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Hydroxyl radical production by a heterogeneous Fenton reaction supported in insoluble tannin from bark of Pinus radiata

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Fenton reactions driven by dihydroxybenzenes (DHBs) have been used for pollutant removal via advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), but such systems have the disadvantage of DHB release into the aqueous phase. In this work, insoluble tannins from bark can be used to drive Fenton reactions and as a heterogeneous support. This avoids the release of DHBs into the aqueous phase and can be used for AOPs. The production of ·OH was investigated using a spin-trapping electron paramagnetic resonance technique (5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide/·OH) in the first minute of the reaction and a high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence technique (coumarin/7-hydroxycoumarin) for 20 min. The ·OH yield achieved using insoluble tannins from Pinus radiata bark was higher than that achieved using catechin to drive the Fenton reaction. The Fenton-like system driven by insoluble tannins achieved 92.6 ± 0.3 % degradation of atrazine in 30 min. The degradation kinetics of atrazine was linearly correlated with ·OH production. The increased reactivity in ·OH production and insolubility of the ligand are promising for the development of a new technique for degradation of pollutants in wastewater using heterogeneous Fenton systems.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge FONDECYT (Grant no. 1131101 and 1160100), FONDEQUIP (EQM 140075), INNOVA Chile (Grant no. 14IDL2-30128), and FONDAP Solar Energy Research Center, SERC-Chile (Grant No. 15110019) for financial assistance, and Romina Romero wish to thank the CONICYT PhD fellowship.

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    Romina Romero & David Contreras

  2. Unit of Technological Development (UDT), Coronel, Chile

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  3. Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Brigitte Schwederski & Wolfgang Kaim

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Romero, R., Contreras, D., Segura, C. et al. Hydroxyl radical production by a heterogeneous Fenton reaction supported in insoluble tannin from bark of Pinus radiata . Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 6135–6142 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7532-1

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