Development and Investigation of Carbon-Mineral Catalyst Based on Natural Clay and Tire Crush for Oxidative Decomposition of Nonionic Surfactants by Hydrogen Peroxide in Wastewater

Abstract

Samples of a carbon-mineral catalyst based on natural clay and tire crumb for the reaction of oxidative decomposition of nonionic surfactants by hydrogen peroxide in wastewater have been developed and studied. The iron content in the samples varied in the range of 2.3–3.9 wt %. The effect of sample pyrolysis temperature in the range of 350–800°С on characteristics, the number and type of acid sites on the surface, and the ζ (zeta) potential of colloidal systems based on prepared samples was studied. Using model solutions under static and dynamic conditions, the effect of sample pyrolysis temperature on catalytic properties in the reaction of oxidative decomposition of H2O2 and nonionic surfactant (NS) nonoxynols N-9 by hydrogen peroxide was studied. The best result in the oxidation of nonoxynols N-9 with hydrogen peroxide was obtained in the presence of a carbon-mineral catalyst sample calcined at 650°C.