Degradation of P-Nitrobenzoic Acid and 4-Chlorobenzoic Acid by Catalytic Ozonation with Modified Birnessite-Type as Catalyst
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 150, Issue 11
Abstract
was synthesized through a hydrothermal method and modified into H-Bir by nitric acid acidification. The mechanism of its action in ozonation was explored by characterization. H-Bir possessed more oxygen vacancies and lower average oxidation state (AOS) than . The oxygen vacancies and surface hydroxyl groups are the main active sites of this catalyst. Under the reaction conditions of initial , ozone dosage of , initial pollutant concentration of , and catalyst dosage of for , the degradation rates of H-Bir catalyzed ozonation of p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNBA) and 4-chlorobenzoic acid (PCBA) reached 82.68% and 85.83%, respectively. Differences in the degradation factors affecting PCBA and PNBA were found in the performance study of H-Bir catalyzed ozonation. The combination of density functional theory (DFT) and catalytic ozonation experiment results revealed the difference between the degradation of PNBA and PCBA in the system. It was deduced that the nitro, chlorine and carboxyl groups were the main reaction sites. Possible degradation pathways for the two pollutants were also proposed.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21876111).
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