Issue 37, 2021

Facile synthesis of layered Co(OH)2 deposited g-C3N4 for activating peroxymonosulfate to degrade organic pollutants

Abstract

Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation technologies (SR-AOTs) are very effective solutions to remove organic pollutants from wastewater. Nevertheless, difficulties remain in finding an efficient and environmentally friendly catalytic system to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the oxidation process. In this work, a simple impregnation method for synthesizing layered Co(OH)2 deposited g-C3N4 (Co(OH)2/g-C3N4) was developed. The as-obtained Co(OH)2/g-C3N4 showed excellent performance in the destruction of various organic pollutants through PMS activation. The structure, morphology and composition of Co(OH)2/g-C3N4 were analyzed using diverse characterization methods. Various experimental parameters such as catalyst loading, initial PMS concentration, pH, reaction temperature and initial organic pollutant concentration were studied in detail. The obtained Co(OH)2/g-C3N4 composite can completely degrade Rhodamine B (RhB) with a high reaction rate constant of 0.460 min−1 under the optimal conditions, which was much higher than those of Co(OH)2, g-C3N4 and many other metal catalysts. This was because the synergistic effect between the layered Co(OH)2 with sufficient active sites and electron-rich g-C3N4 with good electron transfer ability can accelerate the activation of PMS. Besides, radical quenching experiments indicated that sulfate radicals (SO4˙) were the major active radicals in the PMS activation process. Finally, the degradation pathways and a reasonable reaction mechanism of the Co(OH)2/g-C3N4/PMS system for RhB removal were put forward. The study revealed that Co(OH)2/g-C3N4 could provide appropriate strategies for the removal of organic pollutants in aqueous environments.

Graphical abstract: Facile synthesis of layered Co(OH)2 deposited g-C3N4 for activating peroxymonosulfate to degrade organic pollutants

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 May 2021
Accepted
10 Aug 2021
First published
13 Aug 2021

New J. Chem., 2021,45, 17232-17240

Facile synthesis of layered Co(OH)2 deposited g-C3N4 for activating peroxymonosulfate to degrade organic pollutants

Y. Zhang, J. Qu, F. Ding, Y. Kong, X. Su and X. Xu, New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 17232 DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ02445K

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