标题:An Efficient Strategy for Enhancing the Adsorption Capabilities of Biochar via Sequential KMnO<sub>4</sub>-Promoted Oxidative Pyrolysis and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Oxidation
摘要:In this study, sequential KMnO<sub>4</sub>-promoted oxidative pyrolysis and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> oxidation were employed to upgrade the adsorption capacities of durian shell biochar for methylene blue (MB) and tetracycline (TC) in an aqueous solution. It was found that the KMnO<sub>4</sub>/H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> co-modification was greatly influenced by pyrolysis temperature and the optimal temperature was 300 °C. Moreover, a low concentration of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> enabled the improvement of the adsorption capabilities greatly with the catalysis of pre-impregnated manganese oxides, addressing the shortcoming of single H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> modification. The co-modified biochar exhibited high adsorption capabilities for MB and TC, remarkably surpassed KMnO<sub>4</sub>- and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>- modified biochars as well as pristine biochar. The increase of adsorption capabilities could be mainly contributed to the incorporation of MnO<sub>x</sub> and carboxyl by KMnO<sub>4</sub>-promoted oxidative decomposition and Mn-catalyzed H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> oxidation. This would provide a novel and efficient method for preparing highly adsorptive biochar using sequential KMnO<sub>4</sub>-promoted oxidative pyrolysis and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> oxidation.