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Cobalt-copper oxalate nanofibers mediated Fenton degradation of Congo red in aqueous solutions

Journal

JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
Volume 52, Issue -, Pages 153-161

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.03.038

Keywords

Cobalt-copper oxalate; Advanced oxidation processes; Heterogeneous Fenton reaction; Cong red; Dye degradation

Funding

  1. Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31371743]
  3. Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China [2016A050503017]
  4. State Education Ministry
  5. Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China [2014A030310315]

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Cobalt-copper oxalate and cobalt oxalate nanofibers were synthesized by a simple precipitation method and further examined as catalysts for the heterogeneous Fenton reaction. It was found that experimental parameters including initial pH of pollutant solution, concentrations of CR and H2O2, and reaction temperature affected the degradation of CR. Under optimized conditions of catalyst loading = 100 mg L-1, pollutant concentration = 100 mg L-1, H2O2 concentration = 3 wt%, temperature = 30 degrees C and pH = 9, the Cobalt-copper oxalate nanofibers could completely degrade the Congo red within 100 min. The degradation products were analyzed and the degradation pathway was revealed. Mechanistic studies revealed that hydroxyl radicals derived from the activation of H2O2 by metal centers were mainly responsible for the degradation of CR, and that copper played a critical role in the superior catalytic performance of cobalt-copper oxalate. (C) 2017 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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