Abstract
With the increasing of eutrophication in water body, algae blooms have become one of the global environmental problems. The cyanobacteria waste has placed a severe burden on the environment and transforming cyanobacteria into functional materials may be a wise approach. Herein, cobaltous sulfide/nitrogen-doped biochar (N-BC/CoSx) composite was synthesized by pyrolysis of cyanobacteria waste. The N-BC/CoSx showed excellent performance in peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation for enrofloxacin (ENR) degradation, which could remove more than 90% ENR within 60 min. The influencing factors of pH and catalyst dosage on ENR removal efficiency were studied. The N-BC/CoSx showed good recyclability in the cycle runs. The radicals (O2•-, OH andSO4•-) and the non-radical species (charge transfer and 1O2) were generated in the ENR degradation. The cycle of Co(II)/Co(III) m ay contribute to the radical generation process. This work proved that metal sulfide modified cyanobacteria biochar has a specific application value in water pollution control and provides a new method for resource utilization of cyanobacteria.
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•N-BC/CoSx was achieved by the reuse of cyanobacteria waste.•99% of ENR was removed within 60 min in N-BC/CoSx/PMS system.•Both radical and non-radical processes contributed to the oxidation reaction.•N-BC/CoSx/PMS system exhibited great potential in practical application.