Kanakaraju Devagi, Natashya Pheodora Pamela, Lim Ying-Chin, Tan Ivy Ai Wei
Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Environ Monit Assess. 2025 Aug 6;197(9):983. doi: 10.1007/s10661-025-14431-6.
Developing an effective, reusable photocatalyst that combines high photocatalytic efficiency with easy separation could significantly enhance the removal of organic pollutants. This study developed reusable photocatalysts by integrating TiO₂ with biomass-derived activated carbon (AC) and magnetite (FeO) to enhance the removal of methylene blue (MB), acetaminophen (ACT), and their mixtures. Advanced microscopic and spectroscopic techniques, including FE-SEM, EDX, TEM, FTIR, XRD, and BET, were applied to identify the physicochemical properties of the composites. Both TiO/AC-10% (436 m/g) and TiO/AC/FeO (494 m/g) exhibited high surface areas, suggesting a significant abundance of active sites for pollutant degradation. Optimization of operational parameters, including pollutant concentration, irradiation time, and composite dosage, was conducted via response surface methodology (RSM) with a Box-Behnken design (BBD), using TiO/AC-10%. Under optimized conditions, MB and ACT removal reached 98.37% and 87.28%, respectively within 120 min. The TiO/AC/FeO composite maintained high efficiency over five reuse cycles. These waste-derived, magnetically separable photocatalysts offer a sustainable, efficient solution for organic pollutant removal in wastewater treatment.
开发一种结合高光催化效率与易于分离的有效、可重复使用的光催化剂,可以显著提高有机污染物的去除率。本研究通过将二氧化钛与生物质衍生的活性炭(AC)和磁铁矿(FeO)相结合,开发出可重复使用的光催化剂,以提高亚甲基蓝(MB)、对乙酰氨基酚(ACT)及其混合物的去除率。应用先进的显微镜和光谱技术,包括场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)、能谱仪(EDX)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)和比表面积分析仪(BET),来确定复合材料的物理化学性质。TiO/AC-10%(436 m²/g)和TiO/AC/FeO(494 m²/g)均表现出高比表面积,表明存在大量用于污染物降解的活性位点。使用TiO/AC-10%,通过响应面法(RSM)和Box-Behnken设计(BBD)对污染物浓度、辐照时间和复合材料用量等操作参数进行了优化。在优化条件下,MB和ACT的去除率在120分钟内分别达到98.37%和87.28%。TiO/AC/FeO复合材料在五个重复使用周期内保持了高效率。这些源自废物的、可磁分离的光催化剂为废水处理中有机污染物的去除提供了一种可持续、高效的解决方案。
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