title: Synthesis of nanoscale zero-valent iron/ordered mesoporous carbon for adsorption and synergistic reduction of nitrobenzene.
abstract: Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) supported on ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) was synthesized through liquid phase reduction route. The NZVI/OMC composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, N(2) adsorption/desorption and transmission electron microscopy. Results reveal that the composite possesses ordered mesostructure with NZVI distributing homogeneously on the surface of OMC support. The removal effects of nitrobenzene (NB) in water with OMC, NZVI/OMC and non-supported NZVI were evaluated. Results indicate that NZVI/OMC shows enhanced removal efficiency, which is attributed to its adsorption and synergistic reduction for NB. The transformation process of NB was further investigated by HPLC. Nitrosobenzene and phenylhydroxylamine were detected as intermediate products and aniline was the final reductive product.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Jiansheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yaoyao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiuyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jinyou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Weiqing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Lianjun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009578:Nitrobenzenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002244:Carbon; D007501:Iron; C036077:nitrobenzene