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Peroxydisulfate Activation by Pyrolysis Products of Iron Grinding Sludge and Polyethylene Glycol for Methylene Blue Degradation: Mechanism and Performance
Summary
Researchers developed a catalyst system using pyrolysis products from iron grid and waste plastics to activate peroxydisulfate for breaking down environmental pollutants. The approach repurposes plastic waste as a functional material for advanced oxidation processes. This offers a dual benefit of plastic waste valorization while enabling effective water treatment.
The pollution problem of iron grinding sludge (IS) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) threatens the ecosystem and human health. In this study, an iron-rich catalyst (ISPEG) was prepared by co-pyrolysis of grinding sludge and polyethylene glycol and used to activate peroxydisulfate (PDS) for degrading organic wastewater. In the ISPEG/PDS system, methylene blue (MB) was almost completely removed within 60 min with an apparent rate constant (Kobs) of 0.32 min-1 and a wide range of pH. The effects of IS doping ratio, pyrolysis temperature, catalyst injection, PDS concentration, co-existing ions, and pH on MB removal were investigated. The results showed that ISPEG/PDS had a high removal rate of various organics in the water column. The catalytic mechanism of the ISPEG/PDS system was explored by free radical quenching, electron paramagnetic resonance, and frontier orbital theory studies, in which the main active substance for degrading SDZ was SO4•-. Finally, the degradation pathways of MB in the ISPEG/PDS system were analyzed by LC-MS. These results indicate that the ISPEG/PDS system has the potential to treat organic wastewater under the concept of waste control waste.