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Abstract
Tetracycline (TC), a widely used antibiotic, can easily enter aquatic ecosystems through soil erosion, livestock manures, and wastewater discharge, causes environmental and ecological health effects. AgCuFe2O4@Methylcellulose (MC)/Activated Carbon (AC) magnetic nanocomposite was synthesized accompanied by microwave-assisted co-precipitation procedure under green circumstances with high efficiency and subsequently utilized as a new heterogeneous magnetic nano-photocatalyst in the TC photodegradation from aqueous solutions. The structural characterization of AgCuFe2O4@MC/AC was performed by various analytical techniques. Afterwards, the key parameters of the photocatalytic TC degradation process, such as catalyst dose, TC concentration, pH, and process time, were investigated and optimized the results showed that the catalyst was synthesized on a nanometer scale (25 nm) with a quasi-spherical structure, with a high specific surface area, high magnetic strength (Ms = 19.27 emu g−1), and the preservation of the crystal structure. The removal efficiency of TC under optimal conditions including pH 7, initial TC concentration of 5 mg L−1, nano-photocatalyst dose of 0.5 g L−1, 90 min of irradiation time was reported to be 90.91% for synthetic sample and 87.17% for real wastewater sample. The removal effectiveness of total organic carbon was 85.2% under optimal conditions. The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of TC followed pseudo-first-order and Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetic models, with values of KL–H = 0.633 L mg−1 and Kc = 0.126 mg L−1 min−1. After four cycles of recovery and regeneration, the synthesized catalyst demonstrated high chemical stability and was able to remove 62% of the pollutant. Finally, this study provides a viable approach for removing antibiotics using an AgCuFe2O4@MC/AC-based heterogeneous nanostructured photocatalyst.
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The Journal of Polymers and the Environment fills the need for an international forum in this diverse and rapidly expanding field. The journal serves a crucial role for the publication of information from a wide range of disciplines and is a central outlet for the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed original papers, review articles and short communications. The journal is intentionally interdisciplinary in regard to contributions and covers the following subjects - polymers, environmentally degradable polymers, and degradation pathways: biological, photochemical, oxidative and hydrolytic; new environmental materials: derived by chemical and biosynthetic routes; environmental blends and composites; developments in processing and reactive processing of environmental polymers; characterization of environmental materials: mechanical, physical, thermal, rheological, morphological, and others; recyclable polymers and plastics recycling environmental testing: in-laboratory simulations, outdoor exposures, and standardization of methodologies; environmental fate: end products and intermediates of biodegradation; microbiology and enzymology of polymer biodegradation; solid-waste management and public legislation specific to environmental polymers; and other related topics.