CAI Yufu, ZHOU Yanjun, LU Junfeng, et al. Removal of methylene blue by Fenton-like system with alkali-activated montmorillonite supported iron catalyst[J]. Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 2023, 40(8): 4601-4612. DOI: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20221025.001
Citation: CAI Yufu, ZHOU Yanjun, LU Junfeng, et al. Removal of methylene blue by Fenton-like system with alkali-activated montmorillonite supported iron catalyst[J]. Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 2023, 40(8): 4601-4612. DOI: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20221025.001

Removal of methylene blue by Fenton-like system with alkali-activated montmorillonite supported iron catalyst

Funds: Key Projects of Liaoning Province Education Department of China (JZL202015405); Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (2019-ZD-0690)
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  • Received Date: August 24, 2022
  • Revised Date: September 24, 2022
  • Accepted Date: September 30, 2022
  • Available Online: October 24, 2022
  • Fenton-like technology is one of the most promising water treatment technologies to remove refractory organic pollutants, and it is the key to construction Fenton-like catalysts with high activity and stability. In this work, a series of alkali-activated montmorillonite (Alk-MMT) with different structure and acidity were prepared via Ca-MMT treated with 5 mol/L NaOH solution at different treatment temperature. Fenton-like system composed with Alk-MMT supported iron catalyst (Fe/Alk-MMT) and H2O2 was used to remove methylene blue (MB). The material was systematically characterized by XRD, NH3-Temperature programmed desorption (TPD), XPS, SEM, FTIR, and N2 adsorption-desorption at low temperature techniques. The results show that the structure and acidity of Alk-MMT are significantly changed compared with Ca-MMT, which is dependent on the alkali treatment temperature. The structure and acidity of Alk-MMT obviously affect the removal performance of MB in Fenton-like system. The Fenton-like system using Fe/Alk-MMT-100 as catalyst exhibits higher removal efficiency of MB (> 98.7%) under the condition of 50℃, the catalyst dosage of 1.25 g/L, the H2O2 concentration of 0.85 mmol/L, and a wide pH (3.0-9.0) range for reacting 300 min. Meanwhile, the activity of the catalyst does not decrease after repeated use for 6 times, which exhibiting a good stability.
  • Objectives 

    Heterogeneous Fenton-like system has wide oxidation range and fast reaction speed, which can effectively degrade organic pollutants in wastewater. Meanwhile, it can overcome the drawbacks of traditional homogeneous Fenton technology, such as narrow pH range, catalyst recovery difficulty, and avoiding secondary pollution. Therefore, it is the key to develop heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts with low cost and high efficiency for the treatment of dye wastewater.

    Methods 

    A series of alkali-activated montmorillonite (Alk-MMT) with different structure and acidity were prepared by changing the alkali treatment temperature using cheap natural calcium montmorillonite (Ca-MMT) as raw material. The supported iron catalyst (Fe/Alk-MMT) was prepared by impregnation method using Alk-MMT as the carrier, which combined with HO to form Fenton-like system to remove methylene blue (MB). The materials were characterized by XRD, NH-TPD, XPS, SEM, FT-IR, N adsorption - desorption. The effects of reaction conditions such as reaction temperature, initial pH of solution, HO concentration and catalyst dosage in Fenton-like system on the removal efficiency of MB were investigated by single factor experiment. Combined with the characterization and reaction results, the influence of alkali activation on the structure and acidity of montmorillonite was revealed, and the main factors affecting the removal efficiency of MB in Fenton-like system were elucidated.

    Results 

    The structure and acidity of the montmorillonite are changed due to the dissolution of Si in the Si-O tetrahedron of montmorillonite under alkaline conditions, and the degree of which depends on the alkali treatment temperature. With the increase of alkali treatment temperature, the damage degree of layered structure of montmorillonite is gradually aggravated due to dissolving more Si. The specific surface area and acidity increase first and then decrease, and the average pore size shows the opposite trend. The iron species on Fe/Alk-MMT catalysts mainly exist in the form of α-FeO, and the interaction between Fe and Alk-MMT is increased. The change of structure and acidity of montmorillonite significantly affects the removal performance of MB in Fenton-like system. The Fenton-like system composed of Alk-MMT-100 with the largest specific surface area and acidity supported Fe catalyst (Fe/Alk-MMT-100) exhibits better MB removal performance. The loss amount of Fe in the Fe/Alk-MMT-100 catalyst is the lowest due to the strongest interaction between Fe and Alk-MMT-100. The effects of reaction conditions on the removal efficiency of MB in Fenton-like system are as follows: with the increase of reaction temperature, the removal efficiency of MB increases gradually, but the value increases slowly. When the concentration of HO is low, the removal efficiency of MB increases with the increase of HO concentration, but the removal efficiency of MB decreases with the increase of HO concentration from 0.85 mmol/L to 1.95 mmol/L. With the gradual increase of catalyst dosage, the removal efficiency increases, and it tends to be stable when the catalyst dosage reaches 1.25 g/L. The loss amount of iron in the catalyst increases in low pH of solution, which results in the reaction quickly reaching equilibrium. The removal efficiency of MB can reach more than 98.7% when reacting 300 min in the solution pH of 4.0-9.0. The part active site of used catalyst is covered by MB due to the combined action of adsorption and catalytic oxidation during the reaction process, which leads to the decrease of the activity of the catalyst. After thermal regeneration, the activity of the catalyst can be restored. After repeated regeneration and use for 6 times, the activity still does not decrease, which exhibits good stability.

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