Dyes wastewater treatment by reduction-oxidation process in an electrochemical reactor packed with natural manganese mineral

A novel technology which combined electrochemical process catalyzed by manganese mineral with electro-assisted coagulation process was proposed in this study. The mineralization of organic pollutant from simulated dye wastewater containing an azo dye Acid Red B（ARB） was experimentally investigated using this method. It was found that the manganese mineral could catalyze the electrochemical process dramatically. The TOC removal percentage of electrochemical treatment catalyzed by manganese mineral was 43.6% while the TOC removal percentage of the process using the manganese mineral alone and using the electrolysis alone were 9.3% and 20.8%, respectively. Moreover, it was found that combined electroxidation with electro-assisted coagulation process could more effectively eliminate ARB. After a period of 180 min electrooxidation and 300 min electroreduction, almost 66.9% of TOC was removed, and the dissolved Mn^2＋. could be effectivly removed. The effects of the order of oxidation and reduction, the proper ratio electrooxidation/reduction time, and current density on the removal efficiency were investigated in detail. In addition, a proposed mechanism of manganese-mineral-catalyzed electrooxidation-reduction process was discussed in this paper.     

活性炭分解臭氧机制研究

通过臭氧降解处理器尾气含量测定、温度测定和热量分析等研究了活性炭催化降解O3的效果和作用机制.结果表明,当O3的流量为12.89 mg.min-1,以充填2.0～2.5 mm煤质颗粒活性炭、直径18 mm玻璃柱为降解处理器,O3可以得到充分降解(分解效率始终维持100%),且效果可维持5 h以上.研究中发现活性炭催化降解处理器有升温现象,温度上升至65～69℃左右后,趋于平缓,期间CO2等氧化气体的释放量随温度稳定而减小.降解机制分为3部分:其一为活性炭发挥催化作用,活性炭的强烈吸附能力导致局部位置臭氧的富集和自身降解为氧气;其二为活性炭参与反应,臭氧破坏活性炭表面结构和基团,生成CO2和NOx等产物随尾气释放;其三为臭氧以上述2种机制降解形成氧气和各种氧化物时产热导致降解区域温度升高,进一步促进臭氧热降解.同时,还探讨了根据上述温度变化规律设计降解处理器的可能性.