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Title: Degradation of trichloroethene with a noval ball milled Fe-C nanocomposite

Abstract

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) is effective in reductively degrading dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs), such as trichloroethene (TCE), in groundwater (i.e., dechlorination) although the NZVI technology itself still suffers from high material costs and inability to target hydrophobic contaminants in source zones. To address these problems, we developed a novel, inexpensive iron-carbon (Fe-C) nanocomposite material by simultaneously milling micron-size iron and activated carbon powder. Microscopic and X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization of the composite material revealed that nanoparticles of Fe were dispersed in activated carbon and a new iron carbide phase was formed. Bench-scale studies showed that this material instantaneously sorbed >90% of TCE from aqueous solutions and subsequently decomposed TCE into non-chlorinated products. Compared to milled Fe, Fe-C nanocomposite dechlorinated TCE at a slightly slower rate and favored the production of ethene over other TCE degradation products such as C3-C6 compounds. When placed in hexane-water mixture, the Fe-C nanocomposite materials are preferentially partitioned into the organic phase, indicating the ability of the composite materials to target DNAPL during remediation.

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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China).
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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1265761
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1249593
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 300; Journal ID: ISSN 0304-3894
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Activated carbon; ball mill; dechlorination; groundwater remediation; zero-valent iron nanoparticles

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Gao, Jie, Wang, Wei, Rondinone, Adam Justin, He, Feng, and Liang, Liyuan. Degradation of trichloroethene with a noval ball milled Fe-C nanocomposite. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.038.
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Gao, Jie, Wang, Wei, Rondinone, Adam Justin, He, Feng, & Liang, Liyuan. Degradation of trichloroethene with a noval ball milled Fe-C nanocomposite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.038
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Gao, Jie, Wang, Wei, Rondinone, Adam Justin, He, Feng, and Liang, Liyuan. Sat . "Degradation of trichloroethene with a noval ball milled Fe-C nanocomposite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.038. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1265761.
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@article{osti_1265761,
title = {Degradation of trichloroethene with a noval ball milled Fe-C nanocomposite},
author = {Gao, Jie and Wang, Wei and Rondinone, Adam Justin and He, Feng and Liang, Liyuan},
abstractNote = {Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) is effective in reductively degrading dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs), such as trichloroethene (TCE), in groundwater (i.e., dechlorination) although the NZVI technology itself still suffers from high material costs and inability to target hydrophobic contaminants in source zones. To address these problems, we developed a novel, inexpensive iron-carbon (Fe-C) nanocomposite material by simultaneously milling micron-size iron and activated carbon powder. Microscopic and X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization of the composite material revealed that nanoparticles of Fe were dispersed in activated carbon and a new iron carbide phase was formed. Bench-scale studies showed that this material instantaneously sorbed >90% of TCE from aqueous solutions and subsequently decomposed TCE into non-chlorinated products. Compared to milled Fe, Fe-C nanocomposite dechlorinated TCE at a slightly slower rate and favored the production of ethene over other TCE degradation products such as C3-C6 compounds. When placed in hexane-water mixture, the Fe-C nanocomposite materials are preferentially partitioned into the organic phase, indicating the ability of the composite materials to target DNAPL during remediation.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.038},
journal = {Journal of Hazardous Materials},
number = ,
volume = 300,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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