Glutamic Acid Modified Fenton System for Degradation of BTEX Contamination |
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| Authors: | Fatma Z Yehia Nadia G Kandile Abdelfatah M Badawi Amr H Mady |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Petrochemicals, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt;2. Faculty of Women, Department of Chemistry, Ain Shams University, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | The present study employed a modified Fenton system that aims to extend the optimum pH range towards neutral conditions for studying the oxidation of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylenes (BTEX) using glutamic acid (Glu) as an iron chelator. Addition of 20 mM Glu greatly enhanced the oxidation rate of BTEX in modified Fenton system at pH 5–7. A rapid mass destruction (>97% after 1 h) of BTEX as a water contaminant carried out in the presence of 500 mM H2O2, 10 mM Fe2+, and 20 mM Glu at pH 5 could be shown. The efficiency of this modified Fenton's system for mass destruction of BTEX in contaminated water was measured to estimate the impact of the major process variables that include initial concentrations of soluble Fe, H2O2, Glu (as metal chelating agent), and reaction time. |
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| Keywords: | Advanced oxidation process BTEX Chelator Gasoline H2O2 |
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