The remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated soil has attracted widespread attention these years, ascribed to PAHs are environmental persistent, carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic, posing serious threats to human beings and ecosystem. Existing advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for PAHs remediation are always constrained by expensive cost, strong operating conditions dependence and incomplete decomposition. To overcome these limitations, this study proposed an innovative and effective α-Fe2O3/NaClO catalytic oxidation system to realize reinforced PAHs degradation in industrial site soil. Under the determined optimal mass ratio of α-Fe2O3/NaClO at 24:1, the combined system demonstrated an increase in PAHs degradation efficiency by 17.9% and 57.3% in comparison with NaClO or α-Fe2O3 employed individually, with the NaClO concentration fixing at 2000 mg/L and initial solution pH setting at 5. The primary reactive free radicals responsible for PAHs degradation were identified as •OH and , while and were evidenced to make contributions as well. In addition, direct electron transfer between α-Fe2O3 and PAHs also participated in PAHs oxidation. Phytotoxicity tests and T.E.S.T. results elucidated the alleviated toxicity of soil remediated by the α-Fe2O3/NaClO system, further manifesting the practical applicability of this remediation strategy. This research highlighted the great potential of α-Fe2O3/NaClO catalytic oxidation system in future remediation of PAHs-contaminated soil.
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