Zhanmeng Liu , Haitao Gan , Xian Li , Junjie Chen , Guiqing Gao
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Abstract
The carbon materials are widely used as activators for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to degrade organic pollutants in water. In this study, bamboo scraps, a typical biochar resource in Jiangxi Province, China, was used as raw material to prepare biochar by high temperature (700, 800, 900 °C) pyrolysis and KOH activation, and its morphology, structure and physicochemical characteristics were characterized and analyzed. The results showed that BB-KOH-900 biochar prepared under the optimized conditions of 900 °C could effectively activate PMS and achieve 91.1 % Tetracycline (TC) removal rate within 60 min. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and quenching experiments showed that 1O2 was the main active factor, and the non-radical pathway dominated by 1O2 was the main pathway for Tetracycline degradation. Characterization analysis confirmed that carbonyl groups CO, graphite nitrogen (N) and structural defects (ID/IG) were the main reaction sites for activating PMS to degrade Tetracycline. Moreover, the degradation pathways of Tetracycline were proposed and the tocixities of intermediates were evaluated. Our research not only provides a feasible method for the recycling of bamboo scraps, but also makes its Fenton- like application possible with an economical, green and recyclable carbon catalyst.
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