Pulsed laser-indued nanoscale phase transition in FePC alloy with enhancing the catalytic activity in dye wastewater degradation

Abstract

A nanoscale heterogeneous environmental catalyst, FePC alloy, was successfully fabricated by a single-roller melt spinning technique. The prepared catalyst had a biphasic disorder structure with α-Fe nanocrystallites embedded in the amorphous matrix. The pulsed laser process effectively improved the nanoscale heterogeneity degree, thermodynamic properties, surface photothermal conversion, corrosion resistance and hydrophilicity of the catalyst. The 60 W pulsed laser processing induced the nanocrystalline Fe3P precipation in the catalyst, which is transformed from α-Fe and amorphous matrix, promoting the electron donation rate of the galvanic cell system; therefore, the 60 W pulsed laser processed catalyst exhibited an excellent catalytic performance, such as a high k value, strong TOC removal rate and low activation energy. In addition, compared with other oxide, metallic crystal and metallic glass catalysts, this catalyst exhibited a much higher surface area-normalized rate constant kSA. The reusability test showed that this catalyst exhibited a reliable stability, and its decolorization efficiency at the 20th cycle still remained above 95 %; moreover, the parameter analysis showed that it had a strong adaptability in the persulfate system. This study provides a new strategy for designing and fabricating the efficient, low-cost and environmental catalysts for dye wastewater degradation.

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

6-30-2024

Volume

659

Funding Information

key research and development program of China / National Natural Science Foundation of China / Open Project Program of Shandong Marine Aerospace Equipment Technological Innovation Center (Ludong University) / key research and development program of Shandong Province

School

School of Engineering / Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

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Publisher

Elsevier

Comments

Chen, Q., Qi, Z., Wang, Z., Song, Z., Zhang, L. C., Guo, L., & Wang, W. (2024). Pulsed laser-indued nanoscale phase transition in FePC alloy with enhancing the catalytic activity in dye wastewater degradation. Applied Surface Science, 659, article 159946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.159946

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10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.159946