Abstract:Trichloroacetic acid(TCAA)which has relatively high concentration and carcinogenic risk,one of the most common disinfection byproducts(DBPs)in drinking water,seriously endangers the physical health of mankind and ecoenvironment.Zerovalent iron(ZVI)reductive process is used in water treatment extensively for the removal of THMs by ZVI.However,little information is available on the removal of TCAA by lowcost Fe/Cu catalytic reduction technology.Some factors affecting the removal of TCAA by Fe/Cu catalytic reduction were studied including the impact of Fe/Cu mass ratio,Fe/Cu dosage,pH,organic matter concentration,and rotate speed on removing TCAA.The results show that Fe/Cu catalytic reduction can effectively remove TCAA from drinking water.The optimum Fe/Cu mass ratio,is 10:1,the dosage 30 g·L-1,and the pH between 4~8.The organic matter affects the removal of TCAA by Fe/Cu catalytic reduction in a negative way.97.39% of TCAA can be effectively removed by Fe/Cu catalytic reduction on the condition that the rotate speed of shaker is 200 r·min-1,the reaction time 160 min,Fe/Cu dosage 30 g·L-1,pH6.82 and UV254 0.117 cm-1.The influence of external diffusion on Fe/Cu catalytic reductive reaction may be neglected.The degradation process of TCAA by Fe/Cu catalytic reduction is consistent with pseudo first order reaction.