Preparation of a novel lactose-lignin hydrogel catalyst with self-reduction capacity for nitrogenous wastewater treatment

doi:10.1007/s11705-024-2451-z

2024, Vol. 18

Issue (9) : 99 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-024-2451-z

Preparation of a novel lactose-lignin hydrogel catalyst with self-reduction capacity for nitrogenous wastewater treatment

Fan Zhang^1,², Yanzhu Guo², Xianhong Wu², Ce Gao^1,²(

), Qingda An², Zhongjian Tian¹(

), Runcang Sun²

¹. Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
². The Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Paper and Pulp Engineering, The Dalian Key Laboratory of High Value Application and Development of Botanical Resources, The Key Laboratory of High Value Utilization of Botanical Resources of China Light Industry, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China

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Abstract

A novel carboxylated lactose/sodium lignosulfonate/polyacrylic acid hydrogel composites with self-reduction capacity was successfully synthesized by self-assembly method. The hydrogel with well-developed porous structure provided abundant anchoring points and reduction capacity for transforming Ag⁺ into silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles dispersed among the network of hydrogel and the composites exhibited catalytic capacity. The catalytic performance was evaluated via degradation of p-nitrophenol, rhodamine B, methyl orange and methylene blue, which were catalyzed with corresponding reaction rate constants of 0.04338, 0.07499, 0.04891, and 0.00628 s^–1, respectively. In addition, the catalyst exhibited stable performance under fixed-bed condition and the corresponding conversion rate still maintained more than 80% after 540 min. Moreover, the catalytic performance still maintained effective in tap water and simulated seawater. The catalytic efficiency still remained 99.7% with no significant decrease after 8 cycles.

Keywords carboxylated lactose Ag NPs self-reduction nitrogenous wastewater

Corresponding Author(s): Ce Gao,Zhongjian Tian

Issue Date: 06 August 2024

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Fan Zhang,Yanzhu Guo,Xianhong Wu, et al. Preparation of a novel lactose-lignin hydrogel catalyst with self-reduction capacity for nitrogenous wastewater treatment[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(9): 99.

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Scheme1 (i–iii) Preparation flow chart of Ag@CLA/SL/PAA.

Scheme2 Fixed-bed experiments for 4-NP hydrogenation.

Fig.1 XRD patterns of CLA/SL/PAA with different silver loadings.

Fig.2 (a) SEM image of CLA/SL/PAA; (b) SEM image of Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5; (c) TEM image of Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5; (d) HR-TEM image of Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5.

Fig.3 FTIR results: (a) lactose and CLA; (b) CLA/SL/PAA and Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5.

Fig.4 XPS results of Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5: (a) full survey scan spectrum and (b) Ag 3d.

Fig.5 Catalytic performance with different silver loadings: (a) Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.3, (b) Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.4, (c) Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5, and (d) Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.6.

Fig.6 The results of fixed-bed test for Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5 with different flow rates: 3, 5, and 7 mL·min^–1.

Fig.7 8-times recyclability tests with Ag@CLA/SL/PAA-0.5: (a) UV-Vis absorption spectrum and (b) conversion percentage.

Scheme3 The mechanism diagram of 4-NP degradation.

Fig.8 UV-Vis spectrum of the catalytic process: (a) SW system and (b) TW system; (c) conversion percentage of 4-NP in two systems. The linear fitting: (d) SW system and (e) TW system.

Fig.9 UV-Vis spectrum of the catalytic process: (a) RhB, (d) MO, and (g) MB. Plots of the ln(A_t/A₀) vs. reaction time: (b) RhB, (e) MO, and (h) MB. Conversion rate during the three cycle tests: (c) RhB, (f) MO, and (i) MB.

Tab.1 Comparison of catalytic activity from previously reported work

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