Research progress on preparation of magnetic activated carbon and its application in water treatment
Activated carbon(AC)has the characteristics of high specific surface area,porosity,abundant surface functional groups and chemical stability,and these advantages make it a widely used adsorbent in water treatment.After being exhausted(saturated adsorption contaminants),the spent AC needs to be separated from aquatic systems and regenerated which is conductive to materials recycling.However,it is difficult to efficiently separate the powder AC saturated adsorption contaminants from aquatic systems by traditional separation methods(gravitational sedimentation,centrifugation,filtration,and flotation),and the disadvantages for these methods root in many aspects including time-consuming,high-cost,and low separation efficiency.These limit the wide application of activated carbon in the field of water treatment to some extent.Magnetic modification treatment on AC can provide a magnetic activated carbon(MAC)which possesses better performances reflecting in higher adsorption capacity,and can be easier,rapid and efficient separation through external magnetic fields.At the same time,MAC has good catalytic activity,which is useful for enhancing the capability of advanced oxidation process to efficiently degrade organic pollutants in aquatic systems.Therefore,MAC has broad application prospects in the field of water treatment.This work mainly introduces the preparation methods(co-precipitation method,thermochemical method,and mechanical milling method),microstructure and physicochemical properties(specific surface area,pore structure,magnetism,crystal and chemical structure,surface charge)of MAC.The research progress of MAC in wastewater treatment in recent years is reviewed,consisting of organic pollutant removal,heavy metal removal and other applications.The adsorption characteristics(adsorption isotherms and adsorption dynamics)and corresponding influencing factors(adsorption temperature,solution pH,and coexisting ions)are summarized in details.And the regeneration methods of AC are investigated comprehensively.In the end,the development and prospect of the application of MAC in water treatment are also discussed.
magnetic activated carbonwater treatmentadsorption behavioradvanced oxidation processregeneration method
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