Degradation of benzoic acid in an advanced oxidation process: The effects of reducing agents

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 382; p. 121090
• Main Authors: He, Dong-Qin, Zhang, Ying-Jie, Pei, Dan-Ni, Huang, Gui-Xiang, Liu, Chang, Li, Jun, Yu, Han-Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.01.2020
• Subjects: ascorbic acid; benzoic acid; Benzoic acid (BA); catalytic activity; cysteine; economic feasibility; electric power; energy; Fenton reaction; hydroxyl radicals; hydroxylamine; iron; Iron redox cycle; oxidation; Pollutant degradation; pollutants; reducing agents; Reducing agents (RAs); Fenton reaction; Iron redox cycle; Reducing agents (RAs); Benzoic acid (BA); Pollutant degradation

[Display omitted] •Dosing reducing agents resulted in enhanced pollutant degradation and expansion of pH range.•Dosing manner of RA was a key factor governing its roles in Fenton system.•Catalytic mechanisms of the three reducing agents in Fenton system were proposed.•Electrical energy per order was...