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Highly efficient removal and detoxification of phenolic compounds using persulfate activated by MnOx@OMC: Synergistic mechanism and kinetic analysis

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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 402, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123846

Keywords

Detoxification; Heterogeneous catalyst; Manganese oxides; Ordered mesoporous carbon; Persulfate; Synergistic effect

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51738012, 51825804, 51821006]

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The use of manganese oxide ordered mesoporous carbon composites (MnOx@OMC) for persulfate activation shows significant improvement in phenol degradation rate and complete elimination of phenol toxicity within a short period of time.
Persulfate-based advanced oxidation technology exhibits great potential for hazardous organic pollutant removal from wastewater. Acceleration of pollutant degradation needs to be elucidated, particularly for heterogeneous catalytic systems. In this study, manganese oxide ordered mesoporous carbon composites (MnOx@OMC) were prepared by nano-casting method and used for persulfate activation to degrade phenol. Kinetics analysis indicate that the rate of phenol degradation using MnOx@OMC composites was improved by 34.9 folds relative to that using a mixture of MnOx and OMC. The phenol toxicity towards Caenorhabditis elegans could be totally reduced within 8 min. The different roles of MnOx and OMC in persulfate activation were confirmed to validate their synergistic effect. MnOx provided major active sites for persulfate activation in accordance with the surface Mn3+/Mn4+ cycle to induce SO4 center dot- radicals. The OMC matrix provided the adsorption sites to enrich phenol molecules on the catalytic surface and promote the interfacial electron transfer process for persulfate activation. Moreover, a novel kinetic model with two distinct kinetic stages was established to verify the effects of phenol and persulfate on phenol removal.

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