Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 415-421.doi: 10.1007/s40242-017-6485-3

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Activation of Persulfate by Magnetic MnFe2O4-bentonite for Catalytic Degradation of 2, 4-Dichlorophenol in Aqueous Solutions

ZHAO Yongsheng, LI Qin, REN Hejun, ZHOU Rui   

  1. Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P. R. China
  • Received:2016-12-08 Revised:2017-04-17 Online:2017-06-01 Published:2017-03-07
  • Contact: ZHOU Rui,E-mail:zhour@jlu.edu.cn E-mail:zhour@jlu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41530636) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41302184, 41471252).

Abstract:

Magnetic MnFe2O4-bentonite was synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method(CCM) and applied as catalyst in heterogeneous activation of persulfate(PS) to oxidize a target pollutant, 2,4-dichlorophenol(2,4-DCP), in aqueous solutions. The surface morphology and structure of MnFe2O4-bentonite were characterized by X-ray diffrac-tion(XRD), scanning electron microscope(SEM), energy dispersive X-ray(EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectros-copy(XPS) analyses.The catalytic activity of MnFe2O4-bentonite for 2,4-DCP degradation was evaluated considering the effects of various process parameters, such as mass ratio of MnFe2O4 to bentonite, concentration of catalyst, PS concentration, and pH. The MnFe2O4-bentonite hybrid exhibited higher catalytic activity than pure MnFe2O4. Treatment with 5 g/L MnFe2O4-bentonite at 30℃ for 240 min oxidized 92% of 100 mg/L 2,4-DCP(70.2% mineralization), whereas treatment with pure MnFe2O4 under the same condition oxidized only 70% of the pollutant. This result indicate the enhanced performance of the activated PS. Moreover, MnFe2O4-bentonite exhibits stable performance with minimal loss in activity after five successive runs. Thus, MnFe2O4-bentonite could be a promising catalyst in oxidative degradation of 2,4-DCP.

Key words: 2, 4-Dichlorophenol, Advanced oxidation process, Heterogeneous reaction, MnFe2O4-bentonite, Sulfate radical