Heterogeneous Catalysis of Ozone Using Iron–Manganese Silicate for Degradation of Acrylic Acid
Yue Liu,
Congmin Wang,
Rong Guo,
Juexiu Li,
Quan Zhao,
Weiqiang Wang,
Fei Qi,
Haifang Liu,
Yang Li,
Huifan Zheng
Affiliations
Yue Liu
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Congmin Wang
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Rong Guo
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Juexiu Li
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Quan Zhao
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Weiqiang Wang
State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Fei Qi
Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Haifang Liu
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Yang Li
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Huifan Zheng
School of Energy & Environment Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 451191, China
Iron–manganese silicate (IMS) was synthesized by chemical coprecipitation and used as a catalyst for ozonating acrylic acid (AA) in semicontinuous flow mode. The Fe-O-Mn bond, Fe-Si, and Mn-Si binary oxide were formed in IMS on the basis of the results of XRD, FTIR, and XPS analysis. The removal efficiency of AA was highest in the IMS catalytic ozonation processes (98.9% in 15 min) compared with ozonation alone (62.7%), iron silicate (IS) catalytic ozonation (95.6%), and manganese silicate catalytic ozonation (94.8%). Meanwhile, the removal efficiencies of total organic carbon (TOC) were also improved in the IMS catalytic ozonation processes. The IMS showed high stability and ozone utilization. Additionally, H2O2 was formed in the process of IMS catalytic ozonation. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis and radical scavenger experiments confirmed that hydroxyl radicals (•OH) were the dominant oxidants. Cl−, HCO3−, PO43−, Ca2+, and Mg2+ in aqueous solution could adversely affect AA degradation. In the IMS catalytic ozonation of AA, the surface hydroxyl groups and Lewis acid sites played an important role.
