Efficient decomposition of perfluorooctanic acid by persulfate with iron-modified activated carbon

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Using persulfate (PS) oxidation to remove the persistent perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in water typically requires an elevated temperature or an extended reaction time. Under relatively ambient temperatures (15-45 °C), feasibility of employing PS with iron-modified activated carbon (AC) for PFOA oxidation was evaluated. With presence of Fe/AC in PS oxidation, 61.7% of PFOA was decomposed to fluoride ions and intermediates of short-chain perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) with a 41.9% defluorination efficiency at 25 °C after 10 h. Adsorption of PFOA onto Fe/AC can be regarded as a pre-concentration step prior to subsequent oxidation of PFOA. Fe/AC not only removes PFOA through adsorption, but also activates PS to form sulfate radicals that accelerate the decomposition and mineralization of PFOA. With Fe/AC in the PS system, activation energies (Ea) of PFOA removal and defluorination were significantly reduced from 66.8 to 13.2 and 97.3 to 14.5 kJ/mol, respectively. It implies that PFOA degradation and defluorination could proceed at a lower reaction temperature within a shorter reaction time. Besides, the surface characteristics of AC and Fe/AC before and after PS oxidation were evaluated by XPS and SEM. A quenching test used MeOH as an inhibitor and EPR spectra of free radicals were conducted to develop the proposed reaction mechanisms for PFOA oxidation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:174

Enthalten in:

Water research - 174(2020) vom: 01. Mai, Seite 115618

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Yu-Chi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yueh-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Meng-Jia [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ying-Chin [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Jeff [VerfasserIn]
Lo, Shang-Lien [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16291-96-6
Activated carbon
Activation energy
Caprylates
Charcoal
E1UOL152H7
Fluorocarbons
Iron
Iron-modified activated carbon
Journal Article
Perfluorooctanoic acid
Persulfate
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 24.03.2020

Date Revised 24.03.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.watres.2020.115618

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306812487