Fe (III) Oxide-modified Indonesian Bentonite for Catalytic Photodegradation of Phenol in Water

Novia Arinda Pradisty, Riwandi Sihombing, Russell Francis Howe, Yuni Krisyuningsih

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Abstract

Phenol, which is a major organic pollutant, is usually detected in industrial wastewater, and thus the wastewater should be processed further before discharged into water bodies. Application of heterogeneous catalysis using natural-based materials is known to be effective and environmentally friendly in removing hazardous substances in water. In this study, local natural bentonite from the Tapanuli region in Indonesia was modified to eliminate dissolved phenol. Elimination by photodegradation reaction was conducted in a photo-Fenton system utilizing Fe(III) oxide-modified bentonite (Fe-B) as catalyst. Fe-B was prepared by a cation exchanging process using mixture solutions of NaOH and FeCl3 with OH/Fe molar ratio of 2:1 and calcined at 300 °C. Material characterization was performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), low-angle XRD, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The reaction components consisted of ultraviolet C light, H2O2, and Fe-B, and they were processed in a batch reactor. The role of each component was analyzed by a series of reaction conditions (i.e., adsorption, photolysis, H2O2 effect, Fenton, and homogeneous photo-Fenton). The heterogeneous photo-Fenton system was found to be essential for phenol degradation, as none of the reaction conditions caused total phenol removal in the 180 min reaction time. To conclude, heterogeneous photo-Fenton gave the highest photodegradation activity, and the best experimental condition for 1.10 mM phenol removal was 5 g L-1 catalyst, 78.35 mM H2O2, and 90 min reaction time.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-33
JournalMakara Journal of Science
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2017

Keywords

  • Fe-bentonite, photodegradation, photo-Fenton, phenol, water pollutant removal

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