Evaluation of hydrothermally synthesized green Co-carbon-smectite catalyst for oxidative degradation of dye in the presence of Oxone ®

Abstract

Catalytic advanced oxidative degradation of organic pollutants in water is a promising technique for the purification of industrial effluents. Cobalt-based catalysts wa proven to be very efficient in peroxymonosulfate activation and generation of SO4•− radicals, species with high oxidative potential [1]. This work, for the first time, reports the hydrothermal procedure in the synthesis of cobalt-containing chitosan-derived carbon-smectite catalyst. The obtained catalyst was used for activation of Oxone® (potassium peroxymonosulfate). Activated Oxone® was applied in catalytic degradation of toxic textile dye - Orange G dye, that was used as a model of the water pollutant. Based on the presented results, the catalyst can be considered as an eco-friendly catalyst that was evaluated as highly efficient in the process of the oxidative degradation of selected organic dye, and potentially for a variety of water pollutants.