Combined biological and photocatalytic treatment for the mineralization of phenol in water

Phenol is degraded by biological treatment, however mineralization requires long time. To decrease the time and operational cost necessary for the mineralization of phenol, an optimum operation condition of the combined biological–photocatalytical treatment was investigated. The mineralization of phenol (50 mg l⁻¹) was conducted in a flow-type biomembrane tank combined with a batch-type TiO₂-suspended photocatalytic reactor. Phenol was degraded biologically to the concentration of 6.8 mg l⁻¹, an effective concentration for further photocatalytic treatment. After the biological treatment, the biotreated phenol was treated photocatalytically to complete the mineralization of phenol. The combined treatment shortened the mineralization time compared to the biological treatment and electric cost compared to the photocatalytic treatment only. The combined treatment may be suitable for a short-time mineralization of phenol in wastewater.     

掺Fe金红石TiO2的制备及其可见光催化活性的评价研究

为提高金红石型TiO2的可见光吸收性能和光催化活性,以FeC2O4为Fe源,用浸渍法制备了掺铁金红石TiO2光催化剂。采用XRD、UV-Vis等手段对催化剂进行表征;以阿特拉津为目标污染物,在Vis/H2O2条件下对其催化活性进行了评估。结果表明,Fe以Fe2O3的形式负载在金红石型TiO2的表面;掺铁后金红石型TiO2显著拓宽了其可见光的吸收范围;煅烧温度为400℃时制得的光催化剂Fe-R-400℃的粒径结构和光催化活性最好。以Fe质量分数为1%的Fe-R-400℃作为光催化剂,控制反应体系的初始pH=3,催化剂投加质量浓度为1 g/L,H2O2初始浓度为1 mmol/L,经可见光照射反应15 min后,对初始质量浓度为10 mg/L的阿特拉津的去除率可达95.7%。催化剂循环试验表明,Fe在金红石TiO2表面负载比较牢固,催化剂具有较好的稳定性和重复使用性能。     

Photo-oxidation of NO using an exterior paint--screening of various commercial titania in powder pressed and paint films

The present work aims to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of photo-TiO(2) from various producers (Evonik, Kemira, Kronos, Millennium, Sachtleben and Tayca), in the form of powder pressed films and upon incorporation in a water-based paint, for outdoor NO abatement. The photocatalytic activity of the different samples was evaluated in terms of NO conversion and selectivity towards nitrite and nitrate ions following approximately the ISO 22197-1:2007(E) standard. The highest yields obtained for powder pressed films were achieved with VLP7000 (0.70), followed by VLP7101 (0.55) and UVLP7500 (0.55), all from Kronos. On the other hand, when incorporated in paint films, the highest yields were obtained with PC500 and PC105 from Millennium and UV100 from Sachtleben (ca. 0.15). The paint matrix plays an important role on the photocatalytic activity. In particular, the time for steady state is one or two orders of magnitude higher when the photocatalysts are incorporated in paint films in relation to the powder pressed films. The paint films were activated following the procedure recommended by the above-mentioned standard. However, the photocatalytic activity of films incorporating P25 (Evonik) was displayed only when higher power radiation and higher humidity conditions were used. This allowed for similar levels of photocatalytic activity as the other paint films.     

TiO2/Ti光电极电助光催化降解甲草胺的研究

采用阳极氧化法制备了TiO₂/Ti光电极,并通过电助光催化的方法研究了恒电流法和恒电压法对甲草胺的降解效率.实验证实了在光催化和电催化之间存在协同效应,反应溶液中加入Na₂SO₄电解质后,SO₄^2-可以被价带空穴氧化成强氧化性的S₂O₈^2-,继而可以氧化处理物质,提高甲草胺的降解效率.实验结果表明：甲草胺在羟基自由基的作用下通过羟基化作用和脱烷作用,发生断键、开环等一系列的氧化还原反应,最终生成CO₂和H₂O等无机小分子物质.     

Fe3+掺杂纳米管TiO2光催化臭氧化去除水中腐植酸

HA(humic acids, 腐植酸)是一种难降解天然有机物,常规饮用水处理工艺很难将其去除. 采用水热合成法制备纳米管TiO₂,并通过TEM(透射电镜)、XRD(X射线衍射)、XPS(X射线光电子能谱)和BET比表面积分析对催化剂进行表征,考察纳米管TiO₂光催化臭氧化对HA的去除效果. 结果表明:①254 nm紫外光照射下,500 ℃煅烧纳米管TiO₂催化臭氧化HA的工艺去除效果最佳,HA去除率可达42.1%,较单独臭氧化工艺提高92.2%. ②采用Fe³⁺掺杂纳米管TiO₂催化臭氧化工艺时,Fe³⁺掺杂量为1.0%(原子百分含量),煅烧温度为550 ℃时,催化效果最好,HA去除率可达79.5%. ③HA去除率高于TOC,0~10min内该现象更为明显. ④考察陶粒和活性炭负载Fe³⁺掺杂纳米管TiO₂的催化效果及催化次数对催化性能的影响发现,陶粒和活性炭负载Fe³⁺掺杂纳米管TiO₂存在下,HA去除率分别为85.1%和97.7%,使用4次后,HA去除率分别为73.9%和82.8%.     

