Catalytic degradation and mechanism of pentachlorophenol by nano Fe/Cu bimetal and vitamin B12
- Received Date: 20/03/2017
- Accepted Date: 03/01/2017
- Available Online: 26/08/2017
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Key words:
- nano Fe/Cu bimetal /
- vitamin B12 /
- catalytic dechlorination /
- pentachlorophenol
Abstract: Dechlorination of chlorinated organic catalyzed by Fe/Cu bimetallic nanoparticles was studied in this work. The Fe/Cu bimetallic nanoparticles were prepared and vitamin B12 was introduced in the preparation process of experiment. The effect of Cu loading rate and the dose of vitamin B12 on the dechlorination efficiency of pentachlorophenol (PCP) was investigated. The results showed that the degradation efficiency of PCP could be enhanced effectively by the addition of vitamin B12 and nano-zero-valent copper. The dechlorination rate of PCP increased from 4.52% to 78.55% with phenol as the final degradation product instead of tetrachlorphenoxide. The specific surface area and the catalytic activity of the bimetal catalyst increased with the increasing copper loading rate. The electron transfer of the catalytic system was promoted by the addition of vitamin B12 which also increased the reduction reaction efficiency. However, the catalytic activity of the nano Fe/Cu bimetal system could be slowed down or even inhibited by high copper loading rate and concentration of vitamin B12. It was found that optimal copper loading rate and concentration of vitamin B12were 10% (mass fraction) and 20 mg·L-1, respectively. The catalytic mechanism of the nano-zero-valent copper and vitamin B12 were also discussed in order to provide valuable references for the similar researches on degradation of chlorinated organic compounds.