title: Photodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pyrene by iron oxide in solid phase.
abstract: To better understand the photodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in solid phase in natural environment, laboratory experiments were conducted to study the influencing factors, kinetics and intermediate compound of pyrene photodegradation by iron oxides. The results showed that the pyrene photodegradation rate followed the order of alpha-FeOOH>alpha-Fe(2)O(3)>gamma-Fe(2)O(3)>gamma-FeOOH at the same reaction conditions. Lower dosage of alpha-FeOOH and higher light intensity increased the photodegradation rate of pyrene. Iron oxides and oxalic acid can set up a photo-Fenton-like system without additional H(2)O(2) in solid phase to enhance the photodegradation of pyrene under UV irradiation. All reaction followed the first-order reaction kinetics. The half-life (t(1/2)) of pyrene in the system showed the higher efficiencies of using iron oxide as photocatalyst to degrade pyrene. Intermediate compound pyreno was found during photodegradation reactions by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The photodegradation efficiency for PAHs in this photo-Fenton-like system was also confirmed by using the contaminated soil samples. This work provides some useful information to understand the remediation of PAHs contaminated soils by photochemical techniques under practical condition.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment Pollution Integrated Control, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D019815:Oxalic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D010777:Photochemistry; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; D019815:Oxalic Acid