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Heterogeneous Fenton degradation of bisphenol A catalyzed by efficient adsorptive Fe3O4/GO nanocomposites

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A new method for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in aqueous solution was developed. The oxidative degradation characteristics of BPA in a heterogeneous Fenton reaction catalyzed by Fe3O4/graphite oxide (GO) were studied. Transmission electron microscopic images showed that the Fe3O4 nanoparticles were evenly distributed and were ∼6 nm in diameter. Experimental results suggested that BPA conversion was affected by several factors, such as the loading amount of Fe3O4/GO, pH, and initial H2O2 concentration. In the system with 1.0 g L−1 of Fe3O4/GO and 20 mmol L−1 of H2O2, almost 90 % of BPA (20 mg L−1) was degraded within 6 h at pH 6.0. Based on the degradation products identified by GC–MS, the degradation pathways of BPA were proposed. In addition, the reused catalyst Fe3O4/GO still retained its catalytic activity after three cycles, indicating that Fe3O4/GO had good stability and reusability. These results demonstrated that the heterogeneous Fenton reaction catalyzed by Fe3O4/GO is a promising advanced oxidation technology for the treatment of wastewater containing BPA.

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We are grateful for the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 51308183, 51379060), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (Grant no. BK20130828), Special Fund of Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20130094120009), National Key Technologies R&D Program of China (2012BAB03B04), and Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2012ZX07103-005).

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    Zulin Hua, Wenqiang Ma, Xue Bai, Ranran Feng, Lu Yu, Xiaoyuan Zhang & Zhangyan Dai

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Hua, Z., Ma, W., Bai, X. et al. Heterogeneous Fenton degradation of bisphenol A catalyzed by efficient adsorptive Fe3O4/GO nanocomposites. Environ Sci Pollut Res 21, 7737–7745 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-2728-8

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