期刊
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
卷 275, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119169
关键词
TiO2-carbon microspheres; Lignin; Solar photocatalysis; Pharmaceuticals; Diclofenac; Degradation pathway
资金
- Spanish State Research Agency [PID2019-106186RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033]
- Spanish MECD [FPU16/00576]
- Spanish MICIU at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ChEE), University of Cincinnati [EST18/00048]
Novel carbon microspheres supported TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared for pharmaceutical degradation in water. Lignin, a biomass byproduct, was transformed into carbon microspheres and coated with TiO2, resulting in superior catalytic performance. The photocatalyst showed efficient degradation of pharmaceuticals under solar light.
In this work, novel carbon microspheres supported TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared for the degradation of pharmaceuticals in water, selecting diclofenac, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen as target pollutants. Lignin, an important biomass byproduct from the paper industry and biorefineries, was transformed in carbon microspheres by a novel approach based on a Fe-activated hydrothermal carbonization followed by pyrolysis at 900 degrees C. These carbon microspheres were further covered with TiO2 by a solvothermal treatment. The effects of several parameters including hydrothermal carbonization time and mass ratio (TiO2:carbon) on the catalytic activity of TiO2-carbon microspheres were investigated. The results revealed that the combination of long carbonization time and high TiO2:carbon ratio achieved superior TiO2-carbon microspheres (Ti2-C20) catalytic performance. Ti2-C20 achieved complete degradation of ibuprofen (5 mg.L-1) and diclofenac (5 mg.L-1) within 3 h under solar light and mineralization percentages close to 50%. Moreover, the photocatalytic performance remained high after five reuse cycles and was barely affected by the presence of common inorganic ions in treated wastewater (such as Cl-, NO3- and HCO3-). The degradation pathway of diclofenac was proposed, involving C-N bond cleavage, and subsequent hydroxylation and cyclization reactions leading to the formation of aliphatic carboxylic acids. Overall, promising photocatalysts were obtained from a biomass byproduct for effective degradation of pharmaceuticals with the assistance of solar light.
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