Journal
SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 56, Issue 17, Pages 2930-2940Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2020.1853170
Keywords
Water treatment; metal oxide modification; photocatalysis; tetracycline hydrochloride
Funding
- Science Foundation of Department of Ocean and Fisheries of Liaoning Province [201733]
- Liaoning Science and Technology Public Welfare Fund [20170002]
- State Oceanic Administration People's Republic of China [201305002]
- Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning [2016LD0105]
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CuO/Bi2O3 photocatalysts prepared by coprecipitation exhibit excellent photocatalytic performance, showing higher catalytic reaction interface and efficiency compared to pure Bi2O3. Through single-factor experiments and orthogonal experiments, optimal conditions for the efficient degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride were determined.
CuO/Bi2O3 photocatalysts were successfully prepared by coprecipitation. The morphology of CuO was like seedlings, growing on the surface of Bi2O3 and forming nanoparticles with enhanced surface properties. Compared with pure Bi2O3, CuO/Bi2O3 nanocomposites showed a higher catalytic reaction interface and photocatalytic efficiency toward target pollutants. Six single-factor experiments were designed to investigate the performance advantages of the as-designed nanoparticles. These characteristics showed that the as-obtained CuO/Bi2O3 composite(s) could have enlarged applicability. The optimum conditions for the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride by composite photocatalyst were obtained by six factors and five levels orthogonal experiment. The optimal conditions for the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride pollution in mariculture wastewater by composite photocatalyst CuO/Bi2O3 were the calcination temperature of 350 degrees C, the calcination time of 2 h, the dosage of 1.4 g/L, the concentration of H2O2 of 0.4 g/L, the initial concentration of antibiotics of 0.01 g/L, and the illumination time of 3 h. The decrease rate of solution under optimized conditions was 99.72%. After four cycles of repeated experiments, the degradation rate of photocatalyst can still reach more than 90%. It is proved that the repetitive stability of synthetic materials. These characteristics make CuO/Bi2O3 have practical application value.
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