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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 360, Issue -, Pages 848-860Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.12.036
Keywords
CuO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposite; Persulfate; Levofloxacin; Sulfate radical; Mechanism
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- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [lzujbky-2017-it98]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51508254, 41771341]
- College students' innovative practice training program of Chinese Academy of Sciences [Y710171040]
- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Magnetic CuO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposite were synthesized and characterized as a heterogeneous catalyst. Subsequently, it was used to activate persulfate (PS) for levofloxacin (LVF) removal with the operating parameters optimized. Results reveled that the sample of CuO/MnFe2O4-9% showed higher catalytic performance than pure CuO, pure MnFe2O4 and other fabricated CuO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposites. And under the optimized conditions of 1 g center dot L-1 CuO/MnFe2O4-9% and PS at pH 9 and 25 degrees C, 91.3% of LVF could be decomposed within 120 min. Besides, the underlying mechanism of CuO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposite activating PS was proposed by free radical quenching experiment and XPS results. Eventually, several degradation intermediates of LVF were identified and three decomposition pathways were proposed. Especially, the CuO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposite exhibited superparamagnetic property and good stability, which favored the catalyst to be efficiently recovered through the applied magnetic field and reused from aquatic environment. Thus, the as-prepared CuO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposite might be applied to the removal of refractory organics in environmental remediation.
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