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DOI 10.1016/j.cej.2024.156594
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Title (Primary) In situ grown single-atom cobalt on carbon nanofibers for efficient adsorptive removal of antibiotics: Performance and mechanisms understanding
Author Xia, S.; Chen, F.; Shi, Z.; Deng, L.; Georgi, A.; Zhang, H. ORCID logo
Source Titel Chemical Engineering Journal
Year 2024
Department TECH
Volume 499
Page From art. 156594
Language englisch
Topic T7 Bioeconomy
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Keywords Single-atom cobalt; Carbon nanofibers; Sulfadiazine and roxarsone; Adsorption mechanisms; DFT calculations
Abstract Single-atom cobalt on carbon materials have emerged as a highly promising candidate in catalysis, whereas their contribution to the adsorption of organic pollutants is rarely reported; especially adsorption mechanisms between cobalt and organics remain obscure. In this work, single-atom cobalt incorporated carbon nanofibers (CoSA-CNF) was synthesized via the electrostatic spinning technique. CoSA-CNF showed efficient adsorption for both sulfadiazine (SDZ) and roxarsone (ROX), with qe values of 413.16 and 338.42 mg/g fitted by the Langmuir-Freundlich isotherm at room temperature. Characterizations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations illustrated that CoSA-CNF carrying two configurations (Co-N3 and Co-N4) preferred to adsorb SDZ and ROX at Co-N3 sites with higher adsorption energy. The continuous-flow tests in a filtration cell with a CoSA-CNF membrane showed the membrane exhibited a superior recyclability and robust durability for SDZ and ROX removal during 54 h continuous operation without obvious decline. Moreover, the membrane was able to be rapidly regenerated by peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation. In all, this study reports single-atom cobalt incorporated CNF as an efficient adsorbent for eliminating organic pollutants with the advantage of rapid regeneration, and demonstrates that the Co-N3 configuration is more favorable to adsorb organics than the Co-N4 configuration.
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Xia, S., Chen, F., Shi, Z., Deng, L., Georgi, A., Zhang, H. (2024):
In situ grown single-atom cobalt on carbon nanofibers for efficient adsorptive removal of antibiotics: Performance and mechanisms understanding
Chem. Eng. J. 499 , art. 156594 10.1016/j.cej.2024.156594