Kinetic Analysis of Catalytic Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorobenzene in Aqueous Solutions

Abstract:

Deposition of Pd on the surface of zero-valent iron (Pd/Fe) further enhances the ability of the metal to reductively dechlorinate organic contaminants. This work determined the dechlorination of chlorobenzene in water by Pd/Fe and evaluated the effects of Pd loading in Fe, Pd/Fe dosage, solution pH and temperature on the reaction. Pseudo-first-order rate constants were obtained to analyze the reaction kinetics. Chlorobenzene was nearly completely dechlorinated within 60 min by Pd/Fe at room temperature. Benzene was the end product of the reaction, along with the release of chloride into water. The rate constant of chlorobenzene dechlorination increased with increasing Pd loading in Fe and Pd/Fe dosage within the tested ranges of 0.005 - 0.020% and 2.0 - 6.0 g/75 mL, respectively. The rate constant increased with decreasing solution pH over the tested pH range of 4.5 - 6.5, indicating the role of protons in dechlorination. The reaction was considered to occur primarily on the surface of Pd where protons were reduced to hydrogen species and chlorobenzene was subsequently dechlorinated by the hydrogen species. The rate of chlorobenzene dechlorination increased with increasing temperature. The estimated activation energy of the reaction was 47.94 kJ/mol within the temperature range of 15 - 40°C, indicating that the dechlorination of chlorobenzene by Pd/Fe readily occurs at room temperature. Pd/Fe may be a potential reductant for effective removal of chlorinated organic contaminants from water.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 777)
• Pages: 65-70
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.777.65
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Hong Yi Zhou, Si Liang, Si Si Zeng, Shuang Jian Lei
• Keywords: Chlorobenzene, Dechlorination, Pd/Fe, pH, Temperature

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