• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.488-497
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• 2020

The present study investigates the feasibility of nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds (NHCs) (Pyridine-Quinoline) degradation by catalytic wet peroxidation (CWPO) in the presence of nanoscale zerovalent iron supported on granular activated carbon (nFe⁰/GAC) using statistical optimization technique. Response surface methodology (RSM) in combination with Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to optimize the process parameters of CWPO process such as initial pH, catalyst dose, hydrogen peroxide dose, initial concentration of pyridine (Py) and quinolone (Qn) were chosen as the main variables, and total organic carbon (TOC) removal and total Fe leaching were selected as the investigated response. The optimization of process parameters by desirability function showed the ~85% of TOC removal with process condition of initial solution pH 3.5, catalyst dose of 0.55 g/L, hydrogen peroxide concentration of 0.34 mmol, initial concentration of Py 200 mg/L and initial concentration of Qn 200 mg/L. Further, for TOC removal the analysis of variance results of the RSM revealed that all parameter i.e. initial pH, catalyst dose, hydrogen peroxide dose, initial concentration of Py and initial concentration of Qn were highly significant according to the p values (p < 0.05). The quadratic model was found to be the best fit for experimental data. The present study revealed that BBD was reliable and effective for the determination of the optimum conditions for CWPO of NHCs (Py-Qn).

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.186-196
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• 2020

Pillared clays with Zr and Fe/Cu/Zr polycations have been prepared from natural clays found in large deposits of Kazakhstan and assessed as catalysts for the catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO), using 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) as model compound. The performance of the catalysts was followed by measuring the concentration of 4-NP, H₂O₂ and the total organic carbon (TOC), considering C_4-NP = 5 g L^-1, $C_{H_2O_2}$ = 17.8 g L^-1, C_cat = 2.5 g L^-1, initial pH = 3.0 and T = 50℃. At those selected conditions, the pillared clays showed higher activity than natural clays in the CWPO of 4-NP. The conversion of the model pollutant was complete when Fe/Cu/Zr-PILCs were used, with the TOC removal reaching 78.4% after 24 h with the best Fe/Cu/Zr-PILC. The H₂O₂, 4-NP and TOC time-evolution was well described by a kinetic model based on TOC lumps in three blocks, considering the initial TOC (corresponding to 4-NP), the production of oxidizable intermediates and the formation of refractory products.

• 청정기술
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.293-300
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• 2018

설파메톡사졸(sulfamethoxazole, SMX)은 박테리아 치료를 위해 사람과 동물에게 널리 사용되어 온 설파아미드계열의 합성 항생제이다. 이들 대부분은 난분해성 물질로서 분해되지 않고 환경생태계에 노출되어 심각한 환경문제를 일으키게 된다. 본 연구에서는 난분해성 SMX를 분해하기 위하여 $Cu/Al_2O_3$ 촉매를 이용한 촉매습식과산화(catalytic wet peroxide oxidation, CWPO) 공정을 수행하였고, SMX를 완전히 분해하기 위한 최적의 온도, 촉매 주입량, 과산화수소($H_2O_2$)의 농도 등을 조사하였다. 1기압, $40^{\circ}C$에서 $H_2O_2$ 0.79 mM과 6 g의 10 wt% $Cu/Al_2O_3$ 촉매를 사용하여 20분 이내에 SMX가 완전히 분해되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 그러나 SMX는 완전히 무기화 되지 못하고, 중간생성물인 hydroylated-SMX, sulfanilic acid, 4-aminobenzenesulfinic acid, nitrobenzene을 거쳐 유기산으로 분해된 후 최종적으로 무기화 되었다. 이들 중간생성물의 거동을 파악하여 SMX의 분해 반응경로를 예측하였고 불균일 촉매의 내구성을 알아보기 위하여 10 wt% $Cu/Al_2O_3$ 촉매를 연속적으로 재사용 하여 SMX 분해율을 조사하였다. SMX의 분해율은 촉매를 5회 이상 재 사용하였을 때 다소 낮아졌지만 촉매의 활성도는 전반적으로 매우 안정적이었다.