海绵负载氮掺杂生物炭协同吸附与降解环丙沙星

The sponge-immobilized nitrogen-doped biochar enables coupled adsorption-degradation of ciprofloxacin

  • 摘要: 环丙沙星(Ciprofloxacin, CIP)作为养殖业中频繁使用的一种抗生素,严重威胁生态环境的稳定和食品的安全。目前,基于过一硫酸盐(Peroxymonosulfate, PMS)的高级氧化工艺可以通过活化所产生的多种活性自由基(SO−4·、·OH)有效降解CIP,但仍存在活性位点不足、难以回收等问题。生物炭(Fir sawdust biochar,BC)作为环保材料,通过简单的氮掺杂可以显著优化碳网络结构,加速电子的转移效率与PMS的活化效率。本研究提出一种“吸附-催化”协同增效策略:以废弃杉木屑为碳源,通过氮掺杂改性,并耦合在海绵三维载体表面,成功构建出可回收的海绵负载氮掺杂生物炭(Sponge@NC)复合材料,系统探究了其对PMS的活化机制与CIP的降解效能。该材料打破了传统粉末催化剂的固有限制——海绵载体不仅能够实现生物炭的高效回收,而且其分级多孔结构更促进了污染物的富集与自由基的生成,同时整体形成了界面协同效应。在CIP初始浓度10 mg/L、PMS浓度为50 mmol/L、pH为8的条件下,Sponge@NC体系180 min内降解率达80%左右。淬灭实验与EPR表征证实,羟基自由基(·OH)与超氧自由基(O−2·)是降解CIP过程中主要的活性氧化物质。该研究为实际养殖废水中抗生素的处理提供了重要的应用参考。

     

    Abstract: Ciprofloxacin (CIP), a widely utilized antibiotic in livestock farming, poses substantial risks to both ecosystem stability and food safety. Currently, peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) can effectively degrade CIP by generating multiple reactive radicals (e.g., SO−4· and ·OH). However, there are still some problems such as insufficient active sites and difficulty in recovery Notably, fir sawdust biochar (BC) serves as an eco-functional material. Through simple nitrogen doping, its carbon network structure is significantly optimized, which accelerates electron transfer efficiency and enhances peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation performance. A synergistic "adsorption-catalysis" strategy was proposed in this study, where recyclable sponge-immobilized nitrogen-doped biochar composites (Sponge@NC) were constructed through nitrogen modification of waste fir sawdust-derived biochar followed by 3D sponge carrier integration. The peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation mechanisms and ciprofloxacin (CIP) degradation performance were systematically elucidated, demonstrating enhanced interfacial electron transfer and catalytic durability. This material overcomes the inherent limitations of conventional powdered catalysts. The sponge carrier not only enables efficient recovery of biochar but also promotes pollutant enrichment and radical generation through its hierarchically porous architecture, while simultaneously establishing interfacial synergistic effects within the composite system. Under the conditions of 10 mg/L CIP, 50 mm PMS, and pH 8, the Sponge@NC system achieved approximately 80% degradation efficiency within 180 min. Quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis confirmed that hydroxyl radicals (·OH) and superoxide radicals (O−2·) served as the dominant reactive oxygen species (ROS) responsible for CIP degradation. This study provides critical insights into practical antibiotic remediation in livestock wastewater.

     

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