Improved visible-light-driven photocatalytic removal of Bisphenol A using V2O5/WO3 decorated over Zeolite: Degradation mechanism and toxicity

Harshavardhan Mohan; Sethumathavan Vadivel; Se-Won Lee; Jeong-Muk Lim; Nanh Lovanh; Yool-Jin Park; Taeho Shin; Kamala-Kannan Seralathan; Byung-Taek Oh

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113136

Improved visible-light-driven photocatalytic removal of Bisphenol A using V₂O₅/WO₃ decorated over Zeolite: Degradation mechanism and toxicity

Environ Res. 2022 Sep;212(Pt A):113136. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113136. Epub 2022 Mar 26.

Authors

Harshavardhan Mohan¹, Sethumathavan Vadivel², Se-Won Lee³, Jeong-Muk Lim³, Nanh Lovanh⁴, Yool-Jin Park⁵, Taeho Shin⁶, Kamala-Kannan Seralathan⁷, Byung-Taek Oh⁸

Affiliations

¹ Division of Biotechnology, Advanced Institute of Environment and Bioscience, College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, 54596, South Korea; Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54930, South Korea.
² Department of Chemistry, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602105, India.
³ Division of Biotechnology, Advanced Institute of Environment and Bioscience, College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, 54596, South Korea.
⁴ USDA-ARS, AWMRU, 230 Bennett Lane, Bowling Green, KY, 42104, USA.
⁵ Department of Ecology Landscape Architecture-Design, College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, 54596, South Korea.
⁶ Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54930, South Korea.
⁷ Division of Biotechnology, Advanced Institute of Environment and Bioscience, College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, 54596, South Korea. Electronic address: kannan@jbnu.ac.kr.
⁸ Division of Biotechnology, Advanced Institute of Environment and Bioscience, College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, 54596, South Korea. Electronic address: btoh@jbnu.ac.kr.

PMID: 35351453
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113136

Abstract

WO₃/Zeolite/V₂O₅ (TZV) composite synthesized through co-precipitation was used for the degradation of Bisphenol-A (BpA). XRD and Raman spectra were employed to ascertain the crystallinity of the composite. The pristine nature of the compound without any free particles over the zeolite surface was established through FESEM, thus, substantiating the composite character of the material. The enhancement in activity after doping with WO₃ was ascertained by DRS-UV. Photocatalytic degradation studies clearly established the superiority of TZV 10 over bare V₂O₅. Complete BpA degradation (100%) was attained at 50 min of incubation with 0.75 g/L TZV-10 in acidic medium (pH 3) for an initial BpA concentration of 100 mg/L. HPLC-MS/MS analysis was used to decipher the degradation pathway. The catalyst was stable even after 9 cycles. Phytotoxicity studies and lake water treatment results proved the environmental efficiency of the synthesized material.

Keywords: Bisphenol A; Degradation; Photocatalysis; V(2)O(5); WO(3); Zeolite.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Benzhydryl Compounds / toxicity
Catalysis
Phenols / chemistry
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Zeolites*

Substances

Benzhydryl Compounds
Phenols
Zeolites
bisphenol A