Removal of emerging pollutants by Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate oxidation

Jing Zhang, Bo Sun, Xinmei Xiong, Naiyun Gao, Weihua Song, Erdeng Du, Xiaohong Guan, Gongming Zhou

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Abstract

TiO2 supported ruthenium nanoparticles, Ru/TiO2 (0.94‰ as Ru), was synthesized to catalyze permanganate oxidation for degrading emerging pollutants (EPs) with diverse organic moieties. The presence of 1.0gL-1 Ru/TiO2 increased the second order reaction rate constants of bisphenol A, diclofenac, acetaminophen, sulfamethoxazole, benzotriazole, carbamazepine, butylparaben, diclofenac, ciprofloxacin and aniline at mgL-1 level (5.0μM) by permanganate oxidation at pH 7.0 by 0.3-119 times. The second order reaction rate constants of EPs with permanganate or Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate oxidation obtained at EPs concentration of mgL-1 level (5.0μM) underestimated those obtained at EPs concentration of μgL-1 level (0.050μM). Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate could decompose a mixture of nine EPs at μgL-1 level efficiently and the second order rate constant for each EP was not decreased due to the competition of other EPs. The toxicity tests revealed that Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate oxidation was effective not only for elimination of EPs but also for detoxification. The removal rates of sulfamethoxazole by Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate oxidation in ten successive cycles remained almost constant in ultrapure water and slightly decreased in Songhua river water since the sixth run, indicating the satisfactory stability of Ru/TiO2. Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate oxidation was selective and could remove selected EPs spiked in real waters more efficiently than chlorination. Therefore, Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate oxidation is promising for removing EPs with electron-rich moieties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)262-270
Number of pages9
JournalWater Research
Volume63
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Competitive oxidation
  • Electron-rich organic moiety
  • Endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Pharmaceuticals

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