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Iron catalyst supported on modified kaolin for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2019

Ali Boukhemkhem ,
Kamel Rida ,
Alejandro H. Pizarro ,
Carmen B. Molina Open the ORCID record for Carmen B. Molina [Opens in a new window]  and
Juan J. Rodriguez
Ali Boukhemkhem
Affiliation:
Laboratory Interactions Materials–Environment (LIME), University Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia, Jijel, 18000, Algeria
Kamel Rida
Affiliation:
Laboratory Interactions Materials–Environment (LIME), University Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia, Jijel, 18000, Algeria
Alejandro H. Pizarro
Affiliation:
Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Spain
Carmen B. Molina*
Affiliation:
Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Spain
Juan J. Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Spain
*
*E-mail: carmenbelen.molina@uam.es
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Abstract

An iron catalyst supported on the modified Tamazert kaolin has been prepared and tested in catalytic wet peroxide oxidation using phenol and 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) as target compounds (100 mg/L initial concentration). Kaolin is not usually employed as a catalytic support due to its low developed porous structure, but its textural properties may be improved upon calcination and acid and basic treatment. The catalyst was characterized by N2 adsorption–desorption and chemical analysis by total-reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. The catalytic tests were carried out in a batch reactor with a stoichiometric amount of H2O2. The catalytic efficiency was studied within the temperature range of 25–55°C at an initial pH of 3.3 and 1 g/L catalyst. Complete phenol and 4-CP removal was achieved with no significant differences in phenol and 4-CP conversions within the temperature range tested. Meanwhile, total organic carbon (TOC) reduction was greatly favoured by increasing the temperature, which may be partially attributed to a probable contribution of a homogeneous reaction associated with iron leaching. However, this effect might be of limited significance because the highest concentrations of iron in the liquid phase were below 4.5 and 8.5 mg/L in the experiments with phenol and 4-CP, respectively. At 55°C, TOC was reduced by ~70% after 4 h reaction time, with the remaining by-products corresponding almost completely to low-molecular-weight carboxylic acids of very low ecotoxicity.

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Tamazert kaolinchemical activationiron catalystCWPOphenol4-chlorophenol

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Clay Minerals , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 67 - 73
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© Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2019 

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Associate Editor: M. Pospisil

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