1. Synergistic Effect of Nitric Acid Modified and Cu(II)-Loaded Activated Carbon on Catalytic Ozonation
- Author
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Xiao Jing Liu, Lei Zhang, Jing Zhang, Ya Wei Du, Yu Wen Zhou, Jing Liang Yang, and Chun Liu
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_compound ,Catalytic ozonation ,Adsorption ,chemistry ,Nitric acid ,Inorganic chemistry ,General Engineering ,medicine ,Activated carbon ,medicine.drug ,Catalysis - Abstract
The surface properties and performance of activated carbon (AC) used for catalytic ozonation were investigated after nitric acid modification (N-AC) and Cu (II)-loaded (N-Cu-AC). The results showed that the nitric acid modification could increase the amount of surface functional groups of AC. As a result, the adsorption capacity and catalytic activity of AC could be improved. The surface functional groups and Cu (II)-loaded of N-Cu-AC showed a synergistic effect on catalytic ozonation, where the catalytic activity of Cu (II)-loaded was more stable. N-Cu-AC was an effective and reusable catalyst for catalytic ozonation. The highest TOC removal efficiency of 58.0% could be achieved when N-Cu-AC was used for 60 min-catalytic ozonation treatment of acid red 3R.
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- 2014