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Fenton-like degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol using calcium peroxide particles: performance and mechanisms

Abstract

The degradation process of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) in aqueous solution by a Fenton-like system using calcium peroxide (CaO2) particles as a source of solid H2O2 was investigated. EDTA was added to the system to chelate iron and promote the Fenton-like reaction. The results show that 2,4-DCP can be readily degraded in a CaO2/EDTA-chelated Fe(II) system. Compared with an H2O2/EDTA-chelated Fe(II) system, 2,4-DCP degradation showed a moderate reaction rate owing to the slow dissolution process of the CaO2 particle. Complicated degradation kinetics were observed and the possible reason was revealed. The initial amount of EDTA chelated iron lost during the Fenton-like reaction was in the range 20–30%. The effects of different reaction parameters, such as initial pH, CaO2 dosage and amount of EDTA–chelated iron, on 2,4-DCP degradation were studied. According to the identification of dominant reactive species and degradation intermediates, a possible theoretical degradation pathway of 2,4-DCP was proposed.

Graphical abstract: Fenton-like degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol using calcium peroxide particles: performance and mechanisms

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Nov 2016
Accepted
22 Dec 2016
First published
16 Jan 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 4563-4571

Fenton-like degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol using calcium peroxide particles: performance and mechanisms

H. Wang, Y. Zhao, Y. Su, T. Li, M. Yao and C. Qin, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 4563 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA26754H

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