Citation: Xiang Li, Yan Jia, Jiajia Zhang, Yang Qin, Yijia Wu, Minghua Zhou, Jianhui Sun. Efficient removal of tetracycline by H₂O₂ activated with iron-doped biochar: Performance, mechanism, and degradation pathways[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(4): 2105-2110. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.054 shu

Efficient removal of tetracycline by H₂O₂ activated with iron-doped biochar: Performance, mechanism, and degradation pathways

Xiang Li ^{a, *,} ,
Yan Jia ^a ,
Jiajia Zhang ^a ,
Yang Qin ^a ,
Yijia Wu ^a ,
Minghua Zhou ^{b, *,} ,
Jianhui Sun ^a

a.
School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, International Joint Laboratory on Key Techniques in Water Treatment, Henan Province, Henan Engineering Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials and Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453007, China
b.
Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, Tianjin Advanced Water Treatment Technology International Joint Research Center, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China

lixiang2019@htu.edu.cn

zhoumh@nankai.edu.cn

Received Date: 3 June 2021
Revised Date: 10 July 2021
Accepted Date: 9 August 2021
Available Online: 16 August 2021

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In this study, novel iron-doped biochar (Fe-BC) was produced using a simple method, and it was used as an H₂O₂ activator for tetracycline (TC) degradation. Generally, iron loading can improve the separation performance and reactivity of biochar (BC). In the Fe-BC/H₂O₂ system, 92% of the TC was removed within 30 min with the apparent rate constant (k_obs) of 0.155 min⁻¹, which was 23.85 times that in the case of the BC/H₂O₂ system (0.0065 min⁻¹). The effects of the H₂O₂ and Fe-BC dosage, initial pH, and TC concentration on the TC removal were investigated. The radical quenching and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements demonstrated that the removal of TC using the Fe-BC/H₂O₂ process involved both radical (^•OH and O₂^−•) and non-radical pathways (¹O₂ and electron transfer). In addition, the performance of the catalyst was also affected by the persistent free radicals (PFRs) and defective sites on the catalyst. Moreover, the degradation pathways of TC were proposed according to the intermediate products detected by LC-MS and the ecotoxicity of intermediates was evaluated. Finally, the Fe-BC/H₂O₂ showed high resistance to inorganic anions and natural organic matter in aquatic environments. Overall, Fe-BC is expected to be an economic and highly efficient heterogeneous Fenton catalyst for removing the organic contaminants in wastewater.
- Fe-BC,
- Fenton-like,
- Tetracycline,
- Removal mechanisms,
- Degradation pathways
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