Dechlorination of p-Chlorophenol by Fe-Pd Nanoparticles Promoted by Poly (γ-glutamic acid)–Dopamine Composite
Zhang, Shiyu
Zhang, Chao
Liu, Mingyue
Huang, Renliang
Su, Rongxin
Qi, Wei
He, Zhimin
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Zhang S., Zhang C., Liu M., Huang R., Su R., Qi W., He Z., 2018, Dechlorination of p-Chlorophenol by Fe-Pd Nanoparticles Promoted by Poly (γ-glutamic acid)–Dopamine Composite , Chemical Engineering Transactions, 70, 2095-2100.
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Abstract

Palladium-doped nanoscale zerovalent iron nanoparticles (Fe-Pd NPs) was fabricated and stabilized by poly (γ-glutamic acid)–Dopamine composite (PGA-DA). The fabricated nanoparticles had high dechlorination activity towards p-Chlorophenol (p-CP). PGA-DA modified Fe-Pd NPs significantly outperformed PGA modified ones in catalytic activities even in weak alkaline condition. Fe-Pd NPs@PGA-DA (10 mg PGA-DA and 0.4 wt% Pd loading) could achieve 100 % p-CP removal within 60 min. It is worth mentioning that the presence of DA alone could overwhelm dechlorination capacity of Fe-Pd NPs toward p-CP. The coordination bonding between catechol and Fe ions was also investigated in detail. This study demonstrated that PGA-DA is a promising modifier and stabilizer for Fe-Pd NPs, which was expected to be applied in real environmental remediation technology.
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