Abstract
Abstract In this study, the synthesized CuCo-zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) catalyst was used to degrade methyl orange (MO) and methylene blue (MB) in water via a novel Fenton-like catalytic reaction. Effects of catalyst dosage, H2O2 concentration, initial concentration of the contaminants, and reaction time were evaluated. The results showed that MO and MB decomposition efficiencies were highly influenced by CuCo-ZIF concentration. The presence of H2O2 accelerated the degradation reaction of both MO and MB. Although it took 100 min to complete the removal of MB, it was 60 min for MO. At concentrations of MO and MB lower than 40 mg·L−1, the catalyst showed an almost complete degradation. The CuCo-ZIF catalyst presented a good recyclability with more than 90% removal of MO and MB after four times and five times reuse, respectively. These results demonstrated that MO and MB were efficiently degraded by a Fenton-like catalyst of CuCo-ZIFs and its potential in industrial wastewater treatment.
Highlights
In this study, the synthesized CuCo-zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) catalyst was used to degrade methyl orange (MO) and methylene blue (MB) in water via a novel Fenton-like catalytic reaction
The synthesized catalyst of CuCo-ZIFs was analyzed by using several characterization techniques, namely powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherm, fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (Figures A1–A6 in Appendix)
The results showed the successful preparation of CuCo-ZIF bimetallic framework
Summary
Abstract: In this study, the synthesized CuCo-zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) catalyst was used to degrade methyl orange (MO) and methylene blue (MB) in water via a novel Fenton-like catalytic reaction. The CuCo-ZIF catalyst presented a good recyclability with more than 90% removal of MO and MB after four times and five times reuse, respectively These results demonstrated that MO and MB were efficiently degraded by a Fenton-like catalyst of CuCo-ZIFs and its potential in industrial wastewater treatment. MO is an anionic dye, contains the stable double bond N]N in structure and has been widely used in printing, textile, food, and pharmaceutical industries, whereas MB is a cationic dye with adjacent aromatic rings and used as a dying material for wool, cotton, and silk [8] They are both toxic and cause many harmful effects, such as cyanosis, vomiting, quadriplegia, shock, jaundice, and tissue necrosis in the human body [9] (Figure 1). CuCo-ZIFs was successfully synthesized in ethanol by ultrasound method and applied as a novel Fenton-like heterogeneous catalyst for the removal of MO and MB from aqueous solutions
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