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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 236, Issue -, Pages 251-262Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.09.051
Keywords
Oxidative degradation; Bisphenol A; Fenton process; Micro-scaled catalyst; CuFeO2
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Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [21077037, 21177044]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) [2012AA06A304]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China [CZZ11008]
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CuFeO2 microparticles were prepared, characterized and used as a heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst. The as-prepared CuFeO2 microparticles were composed of pure rhombohedral crystalline particles with sizes in the range of 2-3 mu m. As a composite oxide of Cu and Fe elements, the CuFeO2 microparticles showed much stronger catalytic ability toward the activation of H2O2 than Cu2O microparticles and Fe304 nanoparticles did. The catalytic activation of H2O2 produced hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-center dot), causing rapid degradation and mineralization of bisphenol A (BPA). The use of 1.0 g L-1 CuFeO2 microparticles and 20 mmol L-1 H2O2 yielded a nearly complete removal of the added BPA (0.1 mmol L-1) in 120 min and 85% removal of TOC in 180 min. The microscaled CuFeO2 catalyst was confirmed to have merits of easy recycling and good stability by successive degradation experiments. The generation of (OH)-O-center dot from the catalytic activation of H2O2 over CuFeO2 microparticles was evidenced using electron spin resonance spectroscopy, quenching experiment and coumarin fluorescent probe technique. This activation was confirmed to be initiated by surface Cu(I) and Fe(III). (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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