Enhancement of benzene degradation by persulfate oxidation: synergistic effect by nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) and thermal activation.

The feasibility of an advanced oxidation process based upon sodium persulfate (SPS) activated simultaneously by heat (50 °C) and nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) on benzene removal was investigated. The experimental results strongly showed the synergistic effect of thermal and nZVI activation to SPS and benzene removal was enhanced with the increase of SPS/nZVI/benzene molar ratio. Specifically, 94% of benzene could be removed in 1 hr at 50 °C at the SPS/nZVI/benzene molar ratio of 10/5/1. The radical scavenger tests and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis confirmed that SO4•- was the predominant species contributing to benzene degradation. Further, the effects of the solution matrix on benzene elimination were investigated. The results indicated that benzene destruction in the thermally activated SPS/nZVI system performed better under acidic conditions, and the high concentration of both Cl- and HCO3- had adverse effects on benzene elimination. The test for the performance of benzene degradation in the actual groundwater demonstrated that benzene could be degraded entirely at SPS/nZVI/benzene molar ratio of 40/40/1 at 50 °C, indicating that the synergistic catalysis of thermal and nZVI activation to SPS is exploitable and the thermally activated SPS/nZVI system can be applicable to the remediation of benzene contaminated groundwater.

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