Enhanced permanganate activation by g-C3N4 under visible light irradiation: Unraveled mechanism involving Mn(V) and photo-induced electron

Permanganate [Mn(VII)] needs to be activated to improve its reactivity towards refractory organic contaminants in practice. Herein, visible light (VL) and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) were introduced to enhance the activation of Mn(VII) for the first time. Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) can be degraded...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Environmental, 2024-07, Vol.349, p.123861, Article 123861
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Bin, Xia, Shuangqing, Wang, Zhenyi, Li, Wenqian, Li, Boda, Zhang, Haochen, Xin, Yanjun, Wu, Kai, Ma, Jun, He, Xu
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Zusammenfassung:Permanganate [Mn(VII)] needs to be activated to improve its reactivity towards refractory organic contaminants in practice. Herein, visible light (VL) and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) were introduced to enhance the activation of Mn(VII) for the first time. Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) can be degraded effectively by VL/Mn(VII)/g-C3N4 system in neutral and alkaline environments. Different from conventional Mn(VII) activation and photocatalytic processes, the performance of VL/Mn(VII)/g-C3N4 system in various real water samples was superior than Milli-Q water. Mn(V) was found to be the dominant active species responsible for SMX degradation. Photo-induced electron (ecb–) of g-C3N4 under VL irradiation was proved to be the initiator of Mn(VII) activation. Density functional theory calculations revealed the strong affinity of g-C3N4 for Mn(VII), which can resist the interference of water substrates on the Mn(VII) activation process by photo-induced ecb–. This work deepens the understanding of reactive manganese intermediates in the Mn(VII) activation system. [Display omitted] •The addition of g-C3N4 and VL greatly enhanced the degradation of SMX by Mn(VII).•Mn(V) was identified to be the dominant reactive species.•Photo-induced ecb– was proved to be the initiator of Mn(VII) activation.•Activation of Mn(VII) by ecb– was not affected by DO and water substrates.•SMX degradation by VL/Mn(VII)/g-C3N4 was accelerated in real water.
ISSN:0926-3373
1873-3883
DOI:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123861