Issue 22, 2024

Synergistic effect of adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of Cr(vi) in wastewater with biochar/TiO2 composite under simulated sunlight illumination

Abstract

Photocatalysis, which is an alternative technology to conventional methods, utilizes solar energy as the driving force to address environmental concerns and has attracted widespread attention from chemists worldwide. In this study, a series of photocatalytic materials composed of agricultural waste and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanomaterial was prepared for the synergistic adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater under mild conditions. The results showed that the TiO2 nanomaterial exhibited a higher photogenerated carrier separation efficiency and performance for the adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) after loading straw biochar (BC). When the loading amount of BC was 0.025 g (i.e., TBC-3), the removal efficiency of Cr(VI) was as high as 99.9% under sunlight irradiation for 25 min, which was 2.9 and 3.5 times higher than that of pure TiO2 and BC samples, respectively. Additionally, after four cycles of experiments, the removal efficiency of Cr(VI) by TBC-3 remained at about 93.0%, proving its good chemical ability in our reaction system. Its excellent adsorption-photocatalytic performance is mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of the strong adsorption of BC and the outstanding photocatalytic performance of TiO2. Finally, the possible mechanism for the synergistic adsorption-photocatalytic reduction on BC/TiO2 to remove the highly toxic Cr(VI) in wastewater was proposed.

Graphical abstract: Synergistic effect of adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of Cr(vi) in wastewater with biochar/TiO2 composite under simulated sunlight illumination

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Mar 2024
Accepted
29 Apr 2024
First published
07 May 2024

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024,26, 15891-15901

Synergistic effect of adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) in wastewater with biochar/TiO2 composite under simulated sunlight illumination

Y. Du, X. Ye, Z. Hui, D. Jiao, Y. Xie, S. Chen and J. Ding, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 15891 DOI: 10.1039/D4CP01226G

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