Controlled pyrolysis of MIL-88A to prepare iron/carbon composites for synergistic persulfate oxidation of phenol: Catalytic performance and mechanism

Journal of Hazardous Materials
Xiaojuan LiLizhi Yeh

Abstract

In this study, based on the extensive discussion of the phase transformation process of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)--MIL-88A(Fe) under thermal treatment, the catalytic performance of MIL-88A-derived iron/carbon (FexC) composites on persulfate (PS) activation for phenol degradation was investigated. FexC-600 (γ-Fe2O3/C) exhibited a superior catalytic activity on PS activation for phenol degradation due to higher carbon content, more sp2-hybridized structure, carbonyl group and defective sites in composites, in which 98.23% of phenol (20 mg/L) was degraded after 60 min with 0.3 g/L catalyst and 0.3 g/L PS at ambient pH (6.1). The phenol degradation experiments and mechanism studies revealed that there was a catalytic synergism between iron oxides and carbon component in FexC 400-600 composites. Moreover, sulfate radicals (SO4-), hydroxyl radical (•OH), singlet oxygen (1O2) and interfacial electron transfer process all involved in the degradation of phenol by FexC 400-600 composites, but the 1O2-mediated non-radical oxidation was the dominant pathway rather than reactive radicals. Finally, the possible mechanism of PS activation on FexC 400-600 composites was proposed. This work discusses the synergistic catalytic mechanism of...Continue Reading

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