Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewater

The Fe3O4/MW-CNT composite was prepared for a hybrid photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical process for the removal of BTX contamination from wastewater. Oxidation of multi-walled carbon nanotube was conducted by different treatments including acid treatment and hydrogen peroxide. The XRD, FTIR, SE...

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Main Authors: M. Ghanbarnezhad, A. Parvareh, M. Moraveji, S. Jorfi
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Published: Iranian Association of Chemical Engineering (IAChE) 2023-03-01
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description The Fe3O4/MW-CNT composite was prepared for a hybrid photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical process for the removal of BTX contamination from wastewater. Oxidation of multi-walled carbon nanotube was conducted by different treatments including acid treatment and hydrogen peroxide. The XRD, FTIR, SEM, TEM, and BET analyses were performed to characterize both the MW-CNT and the synthesized composite. Simultaneous photo-catalyst and electrochemical processes were conducted to evaluate the performance of a new hybrid process for wastewater treatment. The effect of current density, photo-catalyst loading, and BTX initial concentration was investigated experimentally. The characterization results of the synthesized composite show that a mixture of strong nitric acid and sulfuric acid treatment at a high exposure time and low temperature is the best route for MW-CNT oxidation. The removal efficiency of BTX compounds from wastewater using the hybrid photo-electrochemical process was found to be in the range of 28 to 43% for different conditions. The optimum condition for maximum removal of BTX was found by mathematical modeling of experimental data. The results indicate that a combination of photo-catalyst and the electrochemical process can enhance the BTX removal efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-9c3a7a3bc9e54530b45e4db1069185cc2025-08-20T02:25:08ZengIranian Association of Chemical Engineering (IAChE)Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering1735-53972008-23552023-03-01201546610.22034/ijche.2023.394803.1489176130Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewaterM. Ghanbarnezhad0A. Parvareh1M. Moraveji2S. Jorfi3Department of Chemical Engineering, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, IranFaculty of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, IranFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran.Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.The Fe3O4/MW-CNT composite was prepared for a hybrid photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical process for the removal of BTX contamination from wastewater. Oxidation of multi-walled carbon nanotube was conducted by different treatments including acid treatment and hydrogen peroxide. The XRD, FTIR, SEM, TEM, and BET analyses were performed to characterize both the MW-CNT and the synthesized composite. Simultaneous photo-catalyst and electrochemical processes were conducted to evaluate the performance of a new hybrid process for wastewater treatment. The effect of current density, photo-catalyst loading, and BTX initial concentration was investigated experimentally. The characterization results of the synthesized composite show that a mixture of strong nitric acid and sulfuric acid treatment at a high exposure time and low temperature is the best route for MW-CNT oxidation. The removal efficiency of BTX compounds from wastewater using the hybrid photo-electrochemical process was found to be in the range of 28 to 43% for different conditions. The optimum condition for maximum removal of BTX was found by mathematical modeling of experimental data. The results indicate that a combination of photo-catalyst and the electrochemical process can enhance the BTX removal efficiency.https://www.ijche.com/article_176130_b654946f5de75091505424706382868b.pdfmulti-walled carbon nano-tubephoto-catalystelectrochemicalhydrothermal treatmentfe3o4/mwcnt composite
spellingShingle M. Ghanbarnezhad
A. Parvareh
M. Moraveji
S. Jorfi
Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewater
Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering
multi-walled carbon nano-tube
photo-catalyst
electrochemical
hydrothermal treatment
fe3o4/mwcnt composite
title Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewater
title_full Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewater
title_fullStr Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewater
title_full_unstemmed Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewater
title_short Synthesize and application of Fe3O4/MW-CNT Composite in photo-catalyst-assisted electrochemical oxidation of BTX compounds from wastewater
title_sort synthesize and application of fe3o4 mw cnt composite in photo catalyst assisted electrochemical oxidation of btx compounds from wastewater
topic multi-walled carbon nano-tube
photo-catalyst
electrochemical
hydrothermal treatment
fe3o4/mwcnt composite
url https://www.ijche.com/article_176130_b654946f5de75091505424706382868b.pdf
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