Supported iron-based catalysts under influence of static magnetic field for the removal of TBP and EDTA

Ritu D. Ambashta, Amit Bhatnagar, Mika E.T. Sillanpää

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Abstract

Zerovalent metals offer decontamination of organic toxins in aqueous medium. In the present study, alumina-based iron and iron–nickel in the presence and the absence of magnetic field for the decontamination of tributyl phosphate (TBP) and ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) has been compared. TBP decontamination was improved in the presence of zerovalent metals. EDTA decontamination was not enhanced in the presence of zerovalent metals. The decontamination of TBP using iron-based alumina was higher than iron–nickel. The surface interaction on alumina surface, as characterized by attentuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the surface interaction on metallic elements, as characterized by evaluating the magnetic moment values helped to understand the reason for the difference in role of alumina-based iron and iron–nickel on decontamination of TBP and EDTA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2700-2709
Number of pages10
JournalDesalination and Water Treatment
Volume54
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Degradation
  • EDTA
  • Magnetic nanocatalyst
  • SQUID magnetization
  • TBP

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Pollution

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