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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 594, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117454
Keywords
Pd/Fe membrane reactor; Groundwater remediation; Chloro-organics removal; Focused ion beam; H-2 production
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- NIEHS-SRP grant [P42ES007380]
- NSF KY EPSCoR grant [1355438]
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The poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) was synthesized in the pores of commercial microfiltration PVDF membranes to allow incorporation of catalytic palladium/iron (Pd/Fe) nanoparticles for groundwater remediation. Particles of 17.1 +/- 4.9 nm size were observed throughout the pores of membranes using a focused ion beam. To understand the role of Pd fractions and particle compositions, 2-chlorobiphenyl was used as a model compound in solution phase studies. Results show H-2 production (Fe-0 corrosion in water) is a function of Pd coverage on the Fe. Insufficient H-2 production caused by higher coverage (> 10.4% for 5.5 wt%) hindered dechlorination rate. With 0.5 wt% Pd, palladized-Fe reaction rate (surface area normalized reaction rate, k(sa) = 0.12 L/(m(2)-h) was considerably higher than isolated Pd and Fe particles. For groundwater, in a single pass of Pd/Fe-PMAA-PVDF membranes (0.5 wt% Pd), chlorinated organics, such as trichloroethylene (177 ppb) and carbon tetrachloride (35 ppb), were degraded to 16 and 0.3 ppb, respectively, at 2.2 seconds of residence time. The degradation rate (observed k(sa)) followed the order of carbon tetrachloride > trichloroethylene > tetrachloroethylene > chloroform. A 36 h continuous flow study with organic mixture and the regeneration process show the potential for on-site remediation.
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