Removal of Sulfide Ions from Kraft Washing Effluents by Photocatalysis with N and Fe Codoped Carbon Dots
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of N,Fe-CDs
2.3. Kraft Washing Effluent (KWE)
2.4. Characterization of N,Fe-CDs
2.5. Catalytic Oxidation of S2− by N,Fe-CDs
2.6. Catalytic Oxidation of S2− in KWE by N,Fe-CDs
2.7. Safety Assessment of N,Fe-CDs
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of N,Fe-CDs
3.2. Catalytic Properties of N,Fe-CDs for Oxidation of S2−
3.3. Remediation of KWE by N,Fe-CDs
3.4. Safety Assessment
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Luo, H.; Liu, H.; Sun, C. Removal of Sulfide Ions from Kraft Washing Effluents by Photocatalysis with N and Fe Codoped Carbon Dots. Polymers 2023, 15, 679. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15030679
Luo H, Liu H, Sun C. Removal of Sulfide Ions from Kraft Washing Effluents by Photocatalysis with N and Fe Codoped Carbon Dots. Polymers. 2023; 15(3):679. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15030679
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuo, Hao, Hao Liu, and Chengwu Sun. 2023. "Removal of Sulfide Ions from Kraft Washing Effluents by Photocatalysis with N and Fe Codoped Carbon Dots" Polymers 15, no. 3: 679. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15030679