Fabrication of Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4 composite and its catalytic performance on heterogeneous photo-Fenton
SONG Siyang1,, WU Dan1, ZHAO Huanxin1,,, CAO Yu1, WANG Xin1, ZHAO Yu2 1.College of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China 2.Fushun Research Institute of Environmental Science, Fushun 113006, China
Abstract:In this study, a kind of heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalyst: Co-doped FeOOH and graphitic carbon nitride composite (Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4), was prepared through the chemical bath precipitation method. Rhodamine B (RhB) was chosen as the target to investigate the effects of the operational conditions such as Co dosage in composite, pH, temperature, H2O2 concentration and catalyst dosage on the light catalytic efficiency. Under the optimal conditions, the removal rates of RhB by Co-FeOOH, g-C3N4 and Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4 were 23.7%, 59.6% and 91.5%, respectively. The calculated activation energy of the reaction was 12.8 kJ·mol?1 through the Arrhenius equation. The radical trapping experiments confirmed that both ·OH and h+ were active species in the reaction process. After 5 cycles of Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4 regeneration-recycling, the removal rate of RhB did not decreased significantly, indicating its good stability. Finally, a simulative dye wastewater with high concentration was treated by the composite catalyst under natural solar light irradiation. Six hours later, the decolorization rate and COD removal rate from wastewater reached 100% and 43.9%., respectively. When the reaction time was extended to 10 h, the COD removal rate reached 81.6%. In this study, visible light was introduced into the heterogeneous Fenton reaction, which increased the degradation reaction rate and reduced the cost of the catalytic reaction, it provides an experimental basis for the practical application of the heterogeneous Fenton system. Key words:heterogeneous photo-Fenton/ solar light/ Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4.
图120Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4和g-C3N4样品的XRD图谱 Figure1.XRD patterns of 20Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4 and g-C3N4
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1.College of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China 2.Fushun Research Institute of Environmental Science, Fushun 113006, China Received Date: 2019-12-25 Accepted Date: 2020-04-04 Available Online: 2020-12-08 Keywords:heterogeneous photo-Fenton/ solar light/ Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4 Abstract:In this study, a kind of heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalyst: Co-doped FeOOH and graphitic carbon nitride composite (Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4), was prepared through the chemical bath precipitation method. Rhodamine B (RhB) was chosen as the target to investigate the effects of the operational conditions such as Co dosage in composite, pH, temperature, H2O2 concentration and catalyst dosage on the light catalytic efficiency. Under the optimal conditions, the removal rates of RhB by Co-FeOOH, g-C3N4 and Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4 were 23.7%, 59.6% and 91.5%, respectively. The calculated activation energy of the reaction was 12.8 kJ·mol?1 through the Arrhenius equation. The radical trapping experiments confirmed that both ·OH and h+ were active species in the reaction process. After 5 cycles of Co-FeOOH/g-C3N4 regeneration-recycling, the removal rate of RhB did not decreased significantly, indicating its good stability. Finally, a simulative dye wastewater with high concentration was treated by the composite catalyst under natural solar light irradiation. Six hours later, the decolorization rate and COD removal rate from wastewater reached 100% and 43.9%., respectively. When the reaction time was extended to 10 h, the COD removal rate reached 81.6%. In this study, visible light was introduced into the heterogeneous Fenton reaction, which increased the degradation reaction rate and reduced the cost of the catalytic reaction, it provides an experimental basis for the practical application of the heterogeneous Fenton system.