Preparation of Adsorption-degradation Collagen/ZnO Composites Based on Chrome-tanned Leather Shavings
The utilization of hazardous waste chrome-tanned leather shavings is a difficult problem in the leather industry.Collagen,the main component of chrome-tanned leather shavings,can be used as adsorbent material;however,its application in the wastewater treatment field is limited due to the low stability and subsequent desorption challenges.In this paper,adsorption-degradation collagen/ZnO composites were prepared by in-situ loading of zinc oxide nanoparticles(ZnO)on collagen fibrils extracted from chrome-tanned leather shavings via acid methods.The infrared and X-ray diffraction spectra showed that ZnO with sheet hexagonal wurtzite structure was successfully loaded;meanwhile,its own photoresponse range was unaffected and the forbidden bandwidth was 3.20 eV.When the concentration of zinc precursor solution was 0.12 mol/L,the pH value of collagen fibril dispersion liquid was 8 and the mass of collagen sponge was 60 mg,the photocatalytic degradation of the composite was the best;namely,the degradation ratio of 10 mg/L methylene blue(MB)reached 95.2%within 160 min and still reached 87.5%after five cycles.The fitting results of the kinetic models showed that the adsorption of MB by the composites was according with the pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetic model,which was controlled by chemisorption;moreover,the photo-catalytic degradation of MB obeyed the first-order degradation kinetic model,and the highest degradation rate was 0.0172 min-1.Additionally,the introduction of ZnO enhanced the antimicrobial property and thermal stability of the collagen/ZnO composites.