PR China.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA
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- The J. Bennett Johnston, Sr., Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, USA
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- The J. Bennett Johnston, Sr., Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA.
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Li F, Zhang Q, Klumpp E, Bol R, Nischwitz V, Ge Z, Liang X. Organic Carbon Linkage with Soil Colloidal Phosphorus at Regional and Field Scales: Insights from Size Fractionation of Fine Particles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:5815-5825. [PMID: 33856195 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nano and colloidal particles (1-1000 nm) play important roles in phosphorus (P) migration and loss from agricultural soils; however, little is known about their relative distribution in arable crop soils under varying agricultural geolandscapes at the regional scale. Surface soils (0-20 cm depth) were collected from 15 agricultural fields, including two sites with different carbon input strategies, in Zhejiang Province, China, and water-dispersible nanocolloids (0.6-25 nm), fine colloids (25-160 nm), and medium colloids (160-500 nm) were separated and analyzed using the asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation technique. Three levels of fine-colloidal P content (3583-6142, 859-2612, and 514-653 μg kg-1) were identified at the regional scale. The nanocolloidal fraction correlated with organic carbon (Corg) and calcium (Ca), and the fine colloidal fraction with Corg, silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), and iron (Fe). Significant linear relationships existed between colloidal P and Corg, Si, Al, Fe, and Ca and for nanocolloidal P with Ca. The organic carbon controlled colloidal P saturation, which in turn affected the P carrier ability of colloids. Field-scale organic carbon inputs did not change the overall morphological trends in size fractions of water-dispersible colloids. However, they significantly affected the peak concentration in each of the nano-, fine-, and medium-colloidal P fractions. Application of chemical fertilizer with carbon-based solid manure and/or modified biochar reduced the soil nano-, fine-, and medium-colloidal P content by 30-40%; however,the application of chemical fertilizer with biogas slurry boosted colloidal P formation. This study provides a deep and novel understanding of the forms and composition of colloidal P in agricultural soils and highlights their spatial regulation by soil characteristics and carbon inputs.
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- Fayong Li
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Xinjiang 843300, China
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research, Biology 5, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- School of Natural Sciences, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, Unitedf Kingdom
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- Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics, Analytics (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Northeast Key Laboratory of Conservation and Improvement of Cultivated Land (Shenyang), Ministry of Agriculture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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