Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation

Water contamination by organic pollutants, including Bisphenol A (BPA) and Acid Orange 7 (AO7), poses a significant threat to the environment and human health. These pollutants can have adverse effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems, therefore implementing effective water treatment measur...

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Main Author: Eng, Bo Xuan
Other Authors: Darren Sun Delai
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1727042023-12-22T15:35:11Z Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation Eng, Bo Xuan Darren Sun Delai School of Civil and Environmental Engineering DDSun@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Civil engineering Water contamination by organic pollutants, including Bisphenol A (BPA) and Acid Orange 7 (AO7), poses a significant threat to the environment and human health. These pollutants can have adverse effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems, therefore implementing effective water treatment measures like using Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework 67 (ZIF-67) MXene catalyst for peroxymonsulfate (PMS) activation is essential to mitigate these risks. ZIF-67 MXene catalyst was fabricated and investigated in this study. The fabrication method involves doping ZIF-67 onto MXene. MXene and ZIF-67 are both known for their high surface area and adsorption capabilities. Furthermore, cobalt ions in ZIF-67 serves an important role in PMS activation. Therefore, doping MXene with materials like ZIF-67 further improves its properties for treating organic pollutants in water. The characterization of the ZIF-67 MXene catalyst has revealed the insertion of small ZIF-67 crystals into the layered structure of MXene, resulting in exceptional adsorption capacity and increased surface area. The study demonstrates that the ZIF-67 MXene, in conjunction with the PMS activation catalytic system, can rapidly degrade 93% of AO7 in just 4 minutes and over 96% of BPA within a 10-minute timeframe. Overall, this study has shown that ZIF-67 MXene proves to be a highly effective catalyst for activating PMS and degrading organic water pollutants. Its efficiency and recovery capabilities make it a promising solution for water treatment applications. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 2023-12-18T07:29:37Z 2023-12-18T07:29:37Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Eng, B. X. (2023). Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172704 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172704 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation
description Water contamination by organic pollutants, including Bisphenol A (BPA) and Acid Orange 7 (AO7), poses a significant threat to the environment and human health. These pollutants can have adverse effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems, therefore implementing effective water treatment measures like using Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework 67 (ZIF-67) MXene catalyst for peroxymonsulfate (PMS) activation is essential to mitigate these risks. ZIF-67 MXene catalyst was fabricated and investigated in this study. The fabrication method involves doping ZIF-67 onto MXene. MXene and ZIF-67 are both known for their high surface area and adsorption capabilities. Furthermore, cobalt ions in ZIF-67 serves an important role in PMS activation. Therefore, doping MXene with materials like ZIF-67 further improves its properties for treating organic pollutants in water. The characterization of the ZIF-67 MXene catalyst has revealed the insertion of small ZIF-67 crystals into the layered structure of MXene, resulting in exceptional adsorption capacity and increased surface area. The study demonstrates that the ZIF-67 MXene, in conjunction with the PMS activation catalytic system, can rapidly degrade 93% of AO7 in just 4 minutes and over 96% of BPA within a 10-minute timeframe. Overall, this study has shown that ZIF-67 MXene proves to be a highly effective catalyst for activating PMS and degrading organic water pollutants. Its efficiency and recovery capabilities make it a promising solution for water treatment applications.
author2 Darren Sun Delai
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author Eng, Bo Xuan
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title Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation
title_short Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation
title_full Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation
title_fullStr Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation
title_full_unstemmed Catalytic efficiency of ZIF-67 MXene and PMS in organic pollutant degradation
title_sort catalytic efficiency of zif-67 mxene and pms in organic pollutant degradation
publisher Nanyang Technological University
publishDate 2023
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172704
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