Reductive dechlorination and biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol using sequential permeable reactive barriers: laboratory studies.
The reductive dechlorination and biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) was investigated in a laboratory-scale sequential barrier system consisting of a chemical and biological reactive barrier. Palladium coated iron (Pd/Fe) was used as a reactive barrier medium for the chemical degradation of 2,4,6-TCP, and a sand column seeded with anaerobic microbes was used as a biobarrier following the chemical reactive barrier in this study. Only phenol was detected in the effluent from the Pd/Fe column reactor, indicating that the complete dechlorination of 2,4,6-TCP was achieved. The residence time of 30.2-21.2h was required for the complete dechlorination of 2,4,6-TCP of 100 mg l(-1) in the column reactor. The surface area-normalized rate constant (k(SA)) is 3.84 (+/-0.48)x10(-5)lm(-2)h(-1). The reaction rate in the column tests was one order of magnitude slower than that in the batch test. In the operation of the biobarrier, about 100 microM of phenol was completely removed with a residence time of 7-8d. Consequently, the dechlorination prior to biodegradation turns out to increase the overall treatability. Moreover, the sequential permeable reactive barriers, consisting of iron barrier and biobarrier, could be recommended for groundwater contaminated with toxic organic compounds such as chlorophenols.
Choi
Jeong-Hak
JH
Environment Research Team, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Development Institute, 179 Jung-Dong, Suseong-Gu, Daegu 706-713, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Young-Hun
YH
Choi
Sang June
SJ
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D010539:Permeability; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*
D002733:Chlorophenols; D012722:Sewage; D014873:Water Pollutants; D019800:Phenol; D010165:Palladium; D007501:Iron; C024564:2,4,6-trichlorophenol