The increased use of persulfate (S 2O 82-) for in situ chemical oxidation to treat groundwater and soils contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds (CHCs) requires unbiased methods to assess treatment performance. Stable carbon isotope analysis offers a potential tool for assessing the in situ treatment performance of persulfate at sites contaminated with CHCs. This study investigated the extent of C isotope fractionation during oxidation of tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE) and cis-dichloroethene (cis-DCE) by persulfate activated by ferrous ion (Fe 2+). An average carbon isotope enrichment factor ε bulk of -4.9‰ for PCE, -3.6‰ for TCE and -7.6‰ for cis-DCE were obtained in batch experiments. Variations in the initial S 2O 82-/Fe 2+/CHC molar ratios did not result in any significant differences in carbon isotope fractionation. The occurrence of carbon isotope fractionation during oxidation and the lack of dependence of enrichment factors upon the S 2O 82-/Fe 2+/CHC molar ratio demonstrate that carbon isotope analysis can potentially be used at contaminated sites as an additional technique to estimate treatment efficacy during oxidation of CHCs by Fe 2+ activated persulfate. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.

Carbon isotope fractionation of chlorinated ethenes during oxidation by Fe 2+ activated persulfate

Marchesi, Massimo;Aravena, Ramon;
2012-01-01

Abstract

The increased use of persulfate (S 2O 82-) for in situ chemical oxidation to treat groundwater and soils contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds (CHCs) requires unbiased methods to assess treatment performance. Stable carbon isotope analysis offers a potential tool for assessing the in situ treatment performance of persulfate at sites contaminated with CHCs. This study investigated the extent of C isotope fractionation during oxidation of tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE) and cis-dichloroethene (cis-DCE) by persulfate activated by ferrous ion (Fe 2+). An average carbon isotope enrichment factor ε bulk of -4.9‰ for PCE, -3.6‰ for TCE and -7.6‰ for cis-DCE were obtained in batch experiments. Variations in the initial S 2O 82-/Fe 2+/CHC molar ratios did not result in any significant differences in carbon isotope fractionation. The occurrence of carbon isotope fractionation during oxidation and the lack of dependence of enrichment factors upon the S 2O 82-/Fe 2+/CHC molar ratio demonstrate that carbon isotope analysis can potentially be used at contaminated sites as an additional technique to estimate treatment efficacy during oxidation of CHCs by Fe 2+ activated persulfate. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
2012
Carbon isotope fractionation; Chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds (CHCs); Fe 2+ activated persulfate; In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO); Environmental Engineering; Environmental Chemistry; Waste Management and Disposal; Pollution
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