Trace Iron as single-electron shuttle for interdependent activation of peroxydisulfate and HSO3-/O2 enables accelerated generation of radicals.
Trace Iron as single-electron shuttle for interdependent activation of peroxydisulfate and HSO3-/O2 enables accelerated generation of radicals.
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10.1016/j.watres.2022.118935
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2022-08
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12.8
通讯作者:
Huabin Zeng;Yue Cheng;E. Repo;Xin Yu;Xueci Xing;Tao Zhang;Xuqun Zhao
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作者:
Huabin Zeng;Yue Cheng;E. Repo;Xin Yu;Xueci Xing;Tao Zhang;Xuqun Zhao
The generation of reactive oxygen species generally requires initiators in various environmental remediation processes, which necessitates high dosage of activators and downstream treatment for eliminating the accumulation of deactivated catalysts. Herein, a coupled process was constructed using trace iron for simultaneously activating HSO3−/O2system and peroxydisulfate (PDS) oxidation system, where the iron ions (2 mg/L) transferred single-electron from the former system to the latter due to the moderate redox potential (Fe3+/Fe2+, +0.77 V) between the potentials of SO3·−/HSO3−(+0.63 V) and PDS/SO4·−(+2.01 V). Hence, the phenol degradation quickly occurred at a first-order kinetic constant ofk1=0.223 min−1due to the accelerated generation of sulfate radical (SO4·−) and hydroxyl radical (·OH) in the process. Thek1value was almost 6-fold of that in the deoxygenated condition (0.040 min−1). Density function theory reveals that the single electron shuttle spatially separates the electron-donating activation of HSO3−and electron-accepting activation of PDS, while avoiding the “mutual-annihilation” of HSO3−and S2O82−via direct two-electron transfer. Finally, utilizing thein-situgenerated electron-shuttle (dissolved iron from cast iron pipe), the HSO3−/PDS reagent could efficiently inactivate the chlorine-resistant pathogens and inhibits biofilm regrowth inside the distribution systems at regular intervals or infectious disease outbreak in a neighborhood.