Catalytic reduction of high concentration nitrate-bearing industrial wastewater for ammonium recovery

The concept of NH4+/NH3 production from wastewater treatment for subsequent recovery and reuse has gained much attention in the past few years. The conversion of NO3− present in wastewater into NH4+/NH3 through catalytic reduction is a sustainable approach for resource utilization from wastewater. I...

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Autores: González, Dydia Tanisha, Baeza Herrera, José Alberto, Calvo Hernández, Luisa, Gilarranz Redondo, Miguel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/720124
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/720124
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00897
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NO3− reduction
ammonia
Pd−Cu catalysts
wastewater treatment
pH control
Química
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Sumario:The concept of NH4+/NH3 production from wastewater treatment for subsequent recovery and reuse has gained much attention in the past few years. The conversion of NO3− present in wastewater into NH4+/NH3 through catalytic reduction is a sustainable approach for resource utilization from wastewater. In the present work, the application of this technique to industrial wastewater with a high NO3−concentration is proposed. A good activity of Pd−Cu catalysts supported on carbon black was observed at high NO3− concentrations. Complete NO3− conversion was achieved in water with an initial concentration of1000 mg/L and a catalyst concentration of 0.93 g/L in a stirred reactor. Furthermore, an improvement in catalytic activity was obtained when the reactor was operated without pH control, resulting in an increase inNH4+ formation to 184 mg/L. Additionally, in successive 8-h reaction cycles with a reaction medium equivalent to that of industrial wastewater, a progressive decrease in catalytic activity was observed, which may be associated with a noticeable decrease in the Pd0/Pdn+ species ratio