title: Kinetics of transformation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane by Fe(II) in cement slurries.
abstract: This study examines the applicability of the iron-based degradative solidification/stabilization (DS/S-Fe(II)) process to 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA), which is one of common chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) of concern at contaminated sites. DS/S-Fe(II) combines contaminant degradation by Fe(II) and immobilization by the hydration reactions of Portland cement. The transformation of 1,1,1-TCA by Fe(II) in 10% Portland cement slurries was studied using a batch slurry reactor system. The effects of Fe(II) dose, pH, and initial concentration of 1,1,1-TCA on the kinetics of 1,1,1-TCA degradation were evaluated. Degradation of 1,1,1-TCA in cement slurries including Fe(II) was very rapid and could be described by a pseudo-first-order rate law. The half-lives for 1,1,1-TCA were measured between 0.4 and 5h when Fe(II) dose ranged from 4.9 to 39.2mM. The pseudo-first-order rate constant increased with pH to a maximum near pH 12.5. A saturation rate equation was able to predict degradation kinetics over a wide range of target organic concentrations and at higher Fe(II) doses. The major transformation product of 1,1,1-TCA in mixtures of Fe(II) and cement was 1,1-dichloroethane (1,1-DCA), which indicates that degradation occurred by a hydrogenolysis pathway. A small amount of ethane was observed. The conversion of 1,1,1-TCA to ethane was better described by a parallel reaction model than by a consecutive reaction model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada. jung.bahngmi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Bahngmi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Batchelor
mesh_terms: D004980:Ethane; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D014240:Trichloroethanes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014240:Trichloroethanes; C024566:1,1,1-trichloroethane; D007501:Iron; D004980:Ethane