Adsorption and fenton-like oxidation of ofloxacin in wastewater using hybrid MOF bimetallic Fe/Ni nanoparticles
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2022
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Zhang, T.
Wu, P.
Owens, G.
Chen, Z.
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Chemosphere, 2022; 307(no. 2, article no. 135936):1-11
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Since ofloxacin (OFX) is one of many common antibiotics, which effluxes into aquatic environment in relatively high concentration, it has become of significant environmental concern due to the potential for increased antibiotic resistance. In this study, an innovative functional Fe/Ni@ZIF-8 composite was successfully used for the Fenton-like oxidation of OFX, with a OFX removal efficiency >98% under optimal conditions. FTIR analysis confirmed that OFX removal occurred via adsorption to Fe/Ni@ZIF-8 by a combination of π-π bond intercalation and electrostatic interaction, while XPS revealed that the Fe/Ni NPs in Fe/Ni@ZIF-8 were also involved in oxidation.
Furthermore, LC-MS analysis identified the presence of several OFX degradation products post exposure, which indicted that Fe/Ni NPs in Fe/Ni@ZIF-8 reacted with H2O2 to form •OH, leading to Fenton-like oxidation of OFX. Thus overall, OFX removal by Fe/Ni@ZIF-8 involved both adsorption to ZIF-8 and Fenton-like oxidation by Fe/Ni NPs. A synergistic mechanism for OFX removal by Fe/Ni@ZIF-8 was thus proposed.
The removal efficiency of the synthesized catalysts remained high (above 65%) even after a 5th reuse cycle, which reflected the high stability of Fe/Ni@ZIF-8. Overall, this study demonstrated that Fe/Ni@ZIF-8 had significant potential for the removal of OFX from wastewaters with a removal efficiency >90%.
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Data source: Supplementary data, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135936
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