Valorization of algal biomass to synthesize heterogeneous gC3N4-Biochar photocatalyst for the treatment of industrial wastewater using photocatalysis-persulfate oxidation process.
Chemosphere
; : 141325, 2024 Jan 29.
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| ID: mdl-38296210
ABSTRACT
Textile wastewater, heavily contaminated with organic dyes, is generating severe problems to environment and human health. The implementation of gC3N4 with biochar (gC3N4-BC) for the treatment of textile wastewater is less effective due to the limited adsorption capacity and slower degradation kinetics. To tackle these problems, peroxydisulfate (PDS) is integrated with gC3N4-BC photocatalyst to enhance the process efficiency and kinetics. The synthesized gC3N4-BC-5 composite shows higher separation of charge carriers, light absorbance, and lower energy bandgap (2.62â¯eV). The results of photocatalytic degradation and rate constant are enhanced up to 99.9â¯% and 0.041 min-1 using gC3N4-BC-5 with PDS as compared to without PDS (96.8â¯% and 0.028 min-1, respectively). The radicals (SO4-â¢,O2-â¢, and OHâ¢) are responsible to improve the degradation process efficiency and kinetics. The reusability of optimized sample indicates that gC3N4-BC-5 is stable and effective up to five cycles. The gC3N4-BC-5 composite attains highest adsorption (70.9â¯%) when compared to BC (62.3â¯%) and pure gC3N4 (27.1â¯%). The well-fitted models of adsorption (Pseudo-Second-Order and Freundlich) confirm the favorable, chemical, and multilayered adsorption process. The coupling of gC3N4-BC-5 with PDS is effective, efficient, and stable process to enhance the kinetics and degradation of textile wastewater.
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Chemosphere
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2024
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Pakistan