Cu embedded Co oxides and its fenton-like activity for metronidazole degradation over a wide pH range: Active sites of Cu doped Co3O4 with {1 1 2} exposed facet

Autor: Xiao Xi Guo, Shishuai Shi, Ke Wang, Ruixue Zhang, Bo Hu, Huanhuan Wang, Yun Tian, Mai Guo, Bolan Li, Yi-Fan Han
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Chemical Engineering Journal. 435:132910
ISSN: 1385-8947
Popis: Cu-Co bimetallic catalysts show excellent performance for metronidazole (MNZ) degradation in a Fenton-like reaction, a near complete conversion was achieved. Cu doped Co3O4 with {112} exposed facet has proved to promote the oxidation of Co2+ to Co3+ in Cu-CoOx. The surface Cu+ on {112}-enclosed Co3O4 was identified as the main active species for the reaction and its concentration counts a lot in performance. The Cu+ with raised d-band center under Co-Cu synergistic interaction has boosted the dissociation of H2O2 into •OH with stronger electron donation to H2O2 and elongated O-O bond. Meanwhile, the accelerated redox process especially for Cu on the {112} facet of Co3O4 with a faster electron transfer rate also contributed to the excellent performance. The optimization of operational parameters of Co1Cu2 in MNZ removal with investigation of degradation pathway were also thoroughly performed.
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