Synergistic Treatment of Dye Wastewater by the Adsorption-Degradation of a Bifunctional Aerogel

doi:10.6023/A23010009

Abstract

Dye wastewater with high toxicity and poor biodegradability poses a considerable threat to human health and the ecosystem. Although the adsorption effectively removes organic pollutants from wastewater, the pollutants are merely transferred from liquid phase to solid adsorbents. Destroying the adsorbed pollutants and regenerating adsorbents require additional treatments, which may cause secondary harm to the environment. In addition to the removal of organic pollutants by adsorption, the pollutants can be oxidatively degraded by oxidative radicals that are generated in peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation technology. However, the degradation efficiency of organic pollutants treated by advanced oxidation technology may be affected by complex components of dye wastewater. Herein, Fe-doped cellulose nanofiber/reduced graphene oxide aerogel (CNFs/RGO/Fe) was prepared and served as both adsorbent and catalyst in advanced oxidation process for dyes wastewater treatment. The morphology and chemical composition of the composite aerogel were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was proved that CNFs/RGO/Fe possessed layered porous structures, which are beneficial for the transport, diffusion, and adsorption of pollutants. The uniform loading of Fe⁰ and Fe₃O₄ particles on the aerogel skeleton contributed to the efficient activation of PMS. The results of the adsorption experiment showed that the CNFs/RGO/Fe exhibited excellent selective adsorption for cationic dyes. The maximum adsorption capacity of methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RhB), and crystal violet (CV) on CNFs/RGO/Fe were 655.1 mg/g, 696.5 mg/g, and 962.1 mg/g, respectively. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isothermal model fitted well with the adsorption process of CNFs/RGO/Fe for cationic dyes. After adsorption, the CNFs/RGO/Fe was immersed in PMS solution separately to study the degradation performance for the adsorbate. The results showed that CNFs/RGO/Fe could promote the activation of PMS to generate a large amount of •OH, leading to the degradation of adsorbate and the regeneration of adsorbent. In addition, the synergistic adsorption-degradation process established by CNFs/RGO/Fe achieved over 75% removal of dyes even after 5 cycles, indicating CNFs/RGO/Fe had good repeatability. The study on the synergistic treatment of dye wastewater by adsorption-degradation is expected to provide a new perspective for the removal of organic pollutants in complex water.

Key words: adsorption, degradation, aerogel, advanced oxidation technology, dye wastewater

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Wentao Wang, Xinting Lai, Shiquan Yan, Lei Zhu, Yuyuan Yao, Liming Ding. Synergistic Treatment of Dye Wastewater by the Adsorption-Degradation of a Bifunctional Aerogel[J]. Acta Chimica Sinica, 2023, 81(3): 222-230.

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Figure 1. (a) Digital photo, (b, c) SEM images and (d~f) element mappings of CNFs/RGO/Fe aerogel

Figure 2. (a) Compression stress-strain curves of the CNFs, RGO and CNFs/RGO/Fe aerogels, (b) XRD patterns, (c) XPS full spectrum and (d) the high-resolution Fe 2p of CNFs/RGO/Fe aerogel

Figure 3. (a) The adsorption of MB by different adsorbents (Cadsorbent=1 g/L, CMB=200 mg/L); (b) effects of adsorbent dosage and (c) temperature on adsorption of MB by CNFs/RGO/Fe; (d) the relationship between lg(Qe/Ce) and 1/T of determining thermodynamic parameters; (e) effect of initial pH on adsorption of MB by CNFs/RGO/Fe; (f) the adsorption of different dyes by CNFs/RGO/Fe (Cdye=200 mg/L)

Figure 4. Fits of pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models for the adsorption of (a) MB, (b) RhB and (c) CV; fits of Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models for the adsorption of (d) MB, (e) RhB and (f) CV

Figure 5. Effect of PMS dosage on (a) degradation of MB in desorption to solution and (b) regeneration efficiency of CNFs/RGO/Fe (CCNFs/RGO/Fe=1 g/L, CMB=100 mg/L); (c) the cyclic adsorption of CNFs/RGO/Fe for MB, RhB, and CV (CCNFs/RGO/Fe=1 g/L, CMB=100 mg/L, CPMS=1.5 g/L); (d) residual content of MB, RhB and CV in PMS solution during cyclic degradation

Figure 6. (a) FTIR spectra of MB, CNFs/RGO/Fe before and after adsorption of MB and after PMS treatment; (b) FTIR spectra of RhB, CNFs/RGO/Fe before and after adsorption of RhB and after PMS treatment; (c) FTIR spectra of CV, CNFs/RGO/Fe before and after adsorption of CV and after PMS treatment; (d) EPR spectra of DMPO-?OH in PMS activation by CNFs/RGO/Fe

Figure 7. The cyclic adsorption of CNFs/RGO/Fe for MB in simulated dye wastewater (CCNFs/RGO/Fe=1 g/L, CMB=100 mg/L, CPMS=1.5 g/L)

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