“Robbing behavior” and re-immobilization of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) onto electrospun polymeric nanofiber mats for trichloroethylene (TCE) remediation

Ren, J; Tijing, LD; Shon, HK

“Robbing behavior” and re-immobilization of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) onto electrospun polymeric nanofiber mats for trichloroethylene (TCE) remediation

Ren, J

Tijing, LD

Shon, HK

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Citation:: Separation and Purification Technology, 2017, 189 pp. 375 - 381
Issue Date:: 2017-12-22

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dc.contributor.author	Ren, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-2726	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tijing, LD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9398-6355	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shon, HK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-7169	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:28:14Z
dc.date.issued	2017-12-22	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Separation and Purification Technology, 2017, 189 pp. 375 - 381	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1383-5866	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/119748
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier B.V. In this study, we first revealed a “robbing behavior” during the immobilization of nZVI particles onto an electrospun polyacrylic acid (PAA)-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofiber mat. The robbing behavior can significantly reduce the number of nZVI particles immobilized onto the mat and hence weaken the performance of mitigating contaminated water. To minimize the undesirable effect of robbing behavior, we developed a dipping method that enables exposure of enough free Fe (II) as electron acceptors to the Fe (II)-complexed PAA-PVA mat for the subsequent reduction. The result indicates that the mat with dipping can immobilize more than 1.7 times the weight percentage of nZVI particles for the mat without dipping. Moreover, the dipping method can also re-immobilize or enrich nZVI particles on the mat that has already partially immobilized nZVI particles. The nZVI-immobilized mat dipped once into the FeSO4 solution with a very little concentration (0.32 g/L) had an excellent performance for trichloroethylene (TCE) degradation (more than 92% TCE removed). Here, the developed dipping method shows great potential for nZVI immobilization and groundwater remediation.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Separation and Purification Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.seppur.2017.08.011	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Chemical Engineering	en_US
dc.title	“Robbing behavior” and re-immobilization of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) onto electrospun polymeric nanofiber mats for trichloroethylene (TCE) remediation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	189	en_US
utslib.for	0301 Analytical Chemistry	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	189	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. In this study, we first revealed a “robbing behavior” during the immobilization of nZVI particles onto an electrospun polyacrylic acid (PAA)-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofiber mat. The robbing behavior can significantly reduce the number of nZVI particles immobilized onto the mat and hence weaken the performance of mitigating contaminated water. To minimize the undesirable effect of robbing behavior, we developed a dipping method that enables exposure of enough free Fe (II) as electron acceptors to the Fe (II)-complexed PAA-PVA mat for the subsequent reduction. The result indicates that the mat with dipping can immobilize more than 1.7 times the weight percentage of nZVI particles for the mat without dipping. Moreover, the dipping method can also re-immobilize or enrich nZVI particles on the mat that has already partially immobilized nZVI particles. The nZVI-immobilized mat dipped once into the FeSO4 solution with a very little concentration (0.32 g/L) had an excellent performance for trichloroethylene (TCE) degradation (more than 92% TCE removed). Here, the developed dipping method shows great potential for nZVI immobilization and groundwater remediation.

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