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KMID : 1024520160250040517
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2016 Volume.25 No. 4 p.517 ~ p.524
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A Study on Enhancement of Nitrate Removal Efficiency using Surface-Modified Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles
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Lim Tae-sook
Cho Yun-chul
Cho Chang-hwan
Choi Sang-il
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Abstract
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In order to treat groundwater containing high levels of nitrate, nitrate reduction by nano sized zero-valent iron (nZVI) was
studied using batch experiments. Compared to nitrate removal efficiencies at different mass ratios of nitrate/Fe0
, the removal efficiency at the mass ratio of 0.02% was the highest(54.59%). To enhance nitrate removal efficiency, surface modification of nZVI was performed using metallic catalysis such as Pd, Ni and Cu. Nitrate removal efficiency by Cu-nZVI (at catalyst/Fe0 mass ratio of 0.1%) was 66.34%. It showed that the removal efficiency of Cu-nZVI was greater than that of the other catalysts.
The observed rate constant (kobs) of nitrate reduction by Cu-nZVI was estimated to 0.7501 min-1 at the Cu/Fe mass ratio of 0.1%. On the other hand, TEM images showed that the average particle sizes of synthetic nZVI and Cu-nZVI were 40~60 and 80~100 nm, respectively. The results imply that catalyst effects may be more important than particle size effects in the enhancement of nitrate reduction by nZVI.
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KEYWORD
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Nitrate, Zero-valent iron, Nano particle, Surface modification, Metallic catalyst
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