Lin, Cheng-hanCheng-hanLinYANG-HSIN SHIHMacFarlane, JohnJohnMacFarlane2018-09-102018-09-102015-02-05http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84949117637&partnerID=40&md5=4aad28e03650d7a41ce7f0bdadedc098http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/391662Pentachlorophenol (PCP), a general ionized chlorinated aromatic contaminant, was treated with Ni/Fe nanoparticles (NPs). An increase in the Ni/Fe dosage enhanced the removal of PCP. The most effective nickel percentage was 0.5%. Among the selected surfactants including carboxymethyl cellulose, Triton X-100, and cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), CTAB markedly enhanced the removal of PCP by Ni/Fe. From removal kinetics, increased sorption of PCP onto Ni/Fe surfaces with CTAB was observed when compared to that without CTAB. This is the result of the small particle size of Ni/Fe-CTAB and the electrostatic interaction between an electronegative phenolate group of PCP and the electropositive Ni/Fe-CTAB. The increased sorption of PCP onto Ni/Fe surfaces by CTAB accelerated the reduction of PCP. In addition, with CTAB, the observed bulky and soft surface of Ni/Fe NPs allows enhanced electron transfer from the zerovalent iron core. The removal mechanism of PCP is dechlorination for Ni/Fe-CTAB but, for bare Ni/Fe, adsorption is mainly responsible for the removal. The dechlorination pathways of PCP with Ni/Fe-CTAB were investigated. The ortho position of chloride can be more easily reduced than other positions. Ni/Fe-CTAB NPs have a high potential to treat polychlorinated aromatics.AdsorptionDechlorinationElectrostatic interactionNi/Fe nanoparticlesPentachlorophenolSurfactants[SDGs]SDG6journal article10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.0382-s2.0-84949117637