Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 750 - 750
Published: Oct. 24, 2024
Bisphenol
A
(BPA)
has
become
prevalent
in
the
environment
due
to
its
extensive
use
industrial
materials,
thus
raising
significant
concerns
regarding
potential
toxicity
and
health
effects.
In
this
study,
an
efficient
eco-friendly
non-thermal
plasma
(NTP)
was
used
catalyze
persulfate
(PS)
for
BPA
decomposition,
results
showed
that
integrated
system
could
effectively
degrade
BPA.
The
best
performance
attained
at
a
PS
mass
ratio
of
5:1,
with
degradation
rate
91.3%
following
30
min
treatment.
increased
increasing
input
voltage
frequency;
conversely,
it
decreased
increase
BPA’s
initial
concentration.
Higher
rates
be
achieved
alkaline
environments.
Radical
quenching
experiments
revealed
SO4−•,
OH•,
O2−•
1O2
were
important
active
substances
involved
degradation.
Nine
intermediate
products
identified
by
liquid
chromatography–mass
spectrometry
(LC-MS),
four
pathways
deduced.
Additionally,
analysis
performed.
decrease
chemical
oxygen
demand
(COD)
during
actual
wastewater
treatment
suggested
NTP/PS
good
applicability
