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Fe3O4 loaded on ball milling biochar enhanced bisphenol a removal by activating persulfate: Performance and activating mechanism

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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 319, Issue -, Pages -

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ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115661

Keywords

Ball milling biochar; Persulfate; Reactive oxygen species; Catalytic degradation; Fe3O4 particles

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [42107266, 41931298]
  2. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M682923]
  3. Fundamental Research Funds for Central Public Welfare Research Institutes of South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment [PM-zx703- 202104-053]

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This study compared the efficiency of different catalysts in removing Bisphenol A (BPA) using activated persulfate (PDS), and found that Fe3O4@MBC800 showed the best BPA removal efficiency. Fe3O4@MBC800 exhibited excellent resistance to environmental interference and had good catalytic reusability and stability.
In this study, pristine biochar (BC), ball milling biochar (MBC), Fe3O4 modified BC (Fe3O4@BC), and Fe3O4 modified MBC (Fe3O4@MBC) were prepared to compare the Bisphenol A (BPA) removal efficiency by activating persulfate (PDS). All catalysts exhibited excellent degradation rather than adsorption in the PDS system, and Fe3O4@MBC800 had the best BPA removal efficiency, with 96.73% degradation and negligible 1.43% adsorption due to the synergistic effect between MBC800 and Fe3O4 particles. Radical quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance analysis indicated radical pathways, namely, SO4.(-) and .OH, O-2.(-), and non-radical pathway (O-1(2)) involving BPA degradation. The abundant oxygen-containing groups, increased graphitization and mesopores of MBC800, and Fe3+/Fe2+ conversion of Fe3O4 particles facilitated PDS activation to produce reactive oxygen species. In addition, the superior electrochemical performance accelerated the electron transfer between the catalyst and PDS, promoting BPA degradation in the Fe3O4@MBC800/PDS system. More importantly, Fe3O4@MBC800 is resistant to environmental interference, including pH, anions, cations, and humic acid, and has good catalytic reusability and stability, which fulfills the requirements of engineering applications. Therefore, Fe3O4 loaded on ball-milled biochar provides a convenient strategy for preparing environmentally friendly, economical, and efficient carbon-based catalysts to remove organic contaminants.

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