Degradation of organic contaminants by heterogeneous fenton process mediated by modified magnetites and iron mining residues

• Grant number: 15/21732-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2016
• End date: July 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Raquel Fernandes Pupo Nogueira
• Grantee: Raquel Fernandes Pupo Nogueira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Peter Hammer

Abstract

This project proposes the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of the catalytic activity of magnetite modified with titanium, copper and zinc and evaluation of iron mining residue as catalysts for use in the heterogeneous process Fenton and photo-Fenton. It is proposed to study the synthesis conditions aiming an efficient and stable material that can be applied to the degradation of organic contaminants as drug residues. The structural characteristics of the synthesized materials will be studied by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and especially by photoelectron spectroscopy induced by x-rays (XPS) aiming to correlate the activity as a catalyst in Fenton reactions to its structure and surface characteristics. XPS analyzes will be applied to the freshly prepared materials and after use in the degradation process in order to evaluate the surface changes. This technique will provide important information on the characteristics and structural and electronic properties of the materials surface synthesized as the concentration of these species (Fe, Ti and Cu) and the chemical environment in the network of Fe3O4 systems and their relationship with the photocatalytic efficiency. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ROJAS-MANTILLA, HERNAN DARIO; AYALA-DURAN, SAIDY CRISTINA; PUPO NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL FERNANDES. Parameters affecting LED photoreactor efficiency in a heterogeneous photo-Fenton process using iron mining residue as catalyst. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, v. 54, n. 13, JULY 2019. (15/21732-5)

DE LIMA PERINI, JOAO A.; COSTA E SILVA, BEATRIZ; TONETTI, ADRIANO L.; PUPO NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL F.. Photo-Fenton degradation of the pharmaceuticals ciprofloxacin and fluoxetine after anaerobic pre-treatment of hospital effluent. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 24, n. 7, p. 6233-6240, MAR 2017. (15/21732-5)

BENTO, ANDRE C.; EMIDIO, ELISSANDRO S.; HAMMER, PETER; NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL F. P.. Degradation of Acid Red 8 Dye Using Photo-Fenton Reaction Mediated by Titanium Modified Catalysts. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 30, n. 10, SI, p. 2170-2181, OCT 2019. (15/21732-5, 16/11373-0)

AYALA-DURAN, SAIDY C.; HAMMER, PETER; PUPO NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL F.. Surface composition and catalytic activity of an iron mining residue for simultaneous degradation of sulfonamide antibiotics. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 27, n. 2, SI, p. 1710-1720, JAN 2020. (15/21732-5)

DE LIMA PERINI, JOAO ANGELO; PUPO NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL FERNANDES. Effect of particle size, iron ligands and anions on ciprofloxacin degradation in zero-valent iron process: application to sewage treatment plant effluent. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 92, n. 9, p. 2300-2308, SEP 2017. (15/21732-5)

LIMA PERINI, JOAO A.; TONETTI, ADRIANO L.; VIDAL, CRISTIANE; MONTAGNER, CASSIANA C.; PUPO NOGUEIRA, RAQUEL F.. Simultaneous degradation of ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, sulfathiazole and sulfamethazine, and disinfection of hospital effluent after biological treatment via photo-Fenton process under ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v. 224, p. 761-771, MAY 2018. (15/21732-5)