Fly Ash-based X Zeolite-TiO2 Composite Catalysts in Photocatalytic Performance
摘要
Fly ash, as the primary solid waste discharged from coal-fired power plants, has seen its annual production continuously rise while its comprehensive utilization rate remains low. Achieving its high-value utilization has become a current research hotspot in academia. Given fly ash’s excellent adsorption properties, using it as a raw material to prepare low-cost zeolite molecular sieves is one of the important pathways for its high-value utilization. TiO2, as a commonly used photocatalyst, suffers from drawbacks such as poor dispersibility and difficulty in recovery due to its fine particle size and light weight. Loading TiO2 onto fly ash-based zeolite can effectively address these issues. This study synthesized an X zeolite-TiO2 composite catalyst from fly ash using a one-step hydrothermal method. The photocatalytic degradation performance of methylene blue simulated wastewater was tested and calculated using visible spectrophotometry. The results showed that for a simulated wastewater with an initial methylene blue concentration of 30 mg/L, when the catalyst dosage was 0.36 g/L, dark adsorption lasted 30 min, photocatalytic reaction proceeded for 100 min, and ultrasonic dispersion was applied for 30 min, the methylene blue removal rate reached 98.36%.