Cornstalk hydrochar produced by phosphoric acid-assisted hydrothermal carbonization for effective adsorption and photodegradation of norfloxacin
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY(2024)
摘要
Hydrochars have been widely applied in removing pollutants from aqueous solutions. In this study, hydrochars synthesized by H3PO4-assisted hydrothermal carbonization (HC-xPs) were used to remove norfloxacin (NOR) from water through synergistic adsorption and photodegradation. HC-xPs showed the morphology of carbon microspheres with an average diameter of 0.3 mu m. The specific surface area of the hydrochar carbonized with 5 mol/L H3PO4 (HC-5P) was 11.2 times higher than that of the pristine hydrochar (HC). Furthermore, phosphorus-containing functional groups were introduced to HC-5P, beneficial to its adsorption of NOR. The highest NOR adsorption was achieved on HC-5P with the maximum Langmuir capacity of 69.1 mg g(-1), owing to multiple mechanisms including electrostatic effects, pi-pi interactions, hydrophobic interactions, and hydrogen bonding. Compared with HC, HC-5P also demonstrated increased visible light absorption capacity. The first-order rate constant of HC-5P on combined adsorption and photodegradation of NOR was 12.0 times of HC. The photodegradation intermediates were identified by HPLC-MS to understand NOR degradation pathways. This work can be extended to the preparation of low-cost and highly efficient hydrochars for adsorption and photodegradation of pollutants in water.
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Antibiotic,H3PO4,Kinetics,Mechanisms,NOR
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