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Treatment of Wastewater-CPL by Biochar-Based Fenton-Like Catalyst in the Presence of Micro-nano Bubbles

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Biochar-based Fe–Ce bimetallic Fenton-like heterogeneous catalyst was prepared and applied to the degradation of wastewater produced during the synthesis of caprolactam (wastewater-CPL) in the presence of micro-nano bubbles (MNB). The prepared materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which confirmed the successful loading of Fe and Ce and the formation of Fe2O3 and CeO2. The treatment effects of different reaction systems were compared, indicating that biochar-based catalyst + H2O2 + MNB system had the best treatment effect that the COD removal rate can reach 93.26%. The influencing factors of the system were discussed, and finally it was concluded that the condition of Fe:Ce was 3:1, hydrogen peroxide concentration was 1.2 M, pH was 2, catalyst dosage was 1 g/L, and temperature was 35 ℃. The treatment effects of adding MNB were compared; the treatment effect of MNB + H2O2 on wastewater was about 60% higher than that of H2O2 alone. The reusability of the catalyst was determined, and it was observed that high catalytic performance could be retained after five cycles. Finally, the water quality of the effluent was analyzed, and it was proved that the treatment of wastewater-CPL had a good effect. This study provided a new idea for the treatment of wastewater-CPL.

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The study was financially supported by the National key Research and development program of China (2018YFE0106400); Key Research and Development Program of Hebei Province (20373604D); Key Projects of Anhui Provincial Department of Education (KJ2020A0051); Projects of Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Fertilizer Creation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P. R. China (BOFA202007); and Training Program for Innovative Research Team in Tianjin Institutions of Higher Education (TD13-5021).

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Safety Disposal and Recycling Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Ruiling Zhang, Songyan Qin, Lixin Zhao & Zhe Zhu

  2. School of Environmental Science and Safety Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Ruiling Zhang, Jiajun Wang, Jianyu Yang, Songyan Qin, Lixin Zhao & Zhe Zhu

  3. College of Resources and Environment Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100, China

    Feiyue Li

  4. Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic Fertilizer Creation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Huaiyuan, 233400, China

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Zhang, R., Wang, J., Yang, J. et al. Treatment of Wastewater-CPL by Biochar-Based Fenton-Like Catalyst in the Presence of Micro-nano Bubbles. Water Air Soil Pollut 233, 207 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05654-1

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