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Heterogeneous electro-Fenton using three-dimension Fe-Co-Bi/kaolin particle electrodes for degradation of quinoline in wastewater

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Wastewater containing quinoline has become a common pollutant in water and soil environments, which poses a threat to human health due to its carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and mutagenicity. Quinoline’s stability and toxicity hinders its degradation by conventional physicochemical and biological methods. In this contribution, Fe-Co-Bi/kaolin particle electrodes were prepared for the efficient degradation of quinoline in wastewater, and characterized by using scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, pyridine-IR, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and four-probe resistivity test. Parameters affecting the degradation efficiency were optimized to be the particle electrode dosage of 40 g/L, pH 3.5, H2O2 addition of 67.6 mmol/L, electrical conductivity of 12.7 ms/cm, and voltage of 20 V. The constructed three-dimensional catalytic particle electrode system (3D-CPE) achieved 92.1% removal rate of chemical oxygen demand (COD) under the optimal conditions. Hydroxyl radicals (•OH) generated in the 3D-CPE process were identified by radical scavenging tests and electron spin response analysis. To unravel the degradation mechanism, the intermediate products were identified by using high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The degradation mechanism was discussed with the help of theoretical calculation.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 51802082), and by the Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (21HATITO16).

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    Jun Chen, Boding Zhang, Bingxing Wang, Jichao Wang, Chengxing Cui & Songlin Wang

  2. College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Wenlong Zhang

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Jun Chen: conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis. Boding Zhang: data curation, writing—original draft, and writing—review and editing. Bingxing Wang: writing—review and editing, and visualization. Wenlong Zhang: methodology, investigation, resources, and supervision. Jichao Wang: resources and funding acquisition. Chengxing Cui: data curation and investigation. Songlin Wang: investigation and visualization.

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Chen, J., Zhang, B., Wang, B. et al. Heterogeneous electro-Fenton using three-dimension Fe-Co-Bi/kaolin particle electrodes for degradation of quinoline in wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 1399–1412 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22232-4

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