A novel solid digestate-derived biochar-Cu NP composite activating H2O2 system for simultaneous adsorption and degradation of tetracycline
A novel solid digestate-derived biochar-Cu NP composite activating H2O2 system for simultaneous adsorption and degradation of tetracycline
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一种新型固体消化物衍生的生物炭-Cu NP复合物活化H2O2系统,用于同时吸附和降解四环素
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.078
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发表时间:
2017-02-01
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8.9
通讯作者:
Li, Qingbiao
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作者:
Fu, Dun;Chen, Zheng;Li, Qingbiao
Solid digestate, a by-product of anaerobic digestion systems, has led to a range of environmental issues. In the present study, a novel composite based on a solid digestate-biochar-Cu NP composite was synthesized for tetracycline removal from an aqueous medium. The removal efficiency values for tetracycline (200 mg L-1) were 31.5% and 97.8%, respectively, by the biochar-Cu NP composite (0.5 g L-1) in the absence and presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 20 mM) within 6 h of reaction time. The possible degradation pathway of tetracycline was investigated using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The desorption experiment results suggested that no significant concentration of tetracycline was detected on the composite after the reaction, but a small amount of intermediates in terms of total organic carbon (TOC) accounting for 3.1%, and 23.3% of the end-product NH4+ was adsorbed onto the biochar sheets. The dispersive Cu NPs on the biochar resulted in an increase in the surface area and pore volume of the biochar-Cu NP composite, which enhanced tetracycline adsorption as well as the degradation efficiency. Relative tetracycline removal mechanisms were dominantly ascribed to center dot OH generation from the Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox reaction with H2O2 and the electron-transfer process of free radicals (FRs) in biochar. The proposed approach serves dual purposes of waste digestate reuse and treatment of antibiotic pollutants.This study highlights the activation of H2O2 by the dispersive Cu NPs coupling with biochar derived from a waste solid digestate for tetracycline treatment. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.