Rice hull/MnFe2O4 composite: Preparation, characterization and its rapid microwave-assisted COD removal for organic wastewater

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 171; no. 1-3; pp. 634 - 639
• Main Authors: Lv, Shuangshuang, Chen, Xuegang, Ye, Ying, Yin, Suhang, Cheng, Jipeng, Xia, Meisheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier 15.11.2009
• Subjects: Adsorption; Applied sciences; Carbon - chemistry; Catalysis; Catalytic reactions; Chemical engineering; Chemistry; Chemistry, Organic - methods; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; General purification processes; Iodine - chemistry; Iron - chemistry; Manganese - chemistry; Microwaves; Oryza - metabolism; Oxides - chemistry; Oxygen - chemistry; Pollution; Reactors; Silicon Dioxide - chemistry; Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry; Time Factors; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Wastewaters; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Purification - methods; Water treatment and pollution; Nanoparticle; Spinel manganese ferrite; Microwave; Washing; Ultrafine particle; Porous material; Composite material; Calcining; Waste water; Chemical oxygen demand; Activated carbon; Ash; Catalysis; Iodine; Microwave radiation; Chemical oxygen demand (COD); Nitrogen; Adsorption; Preparation; Water quality; Aerosols; Air pollution; Surface area; Waste water purification; Catalyst activity

Adsorbent/ferrite composites can adsorb and degrade organics in the organic wastewater treatment. In this study, a rice hull/MnFe(2)O(4) composite (RHM) was prepared via calcination under nitrogen atmosphere and was used to treat organic wastewater with the assistance of microwave radiation. Rice hu...