Improved catalytic performance of ZnO via coupling with CoFe2O4 and carbon nanotubes: A new, photocatalysis-mediated peroxymonosulfate activation system, applied towards Cefixime degradation.
J Environ Manage
; 329: 117022, 2023 Mar 01.
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ABSTRACT
In this study, a ternary ZnO@spinel cobalt ferrite@carbon nanotube magnetic photocatalyst (ZSCF@CNT) was successfully synthesized and used to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for Cefixime (CFX) antibiotic degradation under UVC irradiation. The morphology, optical, structural, and physicochemical properties of ZSCF@CNT were characterized and analyzed by XPS, XRD, FESEM-EDX, TEM, BET, VSM, UV-vis DRS and PL analysis. The results indicated that the ternary ZSCF@CNT photocatalyst exhibited superior catalytic activity on CFX elimination than that of individual components and binary composite catalysts, in which CFX with was rapidly removed under UVC irradiation and PMS. The effect of operational parameters including initial PMS, catalyst, and CFX concentrations and solution pH on the catalytic activity was investigated in detail; the optimal conditions were pH 7.0, catalyst 0.3 g/L, PMS 3.0 mM, leading to total CFX (10 mg/L) elimination in â¼20 min. Based on the radical scavenger tests, various radicals and non-radical species including sulfate, hydroxyl and superoxide radicals, singlet oxygen and electrons were involved in the ZSCF@CNT/PMS/UVC system. The high surface area, reduced agglomeration formation and excellent separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs embodied in ZSCF@CNT photocatalyst conferred its superior catalytic activity and stability. The results from the tests in real water matrices revealed that ZSCF@CNT could be a promising photocatalyst to activate PMS for actual aqueous matrices' treatment.
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