吸附
催化作用
聚偏氟乙烯
化学
光催化
矿化(土壤科学)
流出物
膜
化学工程
废水
有机化学
生物化学
废物管理
工程类
氮气
作者
Zhiruo Zhou,Zhurui Shen,Zhihui Cheng,Guan Zhang,Mingmei Li,Yang Li,Sihui Zhan,John C. Crittenden
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.scib.2020.07.015
摘要
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been applied to address multiple environmental concerns including antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). ARGs have shown an increasing threat to human health, and they are either harbored by antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) or free in the environment. However, the control of ARGs has been substantially limited by their low concentration and the limited knowledge about their interfacial behavior. Herein, a novel AOP catalyst, Ag/TiO2/graphene oxide (GO), combined with a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membrane was designed with a synergistic interfacial adsorption and oxidation function to inactivate ARGs with high efficiency in both model solutions and in secondary wastewater effluent, especially when the residue concentration was low. Further analysis showed that the mineralization of bases and phosphodiesters mainly caused the inactivation of ARGs. Moreover, the interfacial adsorption and oxidation processes of ARGs were studied at the molecular level. The results showed that GO was rich in sp2 backbones and functional oxygen groups, which efficiently captured and enriched the ARGs via π-π interactions and hydrogen bonds. Therefore, the photogenerated active oxygen species attack the ARGs by partially overcoming the kinetic problems in this process. The Ag/TiO2/GO catalyst was further combined with a PVDF membrane to test its potential in wastewater treatment applications. This work offers an efficient method and a corresponding material for the inactivation and mineralization of intra/extracellular ARGs. Moreover, the molecular-level understanding of ARG behaviors on a solid-liquid interface will inspire further control strategies of ARGs in the future.
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