Fe (II)-activated persulfate oxidation effectively degrades iodoform in water: Influential factors and kinetics analysis

[Display omitted] •Fe(II) activated persulfate oxidation effectively degrade CHI3.•Operation condition parameters for CHI3 degradation were optimized.•The mechanisms of CHI3 removal degradation by Fe2+/PS was unveiled. Iodoform (CHI3) is one of the disinfection by-products (DBPs) that is formed in the pre-oxidation and disinfection processes of drinking water treatment. In this study, Fe(II)-activated persulfate oxidation (Fe2+/PS) was employed to degrade iodoform, the effects of initial reactants concentration, reaction parameters, kinetics model were investigated, and the underlying mechanisms of CHI3 degradation in Fe2+/PS oxidation process was unveiled. The results showed that the mole ratio Fe2+/PS of 1:5, initial PS concentration of 15 μmmol/L, and pH of 3.0 were identified as the optimum operating parameters. In addition, a relatively higher temperature could enhance CHI3 removal and deiodination. The kinetic model has two different reaction steps: a fast one during the first ten minutes of reaction; then followed by a much slower one. Suppression of the reaction by TBA and MeOH showed that the combined effects of SO4−· and ·OH contributed to the degradation of CHI3, but ·OH played a dominant role. The degradation pathways and the products of total liberated iodine species demonstrate that the applicability of the Fe2+/PS oxidation process for CHI3 degradation. These results indicated that the Fe2+/PS oxidation process is an effective advanced oxidation process for CHI3 removal in water treatment.