Revisiting the Role of Dissolved Silicate in Catalyzing the Hydrogen Peroxide Process with Iron-Bearing Minerals.

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School of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.

Published: October 2023

Injecting HO into aquifers is a widely used chemical oxidation (ISCO) technology for groundwater remediation. Dissolved silicate was reported to decrease the reactivity of iron (Ⅲ)-bearing minerals toward HO. In this study, the effect of naturally occurring levels of dissolved silicate (≤1 mM) on the catalyzing hydrogen peroxide (CHP) with Fe(II) minerals is revaluated, and new observations that contradict with previous studies are reported. Specifically, dissolved silicate enhanced the CHP process by Fe(II) minerals. In the presence of Fe(II) minerals, siderite and ferrous oxide (FeO), which had a stronger dissolution tendency than Fe(III) minerals, dissolved silicate could prevent the dissolved iron species from precipitation through a coordinating effect, therefore reinforcing the homogeneous CHP process and the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol. The solution pH decreased due to the generation of degradation intermediates, and the solution acidification in turn promoted further dissolution of Fe(II) minerals. FeO particles exhibited the strongest silicate adsorption among the minerals, therefore a higher initial silicate concentration of 1 mM was needed to observe the enhancing effect. This study redefines the role of dissolved silicate on CHP process and provides clues to the design of efficient HO-based ISCO system for the remediation of groundwater.

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