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Degradation of methylene blue by intimate coupling photocatalysis and biodegradation with bagasse cellulose composite carrier

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A novel highly efficient technology, intimate coupling photocatalysis and biodegradation (ICPB) for the treatment of refractory organic pollutants was introduced, and the carrier in ICPB based on sugarcane bagasse cellulose (SBC) was prepared. The SBC–TiO2 carrier produced was characterized using spectroscopy, microscopy, and diffraction techniques. The SEM image showed a rough and porous structure of the carrier, while as the EDS, XPS and XRD indicated that TiO2 was successfully added into the carrier, which retained its original crystal structure and provided the photocatalytic activity. The combined process of photocatalysis and biodegradation was much more efficient than a single process alone. The success in preparing bagasse cellulose based carrier in this study provided a significant contribution towards the development of a green and efficient technology system for the treatment of refractory organic matter.

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Acknowledgments

This work was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC No: 21968005), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC No: 31860193), Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Special Talents (Grant No. GXSTAD19110156), Guangxi Major Projects of Science and Technology (Grant No. GXMPSTAA17129001), Guangxi Major Projects of Science and Technology (Grant No. GXMPSTAA17202032), Guangxi Major Projects of Science and Technology (Grant No. GXMPSTAA18118013), the foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control (ZR201702), the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFD0800700).

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  1. School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China

    Jianhua Xiong, Tianyu Zhao & Yinna Liang

  2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, China

    Jianhua Xiong, Jiaxiang Liang, Shuangfei Wang, Hongxiang Zhu & Liming Zhang

  3. Analysis and Testing Center, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing, 314006, China

    Shuocheng Guo

  4. Tri-Y Environmental Research Institute, 2655 Lillooet St., Vancouver, BC, V5M 4P7, Canada

    Joe R. Zhao

  5. Guangxi Bossco Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Nanning, 530007, China

    Guoning Chen

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Xiong, J., Guo, S., Zhao, T. et al. Degradation of methylene blue by intimate coupling photocatalysis and biodegradation with bagasse cellulose composite carrier. Cellulose 27, 3391–3404 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-02995-0

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