钛基石墨烯复合材料的制备及其光催化还原Cr（VI）的研究

通过改进的Hummers法制备氧化石墨烯(GO),再将氧化石墨烯和钛酸四丁酯作为初始反应物,利用溶剂热法制备Ti O_2/RGO纳米复合材料.利用SEM、TEM、XPS、XRD等分析手段对Ti O_2/RGO纳米复合材料进行表征,考察其在可见光照射条件下光催化还原水中Cr(Ⅵ)的效能,并对光催化还原机制进行了初步探讨.结果表明,Ti O_2/RGO复合材料的光催化还原能力与单一Ti O_2(P25)相比有了显著提高;复合材料中RGO含量、溶液p H值、催化剂投加量、Cr(Ⅵ)初始浓度均对光催化还原过程有所影响,当复合材料中RGO含量比例为2%、溶液p H值为2,催化剂投加量为40 mg时,光催化还原Cr(Ⅵ)的效率可达98%.光催化还原Cr(Ⅵ)的过程是吸附过程和光催化还原过程的共同作用结果,RGO不但提高了复合材料的吸附能力,还作为复合材料的电子导体,抑制了光生电子-空穴对的复合,增强了复合材料的光催化性能.经过5次循环使用后,复合材料的光催化还原效率仍然保持在90%左右.     

Influence of supports on photocatalytic degradation of phenol and 4-chlorophenol in aqueous suspensions of titanium dioxide

The photocatalytic degradation of phenol and 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) in aqueous suspensions with the use of titanium dioxide (TiO2 ) under UV irradiation was examined. The effects of different supporting materials mixed physically with TiO2 were studied to achieve maximum degradation efficiency. Among the three supports, namely activated carbon (AC), silica (SiO2 ) and zeolite (ZSM-5), all exhibited paramount efficiency for degradation of phenol and 4-CP and was better than TiO2 alone. The optimum concentration was found to be 50 mg for all supporting materials. The efficiency order of the three supports was as follows: AC > ZSM-5 > SiO2 , respectively. Whilst, the degradation of phenol and 4-CP was improved from 70.6% to 87.6% and 80.6% to 89.7%, respectively, within 120 min photocatalysis in the presence of optimal amount of AC. The degradation was also comparatively enhanced in the presence of cheaper rice husk and the activity was closed to ZSM-5 and lower than AC.     

Photocatalytic degradation of C. I. Reactive Red 24 solution with K6SiW11O39SnII

Environmental friendly materials, K₆SiW₁₁O₃₉Sn (SiWSn), was synthesized. SiWSn photocatalytic decomposition of C. I. Reactive Red 24 (RR24) with the UV-lamp (253.7 nm, 20 W), Xenon lamp filtered less than 390 nm light (500 W) and sun light was investigated. The results showed that RR24 solution could be effectively decolorized with the SiWSn photocatalyst. The photocatalytic degradation efficiency of RR24 with SiWSn was affected by the initial concentration of RR2 solution, the amount of SiWSn and the photolysis time. It is demonstrated that the process of photodegradation of RR24 with SiWSn is a pesudo first-order reaction, which can be described by Langmuir-Hinshelwood equation. Hydroxyl radicals and holes are both the main oxidants in the photocatalytic reaction of RR24 with SiWSn.     

三峡水库典型消落带土壤DOM组分特征及其对有效态镉释放影响

重金属镉（Cd）是三峡水库蓄水后消落带土壤中主要的重金属污染物之一.为研究三峡水库反季节调蓄条件下溶解性有机质（DOM）对有效态Cd在土壤固-液相间释放行为及其再补给过程的影响,以三峡水库香溪河消落带为研究对象,分别于2019年10月和2020年10月采集土壤样品,利用紫外-可见吸收光谱、三维荧光光谱技术和荧光区域积分法分析土壤DOM光谱特性,同时结合梯度扩散薄膜技术（DGT）和土壤扩散通量模型（DIFS）综合探究土壤有效态Cd及其释放动力学过程.此外,测定了消落带土壤基本理化特性以及土壤中Cd含量和赋存形态.结果表明,研究区土壤DOM以富里酸为主,腐殖质特征较弱,具有陆源为主和内源较弱的混合特征,与2019年相比,2020年土壤DOM中富里酸类物质占比更高;2019年和2020年土壤ω（Cd）平均值分别为（0.474±0.301） mg·kg^-1和（0.249±0.058） mg·kg^-1,土壤中Cd的赋存形态均以非残渣态为主;DGT测定结果显示2020年土壤中有效态Cd含量较2019年呈下降趋势,进一步通过DIFS模型拟合结果表明,土壤中Cd的吸附速率大于解吸速率,土壤对有效态Cd的再补给能力较弱,表明三峡消落带土壤中有效态Cd的潜在释放风险较低,低分子量DOM和DOM中富里酸类物质是抑制土壤中有效态Cd释放的重要因素.研究结果揭示了三峡水库水文情势变化下DOM对重金属Cd环境地球化学行为的影响,为三峡库区重金属污染防治提供科学理论依据.     

复合催化剂氧化锡/网状碳的制备及光催化降解罗丹明B的研究

模板法与水热合成法制备了氧化锡/网状碳（SnO₂/RCs）复合材料,以改善纯相氧化锡（SnO₂）对印染废水的光催化处理效果.采用多种表征手段对所制备复合材料的微观结构、微观形貌、孔径分布和比表面积、光吸收性能、官能团以及光电性能进行了分析.通过可见光催化降解10 mg·L^-1的罗丹明B溶液的实验评估了所制备材料的光催化性能和循环稳定性.结果表明,在可见光条件下,SnO₂/RCs复合材料的光催化性能与纯SnO₂相比有显著提升,并且具有良好的循环稳定性.自由基捕获实验表明复合材料在降解有机污染物的过程中起作用的主要活性基团为空穴,超氧自由基和羟基自由基.复合材料光催化性能提高的原因归纳为：（1）能带结构改善所引起的对可见光的吸收性能的提高;（2）高的比表面积为光催化降解反应提供了更多的活性位点;（3）氧化锡与网状多孔碳所形成的异质结,使得电子传输/迁移能力提高,抑制了光生电子-空穴对的复合.