Abstract
In this study, dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma combined with titanium dioxide/reduced graphene oxide/copper oxide (TiO2/rGO/Cu2O) composites for simultaneous removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(Ⅵ)) and tetracycline (TC) from wastewater were explored systematically. The TiO2/rGO/Cu2O composites were successfully prepared to improve the specific surface area and charge carrier separation rate. When Cr(Ⅵ) and TC coexist, the two pollutants have better removal efficiency without changing the initial pH. Moreover, the removal efficiency of Cr(Ⅵ) and TC could be further improved in the DBD-TiO2/rGO/Cu2O system, indicating that the TiO2/rGO/Cu2O composites also exhibited good synergistic effects with the DBD plasma. The mechanism exploration showed that the TiO2/rGO/Cu2O composite catalyst could be activated in DBD system to produce various active species by photocatalytic reaction, among which photo-generated electrons and •O2− could significantly enhance Cr(Ⅵ) reduction, while photo-generated holes and •OH could improve TC degradation. More importantly, the intermediate products obtained from TC degradation can be oxidized to •CO2− by photo-generated holes, which can also facilitate the reduction of Cr(Ⅵ). This study shows that DBD combined with TiO2/rGO/Cu2O composites are capable of simultaneous Cr(Ⅵ) reduction and TC degradation, which would provide novel ideas for practical wastewater remediation.
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