改性活性碳纤维电芬顿降解苯酚废水性能研究

采用微波改性、硝酸改性、磷酸改性及氨水改性等方法改性活性碳纤维(ACF-0),依次标记为ACF-1、ACF-2、ACF-3和ACF-4.以改性前后的活性碳纤维为阴极,电芬顿催化处理苯酚模拟废水,考察不同的改性方法对H2O2生成量、COD去除率、苯酚去除率及其中间产物的影响.结果表明,微波改性活性碳纤维的吸附性能及电催化活性最优,相比未改性活性碳纤维,经微波或酸碱改性后的活性碳纤维反应体系中,H2O2生成量均有所增加.苯酚在各电芬顿催化体系中的去除率大小依次是:ACF-1>ACF-3>ACF-4>ACF-2>ACF-0;COD去除率大小依次是:ACF-1>ACF-4>ACF-3>ACF-2>ACF-0,说明微波及酸碱改性有利于提高活性碳纤维的催化性能.此外,苯酚降解中间产物的生成也会受到改性方法的影响.

Modification of Activated Carbon Fiber for Electro-Fenton Degradation of Phenol

Microwave-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-1), nitric acid-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-2), phosphoric acid-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-3) and ammonia-modified activated carbon fiber (ACF-4) were successfully fabricated. The electro-Fenton catalytic activities of modified activated carbon fiber were evaluated using phenol as a model pollutant. H₂O₂ formation, COD removal efficiency and phenol removal efficiency were investigated compared with the unmodified activated carbon fiber (ACF-0). Results indicated that ACF-1 showed the best adsorption and electrocatalytic activity. Modification was in favor of the formation of H₂O₂. The performance of different systems on phenol degradation and COD removal were ACF-1>ACF-3>ACF-4>ACF-2>ACF-0 and ACF-1>ACF-4>ACF-3>ACF-2>ACF-0, respectively, which confirmed that electrocatalytic activities of modified activated carbon fiber were better than the unmodified. In addition, phenol intermediates were not the same while using different modified activated carbon fibers.