Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 253, Issue -, Pages 206-217Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.04.052
Keywords
Copper ferrite; Kaolinite; Peroxymonosulfate; Sulfate radical; BPA
Funding
- Yueqi Funding Scheme for Young Scholars (China university of Mining &Technology, Beijing)
- Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST [2017QNRC001]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2015QH01, 2010YH10]
- China Scholarship Council (CSC) [201806430041]
- University of Cincinnati through a UNESCO co-Chair Professor position on Water Access and Sustainability
- Herman Schneider Professorship in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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In this study, CuFe2O4/kaolinite catalysts were fabricated through a facile citrate combustion method and were evaluated for their efficiency to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) towards the destruction of bisphenol A (BPA). The prepared catalysts were systematically characterized to explore the relationship between their characteristics and catalytic activities. In general, higher specific surface area, larger pore volume, more hydroxyl groups, and more accessible reactive sites of 40%-CuFe2O4/Icaolinite contributed to the greater catalytic activity in peroxymonosulfate activation for BPA degradation compared to bare CuFe2O4. Monodispersed CuFe2O4 nano particles were uniformly anchored on the surface of kaolinite with Fe-O-Al bond, which prevented leaching of metal ions and contributed to the excellent reusability. The sulfate radicals produced in the CuFe2O4/kaolinite/PMS system were proved as the predominant radical species through electron spin resonance (ESR) and radical quenching experiments. Based on the results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and attenuated total reflectance - Fourier transform infrared spectra (ATR-FTIR), two main possible pathways of sulfate radicals generation were proposed: the generation and decomposition of equivalent to Cu(II)-(HO)OSO3- (Cu(II)/Cu(III) and Cu (III)/Cu(II) redox reaction) and the oxidation of equivalent to Fe(II). Moreover, the BPA degradation pathway was proposed through the identification of transformation products. This work provides an interesting insight for PMS activation by the high-efficient natural mineral-based catalysts for wastewater reclamation.
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