Fenton chemistry encompasses reactions of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of iron to generate highly reactive species such as the hydroxyl radical and possibly others. In this review, the complex mechanisms of Fenton and Fenton-like reactions and the important factors influencing these reactions, from both a fundamental and practical perspective, in applications to water and soil treatment, are discussed. The review covers modified versions including the photoassisted Fenton reaction, use of chelated iron, electro-Fenton reactions, and Fenton reactions using heterogeneous catalysts. Sections are devoted to nonclassical pathways, by-products, kinetics and process modeling, experimental design methodology, soil and aquifer treatment, use of Fenton in combination with other advanced oxidation processes or biodegradation, economic comparison with other advanced oxidation processes, and case studies.

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Advanced Oxidation Processes for Organic Contaminant Destruction Based on the Fenton Reaction and Related Chemistry

2.2. Fenton’s Chemistry 6575 2.2.1. Origins 6575 2.2.2. Fenton Process 6575 2.3. Photo-Fenton Process 6577 3. H2O2 Electrogeneration for Water Treatment 6577 3.1. Fundamentals 6578 3.2. Cathode Materials 6579 3.3. Divided Cells 6580 3.4. Undivided Cells 6583 4. Electro-Fenton (EF) Process 6585 4.1. Origins 6585 4.2. Fundamentals of EF for Water Remediation 6586 4.2.1. Cell Configuration 6586 4.2.2. Cathodic Fe2+ Regeneration 6586 4.2.3. Anodic Generation of Heterogeneous Hydroxyl Radical 6587

Electro-Fenton process and related electrochemical technologies based on Fenton's reaction chemistry

A review of classic Fenton's peroxidation as an advanced oxidation technique.

Review of iron-free Fenton-like systems for activating H2O2 in advanced oxidation processes

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), defined as those technologies that utilize the hydroxyl radical (·OH) for oxidation, have received increasing attention in the research and development of wastewater treatment technologies in the last decades. These processes have been applied successfully for the removal or degradation of toxic pollutants or used as pretreatment to convert recalcitrant pollutants into biodegradable compounds that can then be treated by conventional biological methods. The efficacy of AOPs depends on the generation of reactive free radicals, the most important of which is the hydroxyl radical (·OH). The authors summarize the formation reactions of ·OH and the mechanisms of pollutants degradation. They cover six types of advanced oxidation processes, including radiation, photolysis and photocatalysis, sonolysis, electrochemical oxidation technologies, Fenton-based reactions, and ozone-based processes. Controversial issues in pollutants degradation mechanism were discussed. They review t...

Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment: Formation of Hydroxyl Radical and Application

This paper describes a kinetic model for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by ferric ion in homogeneous aqueous solution (pH < 3). The reaction was investigated experimentally at 25.0 °C and I = 0.1 M (HClO4/NaClO4), in a completely mixed batch reactor and under a wide range of experimental conditions (1 ≤ pH ≤ 3; 0.2 mM ≤ [H2O2]0 ≤ 1 M; 50 μM ≤ [Fe(III)]0 ≤ 1 mM; 1 ≤ [H2O2]0/[Fe(III)]0 ≤ 5000). The results of this study demonstrated that the rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by Fe(III) could be predicted very accurately by a kinetic model which takes into account the rapid formation and the slower decomposition of Fe(III)−hydroperoxy complexes (FeIII(HO2)2+ and FeIII(OH)(HO2)+). The rate constant for the unimolecular decomposition of the Fe(III)−hydroperoxy complexes was determined to be 2.7 × 10-3 s-1. The use of the kinetic model allows a better understanding of the effects of operational parameters (i.e., pH and [H2O2]0/[Fe(III)]0) on the complex kinetics of decomposition of H2O2 by Fe(III).

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Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Fe(III) in Homogeneous Aqueous Solution: Mechanism and Kinetic Modeling