Treatment of hazardous landfill leachate containing 1,4 dioxane by biochar-based photocatalysts in a solar photo-oxidation reactor

This study investigates a combined photocatalytic and adsorption system to maximize the removal of 1,4 dioxane from hazardous landfill leachate (HLL). The production of transformation products was also investigated to obtain a comprehensive evaluation of the treatment system. Copper/iron doped zinc...

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Published in:Journal of environmental management 2023-04, Vol.332, p.117402-117402, Article 117402
Main Authors: Samy, Mahmoud, Gar Alalm, Mohamed, Khalil, Mohamed N., Ezeldean, Eman, El-Dissouky, A., Nasr, Mahmoud, Tawfik, Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochar-based photocatalysts
Charcoal
Dioxanes
Emerging contaminant
Intermediate by-products
Metal doping
Removal mechanisms
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Zinc Oxide
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Summary:This study investigates a combined photocatalytic and adsorption system to maximize the removal of 1,4 dioxane from hazardous landfill leachate (HLL). The production of transformation products was also investigated to obtain a comprehensive evaluation of the treatment system. Copper/iron doped zinc oxide (Cu–Fe–ZnO) was introduced to biochar to form a hybrid materials and used to treat HLL contaminated with 1,4 dioxane of 355.0 ± 11.7 mg/L. The Cu–Fe–ZnO/biochar removed 93.1 ± 8.7% of 1,4 dioxane at a dose of 0.6 g/L within 90 min, as compared with only 42.7 ± 3.3% by 1.2 g/L of bare biochar within 210 min. The Cu–Fe–ZnO/biochar degraded 1,4 dioxane into ethylene glycol, glycolic acid, and formic acid. The 1,4 dioxane removal mechanisms were investigated using the density functional theory, demonstrating that doping of ZnO with metal atoms (Cu–Fe) narrowed the bandgap from 3.307 eV to 2.736 eV. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO was also supported by the role of biochar in increasing the reactive species and adsorbing the pollutant molecules. The high degradation efficiency of 1,4 dioxane using small catalyst doses with short reaction times would reduce the treatment cost and improve the system's applicability for treating HLL and industrial effluents. [Display omitted] •Cu–Fe–ZnO/biochar successfully degraded 1,4-dioxane in landfill leachate.•Cu–Fe–ZnO/biochar was photocatalytically active under natural solar light.•The Cu–Fe–ZnO/biochar removed 93.1% of 1,4-dioxane at a dose of 0.6 g/L.•The by-products were mainly ethylene glycol, glycolic acid, and formic acid.•The density functional theory interpreted the 1,4-dioxane degradation mechanisms.
ISSN:0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117402