RT Journal Article
T1 Abatement of 1,2,4-Trichlorobencene by Wet Peroxide Oxidation Catalysed by Goethite and Enhanced by Visible LED Light at Neutral pH
A1 Lorenzo Fernández, David
A1 Santos López, Aurora
A1 Sánchez-Yepes, Andrés
A1 Óscar Conte, Leandro
A1 Domínguez Torre, Carmen María
AB There is significant environmental concern about chlorinated organic compounds (COCs) in wastewater, surface water, and groundwater due to their low biodegradability and high persistence. In this work, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (124-TCB) was selected as a model compound to study its abatement using wet peroxide oxidation at neutral pH with goethite as a heterogeneous catalyst, which was enhanced with visible monochromatic light-emitting diode (LED) light (470 nm). A systematic study of the main operating variables (oxidant and catalyst concentration and irradiance) was accomplished to investigate their influence in the abatement of 124-TCB in water. The reaction was carried out in a well-mixed reactor of glass irradiated by a visible LED light. The hydrogen peroxide concentration was tested from 0 to 18 mM, the goethite concentration within the range 0.1–1.0 g·L−1 and the irradiance from 0.10 to 0.24 W·cm−2 at neutral pH. It was found that this oxidation method is a very efficient technique to abate 124-TCB, reaching a pollutant conversion of 0.9 when using 0.1 g·L−1 of goethite, 18 mM of H2O2, and 0.24 of W·cm−2. Moreover, the system performance was evaluated using the photonic efficiency (ratio of the moles of 124-TCB abated and the moles of photons arriving at the reactor window). The maximum photonic efficiencies were obtained using the lowest lamp powers and moderate to high catalyst loads.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-4344
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7488
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7488
LA eng
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad
NO European Union’s Horizon 2020
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025