Treatment of landfill leachate using magnetically attracted zero-valent iron powder electrode in an electric field

Sun, Dongni, Hong, Xiaoting, Cui, Zhonghua, Du, Yingying, Hui, K. S., Zhu, Enhao, Wu, Keming and Hui, K. N. (2020) Treatment of landfill leachate using magnetically attracted zero-valent iron powder electrode in an electric field. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 388. ISSN 0304-3894

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Abstract

This study combined electro-oxidation (EO) and electrocoagulation (EC) process (EO/EC) to treat landfill leachate by using RuO2-IrO2/Ti plate and microscale zero-valent iron powder composite anode. EO was achieved by direct oxidation and indirect oxidation on RuO2-IrO2/Ti plate, whereas EC was achieved using iron powder to lose electrons and produce coagulants in situ. The influences of variables including type of anode material, applied voltage, zero-valent iron dosage, interelectrode gap, and reaction temperature on EO/EC were evaluated. Results showed that at an applied voltage of 10 V, zero-valent iron dosage of 0.2 g, interelectrode gap of 1 cm, and non-temperature-controlled mode, the removal efficiencies were 72.5% for total organic carbon (TOC), 98.5% for ammonia, and 98.6% for total phosphorus (TP). Some heavy metals and hardness were also removed. Further analysis indicated that the removal of TOC, ammonia, and TP followed pseudo-first order, pseudo-zero order, and pseudo-second order kinetic models, respectively. Other characteristics were examined by scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Overall, our results showed that EO/EC can be used to efficiently remove organic matter, ammonia, TP, and heavy metals from landfill leachate.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: electro-oxidation,electrocoagulation,landfill leachate,zero-valent iron,pollution,waste management and disposal,health, toxicology and mutagenesis,environmental engineering,environmental chemistry ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2310
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Engineering (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Emerging Technologies for Electric Vehicles (former - to 2024)
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Energy Materials Laboratory
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Date Deposited: 11 Dec 2019 02:32
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2025 08:47
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/73337
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121768

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