Preparation of modified wood-based metal nanoparticles synthesized in situ and efficient removal of organic pollutants from wastewater

Abstract

Wood has excellent properties such as biodegradability, high reactivity and rich channel skeleton structure. However, the defects such as hole blockage and limited specific surface area limit the application of wood-based materials in wastewater treatment. Therefore, in this research, wood substrates (DTWS) were treated using a deep eutectic solvent method, which was able to remove both lignin and hemicellulose from wood. Wood-based carriers with high specific surface area and high chemical activity were formed. The DTWS-Ag material was formed by growing Ag nanoparticles (NPs) in wood channels by hydrothermal method. The results showed that with the increase of lignin and hemicellulose removal, the degradation performance of DTWS-Ag material showed a volcanic trend due to the interaction between Ag and the inner wall of the pipe. The pore size and the amount of Ag NPs are very important to the degradation rate of dye molecules. DTWS-4-Ag composite material makes wood pore diameter and Ag NPs production reach a high balance, so that it has the highest degree of reduction. DTWS-4-Ag showed high catalytic degradation efficiency and stability for methylene blue degradation, with the degradation efficiency up to 98.3%. This low-cost, renewable wood-based filter has high dye degradation efficiency and can be widely used in practical wastewater treatment.