Efficient Removal of Levofloxacin by Activated Persulfate with Magnetic CuFe2O4/MMT-k10 Nanocomposite: Characterization, Response Surface Methodology, and Degradation Mechanism
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of CuFe2O4/MMT-k10 and CuFe2O4
2.3. Characterization of CuFe2O4/MMT-k10
2.4. Batch Experiment
2.5. Response Surface Methodology Optimization Design
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD Results
3.2. SEM and TEM Results
3.3. BET Results
3.4. VSM Results
3.5. LVF Removal
3.5.1. Adsorption Studies
3.5.2. LVF Removal in Different Systems
3.5.3. RSM Analysis of LVF Removal
3.6. Reusability and Stability of CuFe2O4/MMT-k10
3.7. Mechanism Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, J.; Huang, M.; Wang, S.; Mao, X.; Hu, Y.; Chen, X. Efficient Removal of Levofloxacin by Activated Persulfate with Magnetic CuFe2O4/MMT-k10 Nanocomposite: Characterization, Response Surface Methodology, and Degradation Mechanism. Water 2020, 12, 3583. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123583
Yang J, Huang M, Wang S, Mao X, Hu Y, Chen X. Efficient Removal of Levofloxacin by Activated Persulfate with Magnetic CuFe2O4/MMT-k10 Nanocomposite: Characterization, Response Surface Methodology, and Degradation Mechanism. Water. 2020; 12(12):3583. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123583
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Junying, Minye Huang, Shengsen Wang, Xiaoyun Mao, Yueming Hu, and Xian Chen. 2020. "Efficient Removal of Levofloxacin by Activated Persulfate with Magnetic CuFe2O4/MMT-k10 Nanocomposite: Characterization, Response Surface Methodology, and Degradation Mechanism" Water 12, no. 12: 3583. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123583