Environment Science & Technology

Degradation of Nitrobenzene Wastewater by Three-Dimension Electrode Method Coupling Electro-Fenton

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  • 1. School of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China; 2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
肖凯军(1969-),男,博士,教授,主要从事膜材料的制备及其应用研究.

Received date: 2009-05-14

  Revised date: 2009-06-30

  Online published: 2010-08-25

Supported by

粤港关键领域重点突破项目(2007Z1-E6011)

Abstract

Nitrobenzene wastewater was treated by a three-dimension electrode method coupling electro-Fenton, and the factors affecting the organic matter degradation as well as the treatment efficiency were investigated. The results were then compared with those of the three-dimension electrode method and the common electrode-Fenton method. It is found that ( 1 ) with the increase in electrolysis time, initial pH value, polar distance, cell voltage, Fe 2 + dosage and aeration rate, both the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and the nitrobenzene removal first increase and then decrease or change slightly; (2) the optimal conditions for the wastewater treatment are found to be: an electrolysis duration of 2.0 h, and initial pH value of 3.0, a polar distance of 6 cm, a cell voltage of 30 V, a Fe 2+ dosage of 1.0 g/L and an aeration rate of 0. 8 m3 /h ; and (3) in the optimal conditions, the removals of COD and nitrobenzene reach 93.1% and 96. 5%, respectively. In addition, according to the GC-MS results of the intermediate products, the degradation mechanism of nitrobenzene is explored and the superiority of the method over the three-dimension electrode method and the common electrode-Fenton method in terms of nitrobenzene removed is validated.

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Xiao Kai-jun Wang Xin Yin Yu-rong . Degradation of Nitrobenzene Wastewater by Three-Dimension Electrode Method Coupling Electro-Fenton[J]. Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science), 2010 , 38(8) : 131 -136 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-565X.2010.08.025

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