Anoxic and oxic removal of humic acids with Fe@Fe2O3 core-shell nanowires: a comparative study.
Anoxic and oxic removal of humic acids with Fe@Fe2O3 core-shell nanowires: a comparative study.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2013.12.041
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发表时间:
2014-04
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12.8
通讯作者:
Hao Wu;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang
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作者:
Hao Wu;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang
In this study we comparatively investigate the removal of humic acids with Fe@Fe2O3core–shell nanowires under anoxic and oxic conditions. The products of humic acids after reacting with Fe@Fe2O3core–shell nanowires under anoxic and oxic conditions were carefully examined with three-dimensional excitation emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy and gas chromatography mass spectrometry. It was found that humic acids were removed by Fe@Fe2O3core–shell nanowires via adsorption under anoxic condition. Langmuir adsorption isotherm was applicable to describe the adsorption processes. Kinetics of humic acids adsorption onto Fe@Fe2O3core–shell nanowires was found to follow pseudo-second-order rate equation. By contrast, the oxic removal of humic acids with Fe@Fe2O3core–shell nanowires involved adsorption and subsequent oxidation of humic acids because Fe@Fe2O3core–shell nanowires could activate molecular oxygen to produce reactive oxygen species to oxidize humic acids. This subsequent oxidation of humic acids could improve the oxic removal rate to 2.5 times that of anoxic removal, accompanying with about 8.4% of mineralization. This study provides a new method for humic acids removal and also sheds light on the effects of humic acids on the pollutant removal by nano zero-valent iron.