Photo-Fenton Degradation of Ciprofloxacin by Novel Graphene Quantum Dots/α-FeOOH Nanocomposites for the Production of Safe Drinking Water from Surface Water
2022
Md. Nahid Pervez | Shengjia Ma | Siqi Huang | Vincenzo Naddeo | Yaping Zhao
In the current work, novel graphene quantum dots (GQDs)-doped goethite (α-FeOOH) nanocomposites (GQDs/α-FeOOH) were prepared by following a feasible hydrolysis method and applied for ciprofloxacin (CIP) removal. Results showed that the CIP degradation efficiency was significant (93.73%, 0.0566 min<sup>−1</sup>) in the GQDs/α-FeOOH + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> + Vis system using much lower amounts of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (0.50 mM), which is 3.9 times the α-FeOOH + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> + Vis system. It was found that •OH, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msubsup><mi mathvariant="normal">O</mi><mn>2</mn><mrow><mo>•</mo><mo>−</mo></mrow></msubsup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> were mainly responsible for CIP degradation in the GQDs/α-FeOOH photo-Fenton system. GQDs/α-FeOOH demonstrated broad-spectrum UV–vis-IR responsiveness in the degradation of ciprofloxacin as a function of the doping of GQDs. Additionally, GQDs/α-FeOOH showed outstanding durability (recyclability up to 3 cycles with a lower iron leaking amount, 0.020 mg L<sup>−1</sup>), a broad range of application pH, and a pretty acceptable catalytic efficacy in a variety of surface water matrices. Overall, GQDs/α-FeOOH have been shown to be an effective photocatalyst for the remediation of emerging contaminants via the workable exploitation of solar energy.
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