Abstract
The release of antibiotics has attracted wide attention due to their abuse and discharge. How to remove these emerging contaminants is an urgent need to be solved. In the present study, sludge-based biochar combining chitosan and iron oxide was prepared via municipal sewage sludge. The novel biochar modified with chitosan and iron oxide exhibited satisfying performance in eliminating antibiotics from water. The application of modified biochar combined with activated persulfate (PS) showed a remarkable removal efficiency of 96.98% for tetracycline (TC). Analysis of the surface characteristics of the modified biochar showed the presence of structural defects, dispersed iron oxides, abundant functional groups, a porous structure, and a relatively stable crystal structure. These characteristics attributed significant importance to facilitating the degradation of TC. A series of experimental conditions including preparation temperature (600-900 ℃), reaction temperature (15-45 ℃), contaminant concentration (30-180mg/L), adsorbent usage (0.1-1g/L), pH (2-10), and persulfate addition concentration (1-5mmol) were conducted. The results revealed that the highest removal efficiency was achieved at 96.98% under the conditions of TC concentration at 30mg/L, reaction temperature at 35 ℃, pH of 4, adsorbent addition amount of 0.6g/L, and PS concentration of 2mmol, respectively. Three degradation pathways and seven intermediate products of TC were proposed. Therefore, our study provides a promising approach for developing effective removal of antibiotic pollutants.
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