Abstract

Heterogeneous chemical reactions are complicated, especially in the case of competitive reactions. The aim of this study was to investigate the elimination of nitrite (NO2(-)) by applying a metallic reduction using zero-valent zinc (Zn0). The effect of pH, stirring, and metal shape (powder and chips) on the rate and products of nitrite reduction were studied in a batch-stirred reactor. The obtained data have been used to optimize the conditions for metallic reduction of NO2(-) and for kinetic parameters identification. It was found that the dissolution of zinc involves a pseudo-first-order reaction independent of the shape of the metal. Further, the influence of operating conditions on nitrogen (N2) and ammonium (NH4(+)) formation has been determined. It was found that a decrease in pH and in the Zn0 content enhances NH4(+) production. If kinetic parameters can be approximated easily for constant surface area, it was demonstrated that surface evolution had to be integrated for metal powder. Finally, a numerical simulation has been used to determine the kinetic parameters for NO2(-) reduction with zinc powder.

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