Issue 105, 2016, Issue in Progress

Ce-Doped zero-valent iron nanoparticles as a Fenton-like catalyst for degradation of sulfamethazine

Abstract

Ce-Doped zero-valent iron (Ce/Fe) nanoparticles were prepared, characterized and used as a catalyst for degradation of sulfamethazine (SMT) antibiotics in a Fenton-like process. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to characterize the catalyst before and after use. The influencing factors on the degradation of sulfamethazine were determined, including pH value, H2O2 dosage, catalyst dosage and temperature. The results showed that Ce/Fe composites exhibited high catalytic activity in a wide pH range (4–7). The removal efficiency of SMT was almost 100% under optimal condition (pH = 6, T = 30 °C, 0.5 g L−1 catalyst and 12 mM H2O2). The degradation process of SMT conformed to a first-order kinetic model. The intermediates of SMT degradation were identified by Ion Chromatography (IC), the possible degradation pathway of SMT and the possible catalytic mechanisms of Ce/Fe composites were tentatively proposed.

Graphical abstract: Ce-Doped zero-valent iron nanoparticles as a Fenton-like catalyst for degradation of sulfamethazine

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Sep 2016
Accepted
24 Oct 2016
First published
26 Oct 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 103523-103531

Ce-Doped zero-valent iron nanoparticles as a Fenton-like catalyst for degradation of sulfamethazine

Z. Wan and J. Wang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 103523 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA23709F

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