A remediação de uma amostra de Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo contaminado artificialmente com petróleo (5.000 mg kg-1) foi estudada comparando diferentes oxidantes químicos: KMnO4 0,10 mol L-1; K2S2O8 0,10 mol L-1; H2O2 0,10 mol L-1; H2O2/Fe2+ 0,10/0,080 mol L-1 (reação de Fenton); e H2O2/Fe2+/UV 0,10/0,080 mol L-1 (reação de foto-Fenton). A remediação foi praticamente completa aos 30 min para o processo de foto-Fenton (99 %). Todos os outros oxidantes não atingiram essa taxa de dissipação até 180 min. O processo em que se usou H2O2 0,10 mol L-1 (70,51 %) foi o de menor eficiência. A adição de íons Fe aumentou a taxa de dissipação para 86,98 % (H2O2/Fe2+ 0,10/0,080 mol L-1). Os métodos convencionais apresentaram taxas de dissipação de 76,58 % (KMnO4 0,10 mol L-1) e 93,85 % (K2S2O8 0,10 mol L-1).

The possibilities of remediation of a Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo artificially contaminated with oil (5,000 mg kg-1) were investigated. Different remediation methods with chemical oxidants were compared: KMnO4 0.10 mol L-1; K2S2O8 0.10 mol L-1; H2O2 0.10 mol L-1; H2O2/Fe2+ 0.10/0.08 mol L-1 (Fenton's reaction) and H2O2/Fe2+/UV 0.10/0.08 mol L¹ (photo-Fenton reaction). The remediation was practically complete (99 %) after 30 min of the photo-Fenton process. No other oxidant reached this dissipation rate after 180 min. The remediation was least efficient with 0.10 mol L-1 H2O2 (70.51 %). The addition of iron ions increased the dissipation rate to 86.98 % (H2O2/Fe2+ 0.10/0.08 mol L-1). The conventional methods reached rates of 76.58 % (KMnO4 0.10 mol L-1) and 93.85 % (K2S2O8 0.10 mol L-1).

O objetivo deste trabalho foi obter compostos orgânicos similares aos encontrados na matéria orgânica da terra preta de índio (TPI) por meio de procedimento de funcionalização química de carvão ativado, bem como determinar a ecotoxicidade desses compostos. A partir do estudo da matéria orgânica de TPI, um modelo orgânico foi proposto e uma tentativa de reproduzi-lo foi descrita. Realizou-se a oxidação de carvão ativado pelo uso de hipoclorito de sódio em diferentes concentrações. Recorreu-se à ressonância magnética nuclear para verificar se os espectros dos produtos formados eram similares aos de ácidos húmicos de TPI. A similaridade dos espectros indicou que os produtos obtidos eram estruturas aromáticas policondensadas, com grupos carboxílicos: um condicionador de solo capaz de contribuir com a fertilidade do solo e com a sustentabilidade de seu uso. Um teste ecotoxicológico com Daphnia similis foi realizado nas frações mais solúveis (ácidos fúlvicos) do condicionador obtido. Cloretos de arila foram formados durante a síntese dos compostos orgânicos a partir do carvão funcionalizado e parcialmente removidos por meio de um processo de purificação. Contudo, é provável que algum cloreto de arila tenha permanecido no produto final, já que o teste ecotoxicológico indicou moderada toxicidade do condicionador obtido.

The objective of this work was to obtain organic compounds similar to the ones found in the organic matter of anthropogenic dark earth of Amazonia (ADE) using a chemical functionalization procedure on activated charcoal, as well as to determine their ecotoxicity. Based on the study of the organic matter from ADE, an organic model was proposed and an attempt to reproduce it was described. Activated charcoal was oxidized with the use of sodium hypochlorite at different concentrations. Nuclear magnetic resonance was performed to verify if the spectra of the obtained products were similar to the ones of humic acids from ADE. The similarity between spectra indicated that the obtained products were polycondensed aromatic structures with carboxyl groups: a soil amendment that can contribute to soil fertility and to its sustainable use. An ecotoxicological test with Daphnia similis was performed on the more soluble fraction (fulvic acids) of the produced soil amendment. Aryl chloride was formed during the synthesis of the organic compounds from activated charcoal functionalization and partially removed through a purification process. However, it is probable that some aryl chloride remained in the final product, since the ecotoxicological test indicated that the chemical functionalized soil amendment is moderately toxic.

Conventional technology used in the treatment of wastewater has been pointed as a major environmental problem for sustainable development, since minimization is not addressed accordingly. Advanced oxidation processes (AOP), based on the formation of hydroxyl radical (•OH), a powerful oxidant agent, have been considered to be a potential technology for the destruction of many toxic compounds. Photocatalysis using solar light, an AOP, has been studied for nearly 20 years and recently attracted great interest as a clean-up technology. However, solar detoxification processes have not yet achieved commercial success. This article presents an overview of reaction mechanisms at the surface of semiconductors used as photocatalysts (specially TiO2), when heterogeneous photocatalysis is used to remove hazardous compounds from contaminated sites.