Abstract
In the present study, an investigation was conducted on the removal of polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride-acrylic-acrylamide-hydroxyethyl acrylate/ZnO nanocomposites (PDM/ZnO) through biodegradation and Fenton process coupled treatments. As revealed from the results of the chemical oxygen demand, the total organic carbon, the biochemical oxygen demand and the CO2 production analysis, PDM/ZnO could be partially biodegraded. The optimal initial pH, the mixed liquid suspended solids concentration and additional carbon source (glucose) dosage in the biodegradation were 7.0, 4.0 g/L and 1.0 g/L, respectively. On the whole, NaCl, the coexisted metal cations (Cu2+, Zn2+ and Cr3+) and additional NH4Cl inhibited the biodegradation of PDM/ZnO. PDM/ZnO was suggested to adversely affect on microbial community structure and activity. Optimum conditions for Fenton treatment were 50 mg/L Fe2+, 20 mL/L H2O2 and pH 2.0. Biodegradation showed that 64% of PDM/ZnO was removed. Besides, the combination of Fenton post-treatment could achieve an over 97% removal of PDM/ZnO. Thus, Fenton process combined biodegradation pre-treatment can act as an effective method to remove PDM/ZnO.
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