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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 398, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123173
Keywords
Co-pyrolysis; Waste management; Catalyst; CO2 utilization; Azo dye degradation; Persulfate activation
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MSIT) [NRF 2019R1A4A1027795]
- Basic Research Project of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources [20-3412-1]
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In this work, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and paper mill sludge (PMS) were co-pyrolyzed under two environments of N-2 and CO2. The pyrolysis process was assessed by conducting thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and monitoring the evolution of gaseous products. The resulting solid composites were characterized using XRD, XPS, BET, and Raman analyzers, and their ability to catalytically activate persulfate (S2O82-) was tested by conducting methyl orange (MO) degradation experiments. Co-pyrolysis of PVC and PMS at the same mass ratio (1:1) in CO2 resulted in the highest production of H-2 and CO (0.36 mol % H-2 at 480 degrees C & 1.53 mol % CO at 700 degrees C). The characterization results revealed that the composite consisted of Fe3O4, highly graphitic carbon, and mesoporous structure. In MO oxidation experiments, the co-pyrolyzed composite actively generated OH center dot and SO4 center dot- by activating S2O82- to achieve complete removal of 5 mg L-1 of MO during 100 min at acidic-neutral pH condition. The composite was also able to complete 3 successive cycles of MO oxidation without deactivation. Consequently, the feasibility of achieving the simultaneous production of energy resources and catalyst via industrial wastes utilization in pyrolytic process was demonstrated.
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