Elsevier

Chemosphere

Volume 29, Issue 7, October 1994, Pages 1477-1489
Chemosphere

Degradation of carbon tetrachloride in the presence of iron and sulphur containing compounds

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Abstract

The effect of several sulphur compounds: sodium sulphate, sodium sulphide, ferrous sulphide, pyrite and an organosulphonic acid on the kinetics of the iron (Fe0) induced degradation of carbon tetrachloride was examined under aerobic conditions. It was observed that all of the sulphur compounds investigated significantly accelerated the reaction. The mechanisms of the processes studied as well as their possible influence on the efficiency of the iron-induced dehalogenation of pollutants, both in situ and in above-ground treatment are discussed.

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