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Degradation of microcystin-LR using functional clay supported bimetallic Fe/Pd nanoparticles based on adsorption and reduction

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 255, Issue -, Pages 55-62

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.003

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Functional B-Fe/Pd; MC-LR; Degradation; Characterization; Mechanism

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  1. Fujian Normal University

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The development of cost-effective technologies for degradation of microcystin from water bodies has generated considerable scientific, regulatory and public interest. In this study, functional bentonite supported Fe/Pd nanoparticles (B-Fe/Pd) was used to remove microcystin-LR (MC-LR). Batch experiments showed that 96.86% of MC-LR was removed using B-Fe/Pd, while only 81.76% and 10.06% of MC-LR were removed using Fe/Pd nanoparticles and bentonite after degrading 3 h, respectively. Characterizations of SEM, EDS, XRD and XPS indicated that the bentonite as a support decreased in aggregation of nanopartides and enhanced in the adsorption of MC-LR onto the B-Fe/Pd, while Fe and Pd were loaded on bentonite and the formation of iron oxide after B-Fe/Pd reacting with MC-LR. UV-vis and FFIR spectra demonstrated that the peak of MC-LR was degraded and new bands were formed. LC-MS revealed that the intermediates at m/z 999.6, 413.3 and 331.2 continued to be observed when MC-LR degraded by B-Fe/Pd. Degradation of MC-LR fitted well to the pseudo-first kinetic order model with activation energy of 12.21 kJ/mol. Finally, a degradation mechanism of MC-LR was proposed based on the MC-LR was firstly adsorbed on B-Fe/Pd, followed by catalytic degradation using Fe/Pd nanoparticles. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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