Experimental Identification of the Roles of Fe, Ni and Attapulgite in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-Chloronitrobenzene by Attapulgite-Supported Fe/Ni Nanoparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Chemicals
2.2. Preparation of Materials
2.3. Batch Experiments
2.4. Material Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterizations of ATP, nFe/Ni and ATP-nFe/Ni
3.2. Removal, Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-CNB by Different Materials
3.3. Pathway and Kinetics of p-CNB Nitroreduction and Dechlorination by ATP-nFe/Ni
3.4. The Role of ATP in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-CNB by ATP-nFe/Ni
3.5. The Role of Fe in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-CNB by ATP-nFe/Ni
3.5.1. Contribution of Fe2+ in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-CNB
3.5.2. Contribution of H2 in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-CNB
3.5.3. Contribution of Electron Transfer in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-CNB
3.6. The Role of Ni in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-CNB by ATP-nFe/Ni
3.6.1. Depositing on the Surface of Fe Nanoparticles to Alleviate the Oxidization of Fe
3.6.2. Acting as the Anode of Fe-Ni Galvanic Cell to Accelerate the Corrosion of Fe
3.6.3. Serving as a Hydrogenation Catalyst to Catalyze the Dissociation of H2 to H*
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | SBET (m2/g) | *Smicro (m2/g) | *Smeso (m2/g) | Vtotal (cm3/g) | *Vmicro (cm3/g) | *Vmeso (cm3/g) | Pore Size (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATP | 110.16 | 7.15 | 111.04 | 0.3160 | 0.0031 | 0.3156 | 11.47 |
nFe/Ni | 14.15 | 2.88 | 13.39 | 0.0920 | 0.0014 | 0.0919 | 26.01 |
ATP-nFe/Ni | 101.33 | 36.58 | 77.69 | 0.2479 | 0.0188 | 0.2372 | 9.78 |
Material | *FeT% | *Fe% | Fe/FeT% |
---|---|---|---|
nFe/Ni | 94.2 | 47.5 | 50.4 |
ATP-nFe/Ni | 36.2 | 35.6 | 98.3 |
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Liang, J.; Wang, J.; Liu, H.; Anang, E.; Fan, X. Experimental Identification of the Roles of Fe, Ni and Attapulgite in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-Chloronitrobenzene by Attapulgite-Supported Fe/Ni Nanoparticles. Materials 2022, 15, 1254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15031254
Liang J, Wang J, Liu H, Anang E, Fan X. Experimental Identification of the Roles of Fe, Ni and Attapulgite in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-Chloronitrobenzene by Attapulgite-Supported Fe/Ni Nanoparticles. Materials. 2022; 15(3):1254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15031254
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Jing, Junwen Wang, Hong Liu, Emmanuella Anang, and Xianyuan Fan. 2022. "Experimental Identification of the Roles of Fe, Ni and Attapulgite in Nitroreduction and Dechlorination of p-Chloronitrobenzene by Attapulgite-Supported Fe/Ni Nanoparticles" Materials 15, no. 3: 1254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15031254