clay and 2-chlorophenol

A regional raw clay was used as the starting material to prepare iron-pillared clays with different iron contents. The catalytic activity of these materials was tested in the heterogeneous photo-Fenton process, applied to the degradation of 2-chlorophenol chosen as the model pollutant. Different catalyst loads between 0.2 and 1.0 g L

Topics: Catalysis; Chlorophenols; Clay; Hydrogen Peroxide; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Iron; Photons; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Water Purification

Four identical pilot-scale landfill reactors with different alternative composite liners were simultaneously operated for a period of about 540 days to investigate and to simulate the migration behaviors of phenolic compounds (phenol, 2-CP, 2-MP, 3-MP, 4-MP, 2-NP, 4-NP, 2,4-DNP, 2,4-DCP, 2,6-DCP, 2,4,5-TCP, 2,4,6-TCP, 2,3,4,6-TeCP, PCP) and heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr, Cd, Ni) from landfill leachate to the groundwater. Alternative landfill liners of four reactors consist of R1: Compacted clay liner (10 cm+10 cm, k=10(-8)m/sn), R2: Geomembrane (2 mm HDPE)+compacted clay liner (10 cm+10 cm, k=10⁻⁸ m/sn), R3: Geomembrane (2 mm HDPE)+compacted clay liner (10 cm, k=10⁻⁸ m/sn)+bentonite liner (2 cm)+compacted clay liner (10 cm, k=10⁻⁸ m/sn), and R4: Geomembrane (2 mm HDPE)+compacted clay liner (10 cm, k=10⁻⁸ m/sn)+zeolite liner (2 cm)+compacted clay liner (10 cm, k=10⁻⁸ m/sn). Wastes representing Istanbul municipal solid wastes were disposed in the reactors. To represent bioreactor landfills, reactors were operated by leachate recirculation. To monitor and control anaerobic degradation in the reactors, variations of conventional parameters (pH, alkalinity, chloride, conductivity, COD, TOC, TKN, ammonia and alcaly metals) were also investigated in landfill leachate samples. The results of this study showed that about 35-50% of migration of organic contaminants (phenolic compounds) and 55-100% of migration of inorganic contaminants (heavy metals) to the model groundwater could be effectively reduced with the use of bentonite and zeolite materials in landfill liner systems. Although leachate contaminants can reach to the groundwater in trace concentrations, findings of this study concluded that the release of these compounds from landfill leachate to the groundwater may potentially be of an important environmental concern based on the experimental findings.

Topics: Aluminum Silicates; Anaerobiosis; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biotransformation; Chlorides; Chlorophenols; Clay; Cresols; Fresh Water; Kinetics; Metals, Heavy; Models, Chemical; Nitrogen; Nitrophenols; Phenols; Refuse Disposal; Water Pollutants, Chemical

Redox behavior of three pollutants, namely endosulfan (EN), o-chlorophenol (OCP) and direct orange 8 (DO8) were investigated electrochemically using sodium montmorillonite clay modified glassy carbon electrode. Influence of pH, scan rate and concentration were studied on the voltammetric response. Suitable medium for the electrochemical studies of EN was pH 1.0 and for other two pollutants pH 13.0. EN exhibited one well-defined reduction peak accounting for irreversible 2e(-) transfer and leading to the removal of one chlorine atom. OCP underwent one electron oxidation to the formation of phenoxy radical resulting in an oxidation peak. DO8 showed two peaks for reductions and two peaks for oxidation as a result of the reduction of azo group and oxidation of phenoxide group. These electrochemical reactions of the three pollutants reveals the suitability of clay modified electrode for the electroanalysis. A differential pulse stripping voltammetric procedure for the determination of these pollutants was developed. The limits of determination for EN, OCP and DO8 are 5-300, 10-800 and 50-800 ppb, respectively.

Topics: Aluminum Silicates; Chlorophenols; Clay; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electrochemistry; Electrodes; Endosulfan; Fluorescent Dyes; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Insecticides; Oxidation-Reduction

Effect of pH on the sorption and desorption of the chlorinated phenols (2-chlorophenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol) in HDTMA-montmorillonite organoclays was investigated using sequential batch experiments. 2,4-dichlorophenol exhibited higher affinity in both sorption and desorption than 2-chlorophenol at pH 4.85 and 9.15. For both chlorophenols, the protonated speciation (at pH 4.85) exhibited a higher affinity in both sorption and desorption than the predominant deprotonated speciation (about 80% and 95% of 2-chlorophenate and 2,4-dichlophenate anions at pH 9.15, respectively). Desorption of chlorinated phenols was strongly dependent on the current pH regardless of their speciation during the previous sorption stage. No appreciable desorption resistance of the chlorinated phenols was observed in organoclays after sequential desorptions. Affinity of both chlorophenols in bisolute competitive sorption and desorption was reduced compared to that in a single-solute system due to the competition between solutes. The ideal adsorbed solution theory coupled with the single-solute Freundlich model successfully predicted the bisolute competitive sorption and desorption equilibria.

Topics: Adsorption; Aluminum Silicates; Anthelmintics; Bentonite; Chlorophenols; Clay; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Water Purification

The combination of adsorption and heterogeneous photocatalysis has been investigated as a promising technology for the removal of organic water pollutants. A laboratory study of the removal and decomposition of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) as a toxic organic pollutant was carried out under various conditions with an organophilized clay mineral (hexadecylpyridinium chloride-modified montmorillonite; HDPM) as adsorbent and Degussa P25 TiO2 as photocatalyst. Three different oxidation processes leading to the degradation of 2-CP were compared: direct photolysis, heterogeneous photocatalysis in a TiO2 suspension, and the decomposition of substrate adsorbed on HDPM in the presence of TiO2. Both the degradation of 2-CP and the formation of intermediates were analyzed by HPLC, the total organic carbon content and the total organic and inorganic chloride contents were measured to monitor the mineralization process, and X-ray diffraction and thermoanalytical measurements were made to characterize the hydrophobic clay adsorbent. The heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of dissolved (2-CP/UV/TiO2) and desorbed 2-CP (2-CP/HDPM/UV/TiO2) appeared to be equally efficient, whereas direct photolysis of 2-CP was far less efficient in the oxidative destruction. HDPM proved to be a suitable adsorbent, capable of adsorbing toxic organics from water. It was demonstrated that the adsorbent (at relatively high concentration) did not decrease the rate of mineralization of 2-CP. The results confirmed that the adsorbent retains its structure and composition during the mineralization process, and thus it can be reused without regeneration. The combination of adsorption and heterogeneous photocatalysis studied may be an efficient and economical means of accumulating, removing, and oxidizing organic water contaminants, and its application is in accordance with the growing environmental demands.

Topics: Adsorption; Aluminum Silicates; Catalysis; Chlorophenols; Clay; Coloring Agents; Photochemistry; Solubility; Titanium; Waste Disposal, Fluid; Water Purification