Photocatalysis degradation of rhodamine B by dissolved organic matter of biochars
WU Danping1,2,, LI Fangfang1,2, ZHAO Jing1,2, WANG Peng1,2, WU Min1,2,, 1.Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China 2.Yunnan Key Lab of Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Kunming 650500, China
Abstract:In order to identify the factors affecting the degradation of organic pollutants on biochar, the process of photocatalytic degradation of biochar-rhodamine B (RhB) system was investigated through controlling illumination conditions, gas atmosphere, and ·OH quenching. The biochar composition, environmental persistent free radicals (EPFRs) and dissolved organic matter (DOM) of biochar were characterized by the elemental analysis (EA), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and total organic carbon analyzer (TOC), respectively. The RhB adsorption and degradation effect on the rice straw biochar prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures were studied under different experimental conditions. The results showed that significant EPFRs signals could be detected in biochars prepared at 200 ℃ and 500 ℃, but their intensities didn’t match the degradation degree of RhB. The DOM content in biochar prepared at 200 ℃ was significantly higher than other types of biochar. In the photodegradation experiment, UV light could significantly promote the RhB degradation by biochar prepared at 200 ℃. The gas atmosphere experiments further confirmed that UV light could induce the interaction between DOM and EPFRs in biochar particles and the formation a large amount of active oxygen components (mainly were $ {\rm{O}}_2^{ \cdot - }$), which promoted the RhB degradation. Key words:biochars/ rhodamine-B/ free radical/ dissolved organic matter/ photocatalysis.
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1.Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China 2.Yunnan Key Lab of Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Kunming 650500, China Received Date: 2018-11-30 Accepted Date: 2019-06-28 Available Online: 2020-11-11 Keywords:biochars/ rhodamine-B/ free radical/ dissolved organic matter/ photocatalysis Abstract:In order to identify the factors affecting the degradation of organic pollutants on biochar, the process of photocatalytic degradation of biochar-rhodamine B (RhB) system was investigated through controlling illumination conditions, gas atmosphere, and ·OH quenching. The biochar composition, environmental persistent free radicals (EPFRs) and dissolved organic matter (DOM) of biochar were characterized by the elemental analysis (EA), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and total organic carbon analyzer (TOC), respectively. The RhB adsorption and degradation effect on the rice straw biochar prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures were studied under different experimental conditions. The results showed that significant EPFRs signals could be detected in biochars prepared at 200 ℃ and 500 ℃, but their intensities didn’t match the degradation degree of RhB. The DOM content in biochar prepared at 200 ℃ was significantly higher than other types of biochar. In the photodegradation experiment, UV light could significantly promote the RhB degradation by biochar prepared at 200 ℃. The gas atmosphere experiments further confirmed that UV light could induce the interaction between DOM and EPFRs in biochar particles and the formation a large amount of active oxygen components (mainly were $ {\rm{O}}_2^{ \cdot - }$), which promoted the RhB degradation.