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Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline in Wastewater with Bio-based Matrix Magnetic Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst: Performance and Mechanism Study

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Tetracycline (TC), a widely used antibiotic, can easily enter aquatic ecosystems through soil erosion, livestock manures, and wastewater discharge, causes environmental and ecological health effects. AgCuFe2O4@Methylcellulose (MC)/Activated Carbon (AC) magnetic nanocomposite was synthesized accompanied by microwave-assisted co-precipitation procedure under green circumstances with high efficiency and subsequently utilized as a new heterogeneous magnetic nano-photocatalyst in the TC photodegradation from aqueous solutions. The structural characterization of AgCuFe2O4@MC/AC was performed by various analytical techniques. Afterwards, the key parameters of the photocatalytic TC degradation process, such as catalyst dose, TC concentration, pH, and process time, were investigated and optimized the results showed that the catalyst was synthesized on a nanometer scale (25 nm) with a quasi-spherical structure, with a high specific surface area, high magnetic strength (Ms = 19.27 emu g−1), and the preservation of the crystal structure. The removal efficiency of TC under optimal conditions including pH 7, initial TC concentration of 5 mg L−1, nano-photocatalyst dose of 0.5 g L−1, 90 min of irradiation time was reported to be 90.91% for synthetic sample and 87.17% for real wastewater sample. The removal effectiveness of total organic carbon was 85.2% under optimal conditions. The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of TC followed pseudo-first-order and Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetic models, with values of KL–H = 0.633 L mg−1 and Kc = 0.126 mg L−1 min−1. After four cycles of recovery and regeneration, the synthesized catalyst demonstrated high chemical stability and was able to remove 62% of the pollutant. Finally, this study provides a viable approach for removing antibiotics using an AgCuFe2O4@MC/AC-based heterogeneous nanostructured photocatalyst.

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This research with Project Number 402000069 and IR.MUBAM.REC.1402.091 ethic approval cod was sponsored by the Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran. The authors wish to thank Research Deputy of Bam University of Medical Sciences for its financial support. Also, the authors thank the Environmental Health Engineering Research Center of Kerman University of Medical Sciences for its cooperation in this research project.

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Pourshaban-Mazandarani, M., Nasiri, A. Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline in Wastewater with Bio-based Matrix Magnetic Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst: Performance and Mechanism Study. J Polym Environ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-024-03340-3

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