Kinetics of lindane dechlorination by zero valent iron microparticles: Effect of different salts and stability study.

This report is focused on the dechlorination of lindane, a recalcitrant and refractory pollutant, by zerovalent iron microparticles (ZVIM) in batch and continuous mode. Experimental variables such as initial lindane concentration, ZVIM dosage, and temperature were studied. Batch experiments indicate...

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Authors: Domínguez Torre, Carmen María, Santos López, Aurora, Parchão, Joana, Rodríguez Vega, Sergio, Lorenzo Fernández, David, Romero Salvador, Arturo
Format: article
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/98900
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98900
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:66.0
Zero valent iron microparticles
Lindane
Pollutant reduction
Dechlorination
Salts
Kinetics
Ingeniería química
23 Química
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Summary:This report is focused on the dechlorination of lindane, a recalcitrant and refractory pollutant, by zerovalent iron microparticles (ZVIM) in batch and continuous mode. Experimental variables such as initial lindane concentration, ZVIM dosage, and temperature were studied. Batch experiments indicate that the lindane dechlorination is enhanced with the increase of ZVIM dosage and reaction temperature, and is maintained with increasing initial pollutant concentration. Kinetic analyses elucidated that lindane degradation followed a first order reaction for both pollutant and ZVIM concentration. The kinetic model can also accurately predict the results in continuous mode (more realistic conditions), where the high stability of ZVIM has been thoroughly demonstrated. Further studies indicated that coexistence of common ions can (i) not affect (SO42–, Na+, Ca2+, Mg+) or (ii) promote (HCO3–, Cl–) the lindane dechlorination process. The results implied that the use of ZVIM is a potential approach for in situ remediation of soil and groundwater lindane contamination.