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2D Layered K-Birnessite MnO2-Based Photocatalytic Membrane for Catalytic Filtration Degradation of Organic Pollutants

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The photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in wastewater shows promise as a potential sustainable water treatment technology. The main challenges in the application of nanocatalysts are catalyst recovery and toxic effects. In this paper, a simple vacuum filter was used to fix a photocatalyst on a membrane surface, which alleviated the problem of catalyst recovery. These synthetic membranes were able to filter and degrade contaminants, alleviating the problems of reduced separation efficiency and shortened membrane life. In this work, K-birnessite MnO2 photocatalyst was prepared by a simple hydrothermal reaction, and K-birnessite MnO2 photocatalytic film was prepared by a simple vacuum filtration method. This membrane showed excellent catalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue (MB). The photocatalytic membrane prepared in this paper was able to catalyze the oxidation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to degrade organic dyes in aqueous solution at a constant flow rate of 1 ml/min under simulated sunlight. Furthermore, the membrane also showed good performance under dark conditions. A mechanism analysis showed that the OH. and SO4.− produced by PMS interacting with the different oxidation states of Mn were the main causes of dye degradation. The catalytic filtration process using the K-birnessite MnO2 catalytic membrane provides a new method for wastewater purification with high efficiency and low energy consumption.

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This work was supported by the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. ZDYF2021GXJS209, 421RC483 and 2019RC141); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52161030 and 51901059); and the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea (Hainan University) (Grant No. MRUKF2021031).

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Peng Tang: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, formal analysis, writing—original draft, writing—review and editing. Wei Huang: investigation, formal analysis, writing—review and editing. Dun Wang: formal analysis, writing—review and editing. Zhongxin Liu: supervision and writing—review and editing. Jieqiong Wang: supervision, conceptualization, writing—review and editing.

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Tang, P., Huang, W., Wang, D. et al. 2D Layered K-Birnessite MnO2-Based Photocatalytic Membrane for Catalytic Filtration Degradation of Organic Pollutants. Water Air Soil Pollut 234, 120 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06133-x

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