Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) was synthesized and tested to remediate DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) from the contaminated water. The influence of experimental variables such as reaction time, NZVI particle dosage and pH were studied. Mixing an aqueous solution of 3 mg L −1 DDT with 30 mg L -1 Fe 0 resulted in 99.2% loss of DDT within 4 h. Solvent extraction of the Fe 0 revealed that DDT removal was not through adsorption and as Fe 0 treatment of DDT lead to new chromatographic peaks (degradation products) in GC analysis and chloride release, removal occurred through dechlorination. GC/MS analysis confirmed the formation of completely dechlorinated hydrocarbon skeleton of DDT namely, diphenylethane (DPE), as the end product in this treatment; thereby implying the removal of all five chlorine atoms (three alkyl and two aryl) of DDT.
In this study, DABCO-based ionic liquid-functionalized magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized for the first time by the quaternization reaction with 1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanylium chloride and chloro-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles.
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