期刊
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 337, 期 -, 页码 183-192出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.12.093
关键词
Mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-C3N4); Titanium dioxide (TiO2); Nanocomposite; Photocatalytic membrane; Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) photodegradation
资金
- Nanyang Technological University [M4081044]
- Ministry of Education of Singapore [M4011352]
A novel mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride/titanium dioxide (mpg-C3N4/TiO2) nanocomposite was successfully synthesized and incorporated into polysulfone (PSf) matrix to fabricate photocatalytic membranes. This study aimed to explore the photocatalytic ability of the novel nanomaterial membrane in degrading the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) under solar light. The structural and morphological properties of the mpg-C3N4/TiO2 nanocomposite and membrane were characterized using various techniques. The SMX photocatalytic degradation performance, pathway and mechanism by mpg-C3N4/TiO2 photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) were systematically investigated using HPLC and LC-MS/MS. As a pharmaceutically active compound, SMX was transformed into 7 kinds of non-toxic and pharmaceutically inactive byproducts by the innovative PMR technology. SMX removal efficiency of the membrane PSf-3 (with 1% mpg-C3N4/TiO2 loading) was the highest over the 30 h consecutive irradiation. Meantime, the membrane didn't affect the SMX photodegradation, and the structure was able to provide stable support with high integrity and flexibility after solar irradiation. The developed membrane has a great potential to be applied in water treatment industry.
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