Abstract

The stability of graphene structure in sulfur-doped graphene catalyst is demonstrated to be a key aspect during the ozonation process. Enhancing the stability of the sulfur-doped graphene structure is therefore important to improve its catalytic activity during the ozonation process. However, this has remained a challenge so far. Therefore, we adopted a low-energy microwave plasma technique to synthesize a high purity sulfur-doped graphene (S ⎯ Gr) catalyst for the ozonation process. The effect of S ⎯ Gr in the ozonation process was tested using carbamazepine (CBZ; 0.05 mM) as a probe compound. A complete CBZ removal was obtained at an ozone concentration of 0.08 mM while in comparison with single O3, ∼1.5 and 2.5 times decrease in the formation of the two important intermediate transformation products i.e., BQM (1-(2-benzaldehyde) – 4-hydroxy (1H, 3H)-quinazoline-2-one) and BQD (1-(2-benzaldehyde) - (1H, 3H)-quinazoline-2, 4-dione) was observed. Radical scavenging experiments confirmed the formation of HO. The XPS results showed that the activity of S ⎯ Gr towards the formation of HO was positively related to S-bearing carbon atoms at the edge of the graphene structure. Therefore, the addition of S ⎯ Gr is directly linked with the formation of HO, which further contributed to the improved elimination of intermediate transformation products. With a low sulfur loss of 1 %, the microwave plasma synthesized S ⎯ Gr catalyst remained stable during ozonation, implying its feasibility in practical application.

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