Catalyst-activated
persulfate
with
magnetic
activated
carbon
is
an
effective
advanced
oxidation
process
(AOP)
for
the
remediation
of
petroleum-contaminated
soil
(PCS).
However,
complex
and
costly
catalyst
preparation
has
hindered
its
widespread
implementation.
In
this
work,
Blast-furnace
dust
(BFD),
a
predominantly
iron/carbon-containing
solid
waste
from
steel
plant,
was
used
as
novel
sodium
(SP)
PCS.
Removal
rates
88.10%
84.39%
were
achieved
total
petroleum
hydrocarbons
(TPHs)
in
0.7%
3.0%
PCS,
respectively.
The
removal
mechanism
follows:
Firstly,
amphiphilic
properties
BFD
could
enable
oil
pollutants
oxidants
to
converge
surface
(BFD)
simultaneously,
creating
favorable
conditions
subsequent
oxidation.
Secondly,
Fe/C
components
on
cooperate
cyclically
produce
diverse
ROS
or
around
surface,
including
free
radicals
(SO4•−,
OH•
O2•−)
non-free
radical
(1O2).
Finally,
adsorption
TPHs
brings
them
close
short-lived
ROS,
leading
efficient
degradation
TPHs.
This
demonstrates
that
together
contributed
rate
work
introduces
approach
PCS
environmentally
sustainable
utilization
plants.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
6(8), P. 9682 - 9690
Published: June 15, 2018
Complex
multiphase
waste
metalworking
emulsions,
which
contain
large
amounts
of
surfactants
and
mineral
oil,
are
difficult
to
treat
efficiently
by
traditional
molecular
demulsifiers.
We
synthesized
one
type
functionalized
magnetic
nanoparticles
grafted
with
amino
groups
(M@NH2)
emulsions
from
different
mechanical
processing
factories
investigated
the
demulsification
mechanism.
The
M@NH2
showed
an
excellent
performance,
achieving
85–97%
chemical
oxygen
demand
(COD)
removal
for
most
emulsions.
results
indicated
advantage
three-step
process
(adsorption
on
droplets,
droplet
coalescence,
transfer
droplets
in
field)
over
two-step
MNPs
field).
In
addition,
electrostatic
interactions
between
were
confirmed
as
driving
force
demulsification.
Isothermal
titration
calorimeter
quantified
at
level;
enthalpy
was
1.83
kJ/mol,
affinity
coefficient
surfactant
1.5
×
103,
stoichiometric
number
11.5.
This
research
provides
a
new
perspective
treatment
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8(5), P. 2412 - 2423
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
Core–shell
structural
amphiphilic
soft
matter,
HPEI-g-Cn,
can
achieve
phase
separation
thoroughly,
in
which
an
interfacial
active-polymer
layer
is
formed
after
demulsification.