Journal
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 577, Issue -, Pages 419-430Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.096
Keywords
Sulfamethoxazole; Graphitized biochar; Persulfate; Advanced oxidation processes; Adsorption; Degradation
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Funding
- Science and Technology Plan Project of Hunan Province [2018SK2047, 2019NK2062]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51809089]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China [2018JJ3040]
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Recently, the application of cheap, easily available biochar (BC) in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) has received widespread attention. However, it is still a challenge to seek effective modification methods to prepare BC with high catalytic performance. In this study, a novel and environmentally friendly graphitized BC (WGBC) derived from wood chip was prepared, which exhibited excellent performance towards persulfate (PS) activation for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) removal as compared to original BC. Series characterizations confirmed that such improved catalytic performance was attributed to the well-established graphitic carbon structure and surface functionalized C=O group. Free radical quenching and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments qualitatively demonstrated that SO4 center dot-, center dot OH, O-1(2) and O-2(center dot-) were involved in the degradation of SMX, of which O-1(2) and O-2(center dot) played the dominant roles. Moreover, a non-radical process in the WGBC/PS system was also proposed, in which WGBC worked as an electron transfer bridge for allowing electrons to transfer from SMX to PS to participate in SMX degradation. The WGBC/PS system exhibited a high anti-interference ability to Cl-, H2PO4-, NO3-, and humic acid (HA)-containing environments. This study provides a new idea for designing and constructing environmentally friendly and efficient biochar towards organic pollutants removal. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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