Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species and Degradation of Pollutants in the Fe2+/O2/Tripolyphosphate System : Regulated by the Concentration Ratio of Fe2+ and Tripolyphosphate

Tripolyphosphate (TPP) has many advantages as a ligand for the optimization of the Fe2+/O2 system in environmental remediation applications. However, the relationship between remediation performance and the Fe2+/TPP ratio in the system has not been previously described. In this study, we report that the degradation mechanism of p-nitrophenol (PNP) in Fe2+/O2 systems is regulated by the Fe2+/TPP ratio under neutral conditions. The results showed that although PNP was effectively degraded at different Fe2+/TPP ratios, the results of specific reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging experiments and the determination of PNP degradation products showed that the mechanism of PNP degradation varies with the Fe2+/TPP ratio. When CFe2+ ≥ CTPP, the initially formed O2•- is converted to •OH and the •OH degrades PNP by oxidation. However, when CFe2+ < CTPP, the O2•- persists long enough to degrade PNP by reduction. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the main reactive species of Fe2+ in the system include [Fe(TPP)(H2O)3]- and [Fe(TPP)2]4-, whose content in the solution is the key to achieve system regulation. Consequently, by controlling the Fe2+/TPP ratio in the solution, the degradation pathways of PNP can be selected. Our study proposed a new strategy to regulate the oxidation/reduction removal of pollutants by simply varying the Fe2+/TPP ratio of the Fe2+/O2 system.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Environmental science & technology - 56(2022), 7 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 4367-4376

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Chengwu [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Chuipeng [VerfasserIn]
Tratnyek, Paul G [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Chuanyu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BBX060AN9V
Concentration regulation
E1UOL152H7
Environmental Pollutants
Ferrous-polyphosphate complex
Hydrogen Peroxide
Iron
Journal Article
Molecular oxygen activation
NU43IAG5BC
Oxidation/reduction
Oxygen
Polyphosphates
Reactive Oxygen Species
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S88TT14065
Triphosphoric acid
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 06.04.2022

Date Revised 16.06.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.est.1c07467

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338064451