Nonradical persulfate oxidation processes have emerged as a new wastewater treatment method due to production of mild nonradical oxidants, selective oxidation of organic pollutants, and higher tolerance to water matrixes compared with radical persulfate oxidation processes. Since the case of the nonradical activation of peroxydisulfate (PDS) was reported on CuO surface in 2014, nonradical persulfate oxidation processes have been extensively investigated, and much achievement has been made on realization of nonradical persulfate activation processes and understanding of intrinsic reaction mechanism. Therefore, in the review, nonradical pathways and reaction mechanisms for oxidation of various organic pollutants by PDS and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) are overviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe application of MoS to enhance Co(II)/peroxymonosulfate (Co(II)/PMS) system for organic pollutants degradation was developed, and the mechanism for pH dependent catalytic activity in the MoS co-catalyzed Co(II)/PMS processes was systematically investigated. It was found that MoS presented enhancement effect for Co(II)/PMS system in the tested pH range from 4.0 to 7.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIbuprofen (IBU), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is becoming an important member of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) as emerging pollutants. To degrade IBU, magnetic FeC nanoparticles embedded on N-doped carbon (FeC/NC) were prepared as a catalyst by a sol-gel combustion method. As characterized, the FeC/NC nanoparticles were composed of a NC nano-sheet and capsulated FeC particles on the sheet.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChalcopyrite nanoparticles (CuFeS NPs) with abundant surface bonded ferrous were successfully prepared, characterized and used as a catalyst for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation and BPA degradation. The effect of reaction parameters such as initial pH, catalyst load, PMS concentration, initial BPA concentration and reaction temperature on BPA degradation in CuFeS-PMS system was systematically investigated. As a bimetallic sulfide, CuFeS exhibits ultra-high activity for PMS activation compared with CuS, FeS, CuFeO and CoO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, we report metal ions catalyzed oxidative degradation of three typical fluoroquinolones norfloxacin (NOR), ofloxacin (OFL) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) by using NaBiO nanosheets. It was found that variable-valence metal ions such as Cu, Fe, Mn, Ce, Ag and Co could obviously enhanced degradation of NOR, OFL and CIP by NaBiO. The pseudo-first-order kinetic rate for the degradation of 20 μmol L NOR by NaBiO (2 mmol L) in the presence of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGraphene oxide/Fe₃O₄ (GO/Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles were synthesized by an ultrasonic-assisted reverse co-precipitation method, and then horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was covalently immobilized onto GO/Fe₃O₄ with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) as a cross-linking agent. In order to enhance the phenol removal efficiency and prevent the inactivation of the enzyme, the polyethylene glycol with highly hydrophilicity was added in this reaction, because the adsorption capacity for the polymer by degradation was stronger than the HRP. The results showed that the immobilized enzyme removed over 95% of phenol from aqueous solution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroscaled CuFeO2 particles (micro-CuFeO2) were rapidly prepared via a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that the micro-CuFeO2 was of pure phase and a rhombohedral structure with size in the range of 2.8±0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant with endocrine disruption potential. This study explored the efficiency, kinetics, and mechanism of BPA removal from weakly acidic solutions by using NaBiO3 as a source of singlet oxygen. It was observed that the use of NaBiO3 (1gL(-1)) could eliminate almost all (more than 97%) of the added BPA (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuan Jing Ke Xue
September 2013
Co-doped BiFeO3 was synthesized by the sol-gel method and used as a catalyst of persulfate (PMS) for the degradation of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA). The effects of the amount of oxidizing agent, catalyst dosage, and the content of doped Co on the degradation of TBBPA were investigated. Under the optimized conditions (doping level of Co to Fe 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersulfate can efficiently decolorize azo dyes through oxidizing these compounds, which enabled us to develop a method of rapid spectrophotometric determination of persulfate for monitoring the wastewater treatment on the basis of the oxidation decolorization of azo dyes. Four azo dyes with different molecular structures were investigated as probes, and the influences of operation parameters including reaction time, solution pH, initial dye concentration, and initial concentration of activator Fe(2+) were checked on the determination of persulfate. Under optimum conditions, the decolorization degree of the dyes responded linearly with persulfate concentration for all the four azo dyes, and the linear range and detection limit were found to be 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTiO(2) film deposited on glassy carbon electrode surface was prepared via the liquid phase deposition (LPD). The deposited TiO(2) film before and after calcination was characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Based on the high photoelectrochemical activity of calcined LPD TiO(2) film, the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of benzotriazole (BTA) was investigated.
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