Activation of hydrogen peroxide by graphite supported H2SO4-CeO2 for isoniazid degradation under neutral pH

Abstract

Graphite felt (GF) supported cerium oxide (CeO2) composite with sulfation pretreatment (H2SO4-CeO2/GF) was prepared by the impregnation method and employed as the catalyst to activate H2O2 for degradation of isoniazid (INH). The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS). The results showed that H2SO4-CeO2/GF had good properties in activating H2O2 for the degradation of INH. The INH removal was about 89.4% in 120 min under the following conditions: H2O2 2.94 mM, H2SO4-CeO2/GF 2.6 g/L, INH 10 mg/L, initial pH at 6.8 and temperature at 25 °C. The effects of some reaction parameters including initial H2O2 concentration, initial INH concentration, initial pH value, the catalyst dosage and reaction temperature on INH degradation were investigated. On the basis of mechanism study and intermediate analysis, the possible degradation pathway of INH was proposed. Besides, effective degradation of methyl orange (MO) and norfloxacin (NOF) also confirmed the high activity of H2SO4-CeO2/GF in activation of H2O2. The H2SO4-CeO2/GF was relatively stable, showing good application prospect.

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“…2e , the fitted XPS spectrum of Ce 3d, the two peaks at 897.3 and 915.63 eV corresponded to Ce IV 3d 5/2 and Ce IV 3d 3/2 , respectively, which were ascribed to CeO 2 . 41 Meanwhile, the other two peaks at 881.47 and 900 eV could be assigned Ce III 3d 5/2 and Ce III 3d 3/2 , respectively. The two peaks at 74.55 and 77.89 eV could be assigned to Pt 4f 7/2 and Pt 4f 5/2 , respectively ( Fig.…”