铁、钴、镍掺杂的钛酸钡与过一硫酸盐协同压电催化降解有机污染物研究

Piezocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants via synergy of iron/cobalt/nickel-doped barium titanates and peroxymonosulfate

  • 摘要: 水环境中的有机污染物处理关系着人类的生活健康和社会的可持续发展,以过一硫酸盐(PMS)为典型代表的高级氧化技术(AOP)有望解决有机污染物处理问题,而新兴的压电催化技术可进一步推动污染物的高效降解. 本文协同铁、钴、镍掺杂的钛酸钡与过一硫酸盐对溶液中的罗丹明B进行压电催化降解,首先对不同煅烧温度形成的立方相和四方相钛酸钡进行了系统表征,随后制备了不同晶相的铁/钴/镍掺杂钛酸钡,并用X射线衍射仪(XRD)表征了掺杂后的晶格畸变以及X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)表征了掺杂金属的化合价. 在压电催化降解罗丹明B实验中,掺杂后的钛酸钡降解性能都优于纯钛酸钡. 对于铁、镍掺杂,4%(摩尔分数)的掺杂含量优于8%,900 °C煅烧优于600 °C煅烧. 纯/掺铁/掺镍钛酸钡在1.5 h以内都能对罗丹明B实现97%以上的降解率. 对于钴掺杂,降解效应主要依赖钴对PMS的活化,8%的掺杂含量优于4%,600 °C煅烧优于900 °C煅烧,这是因为材料表面提供了更多的钴活性位点:前者源于更高的钴掺杂量;后者源于较低的煅烧温度避免了颗粒熔合,保持了更大的比表面积. 8%钴掺杂600 °C煅烧钛酸钡可在3 min内对罗丹明B实现99.8%的降解. 通过自由基清除剂实验,明确了纯/掺铁/掺镍钛酸钡靠压电效应的降解,主要是羟基自由基 \cdot \textOH 发挥作用,而掺钴钛酸钡靠钴对PMS活化的降解,主要是硫酸根自由基 \cdot \textSO_4^- 发挥作用. 本文为高级氧化技术和压电催化技术的结合提供了新的思路.

     

    Abstract: The treatment of organic pollutants in aqueous environments is crucial to human health and sustainable development. The advanced oxidation process (AOP) exemplified by peroxymonosulfate (PMS) is a promising solution, and the emerging piezocatalytic technology may further promote high-efficiency degradation. This study employed a synergistic approach combining iron/cobalt/nickel-doped barium titanates and PMS to piezocatalytically degrade rhodamine B (RhB) solution. First, cubic and tetragonal BaTiO3 calcined at different temperatures were systematically characterized. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to demonstrate the micro-morphology of the materials. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was used to verify the crystalline phase, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was utilized to characterize the valence of doping metals. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was conducted to characterize the functional group on the surface of the materials. Piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) was utilized to measure the piezoelectric performance of the materials. The results show that tetragonal BaTiO3 exhibited better piezoelectric performance than cubic BaTiO3, although its particle size was larger. Transition metals can activate PMS, while metal doping can enhance the piezoelectric performance of the material. To simultaneously improve both the AOP and piezocatalysis, we doped iron/cobalt/nickel into BaTiO3. Different doping concentrations and different crystalline phases of iron/cobalt/nickel-doped BaTiO3 were prepared, and XRD analysis revealed lattice distortion compared to pure BaTiO3. RhB piezocatalytic degradation experiments show that metal-doped BaTiO3 performed better than pure BaTiO3. For iron/nickel-doped BaTiO3, a 4% doping concentration produced better results than the 8% one, as the latter exceeded the optimum doping concentration. Materials calcined at 900 °C performed better than those calcined at 600 °C because the piezoelectric performance improved via the phase transition from cubic to tetragonal through high-temperature processing. Pure/iron/nickel-doped BaTiO3 can achieve a degradation rate exceeding 97% for the RhB solution in 1.5 h. For cobalt-doped BaTiO3, the degradation effect depended primarily on the activation of PMS by active cobalt sites. Compared with the 4% doping concentration, the 8% concentration produced better results, and calcination at 600 °C yielded better results than that at 900 °C. This is because the material surface provided more active cobalt sites: the former stemmed from a higher cobalt doping concentration, whereas the latter arose from a lower calcination temperature, which prevented particle fusion, thereby preserving a larger specific surface area. BaTiO3 doped with 8% cobalt and calcined at 600 °C achieved 99.8% RhB degradation in 3 min. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, radical scavenging experiments were conducted. Ethanol, 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ), and tert-butanol (TBA) were used to capture the sulfate radical ( \cdot \textSO_4^- ), superoxide radical ( \cdot \textO_2^- ), and hydroxyl radical ( \cdot \textOH ), respectively. The use of different free radical scavengers verified that pure/iron/nickel-doped BaTiO3 depended on the piezocatalytic effect and that \cdot \textOH dominated the degradation process, whereas cobalt-doped BaTiO3 depended on the activation of PMS by cobalt and \cdot \textSO_4^- dominated the degradation process. This study clearly presents two distinct degradation pathways within a similar material system and demonstrates that the activation of PMS by a specific transition metal such as cobalt can significantly dominate the process, whereas the piezocatalysis can play a supportive role. This study provides profound new insights and practical guidelines for the strategic integration of AOPs with piezocatalytic technology for efficient environmental remediation.

     

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