Degradation of Bisphenol A by Nitrogen-Rich ZIF-8-Derived Carbon Materials-Activated Peroxymonosulfate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of N-C
2.2. Synthesis of Cu-ZIF-8
2.3. Synthesis of Cu-N-C
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Material Characterization
3.2. Oxyanions Activation Performance
3.3. Catalytic Performance of Catalysts Prepared with Different Metal Precursors
3.4. Metal Doping Concentration-Dependent Catalytic Activity of Cu-N-C
3.5. Effect of Catalyst and PMS Dosage
3.6. Effect of pH Value
3.7. Degradation Performance of Cu-N-C/PMS to Other Representative Organic Contaminants
3.8. Recyclability of Cu-N-C
3.9. TOC Removal Performance
4. Pathways of BPA Degradation by M-N-C-Activated PMS and Toxicity Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalyst | Content of Metal Ion |
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Filtrate of Cu-N-C | ND |
Possible Products | Acute Toxicity (mg·L−1) | Chronic Toxicity (mg·L−1) | ||||
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Fish | Daphnid | Green Algae | Fish | Daphnid | Green Algae | |
(LC50) | (LC50) | (EC50) | (ChV) | (ChV) | (ChV) | |
P5 | 53,300 | 25,300 | 8960 | 4220 | 1500 | 1570 |
P6 | 355,000 | 152,000 | 35,100 | 24,800 | 6730 | 4890 |
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Tang, X.; Xue, H.; Li, J.; Wang, S.; Yu, J.; Zeng, T. Degradation of Bisphenol A by Nitrogen-Rich ZIF-8-Derived Carbon Materials-Activated Peroxymonosulfate. Toxics 2024, 12, 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12050359
Tang X, Xue H, Li J, Wang S, Yu J, Zeng T. Degradation of Bisphenol A by Nitrogen-Rich ZIF-8-Derived Carbon Materials-Activated Peroxymonosulfate. Toxics. 2024; 12(5):359. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12050359
Chicago/Turabian StyleTang, Xiaofeng, Hanqing Xue, Jiawen Li, Shengnan Wang, Jie Yu, and Tao Zeng. 2024. "Degradation of Bisphenol A by Nitrogen-Rich ZIF-8-Derived Carbon Materials-Activated Peroxymonosulfate" Toxics 12, no. 5: 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12050359