Alternating Magnetic Field Accelerates the Transformation between Fe(II) and Fe(III) of Fe@NiFe2O4 in a Fenton-Like Process

Wang, Dawei; Chen, Tingyue; Jiang, Yilan; Cai, Xinyang; Li, Yingying; Chen, Yuanyuan; Yang, Guang; Pan, Feng

doi:10.1061/JOEEDU.EEENG-7593

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Mar 28, 2024

Alternating Magnetic Field Accelerates the Transformation between Fe(II) and Fe(III) of $Fe @ {NiFe}_{2} O_{4}$ in a Fenton-Like Process

Authors: Dawei Wang [email protected], Tingyue Chen [email protected], Yilan Jiang, Ph.D. [email protected], Xinyang Cai [email protected], Yingying Li [email protected], Yuanyuan Chen [email protected], Guang Yang [email protected], and Feng Pan [email protected]Author Affiliations

Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volume 150, Issue 6

https://doi.org/10.1061/JOEEDU.EEENG-7593

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Abstract

Promoting the Fe(II)/Fe(III) cycle efficiency is of wide interest for the broader applications of the Fenton process in water treatment sector. In this study, the alternating magnetic field (AMF) was employed to accelerate the reduction from Fe(III) to Fe(II). To achieve this purpose, a composite of nano-zero valence iron and

{NiFe}_{2} O_{4}

was fabricated (denoted as

Fe @ {NiFe}_{2} O_{4}

). Under the optimal reaction conditions, bisphenol A (BPA) was removed completely within 15 min by the

Fe @ {NiFe}_{2} O_{4} / H_{2} O_{2}

system in the presence of AMF, while only

\sim 60 %

was removed in the absence of AMF. The faster removal rate in the presence of AMF was ascribed to the elevated temperature caused by the inductive heating of

Fe @ {NiFe}_{2} O_{4}

(

\sim 41 ° C

according to the simulation). The simulator of the Fenton process was considered to be the leaked Fe(II) from the Fe part of the composite, as an equal concentration of Fe(II) (

\sim 5.7 mg / L

) resulted into a similar removal kinetic. However, the system with

Fe @ {NiFe}_{2} O_{4}

as the catalyst consumed less

H_{2} O_{2}

in this process, indicating its different activation pathway from the conventional Fenton process. Electrochemical analysis confirmed that the AMF can generate the internal electric field within the composite particle. This field may facilitate the reduction from Fe(III) to Fe(II), which further benefitted the Fenton reactions.

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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2022YFC3205300), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 52100178 and 52370072), Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2021M701041), and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20220990) for financial support.

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Dawei Wang [email protected]

Professor, Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai Univ., Nanjing 210098, PR China (corresponding author). Email: [email protected]

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