Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) degradation by ferrous ion-activated persulfate oxidation : feasibility and kinetics studies
The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using ferrous ion-activated persulfate oxidation to remediate groundwater contaminated with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). In this study, batch experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of various factors on the efficiency of M...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. - 1998. - 81(2009), 7 vom: 13. Juli, Seite 687-94 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2009
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Air Pollutants Ferrous Compounds Formates Ions Methyl Ethers Water Pollutants, Chemical tert-butyl formate methyl tert-butyl ether mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using ferrous ion-activated persulfate oxidation to remediate groundwater contaminated with methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). In this study, batch experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of various factors on the efficiency of MTBE degradation including persulfate concentrations, ferrous ion concentrations, and persulfate coupled with hydrogen peroxide. Results show that ferrous ion-activated persulfate oxidation was capable of degrading MTBE efficiently. Persulfate and ferrous ion concentrations correlated with MTBE degradation rates. However, excess addition of ferrous ion resulted in decreased MTBE degrading rates most likely because of competition for sulfate free radicals between ferrous ion and MTBE. Two main byproducts of MTBE degradation, tert-butyl formate and tert-butyl alcohol, were detected in the experiments; both were, however, subsequently degraded. Results of sulfate analysis show that proper addition of ferrous ion could prevent unnecessary persulfate decomposition |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 23.12.2009 Date Revised 23.09.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1554-7531 |