Pathway Modification

Erickson Roque
 Effect on Nitrate Removal
• Increasing Pd
content
0.9
decreases the
0.3% Pd
2.3% Pd nitrate removal
10% Pd
C/Co

0.6

0.3
0 20 40 60
time (min)
 Effect on Nitrite Removal
• Increasing Pd
content
6
decreases the
nitrite
[NO2-] (mg/L)

accumulation
3

0.3 % Pd
2.3% Pd
0 10% Pd

0 20 40 60
time (min)
 10%Fe-0.3%Pd/Cu
• Selectivity = 38.43%
• Y P/S = 25.83%
• Removal around 57%
8 NH4-N
NO3-N
NO2-N
[N] (mg/L)

N acctd
N total

0
0 15 30 45 60 75 90
time (min)
 10%Fe-2.3%Pd/Cu
At t = 60 min
• Removal is around 45%
• Selectivity = 41.52%
8
• Y P/S = 29.33%
At t = 120-180 min
[N] (mg/L)

NH4-N
NO3-N
NO2-N
• Selectivity = 48%
4
N acctd
N total • Y P/S = 32.5%

0 H2 bubbling at t > 60 min

0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 which slightly increased
time (min) the selectivity and yield
 10%Fe-10.0%Pd/Cu
At t = 60 min
• Selectivity = 68.47%
8 • Y P/S = 40.64%
NH4-N
• Removal is around 39%
[N] (mg/L)

NO3-N
NO2-N
N acctd
4 N total

0
0 20 40 60
time (min)
Current research
• Single step reduction of Fe,
Cu and Pd
• 0.25 g particle loading [ ~
0.025 g Fe] for 45mg/L of
nitrate solution
Liou, et al., 2009
• Cu is deposited to Fe and
then Pd is deposited to
Cu/Fe then heated with H2
at 400oC for 3 h
• 0.5 g particle loading
[~0.496 g of Fe] for 40 mg-
N/L of nitrate solution