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Abstract
Petroleum pollution is becoming increasingly severe, posing serious threats to the natural environment and human health. Magnetic rice husk carbon (MRHC) and magnetic carbon nanotubes (MCNT) were used as adsorption carriers, and the petroleum-degrading bacteria LD23 were selected to prepare magnetic curing microspheres. A range of analytical techniques was used to examine the physicochemical properties, bacterial activity, the adsorption performance, and the stability of the two types of magnetically cured microspheres. Density functional theory (DFT) was applied to reveal the adsorption mechanisms of two magnetic materials, MCNT and MRHC, on petroleum pollutants. The excellent adsorption performance of MCNT is mainly attributed to high chemical activity and electron jump effect, while MRHC exhibits significant electrostatic adsorption property. The degradation kinetics were determined to verify the petroleum degradation effect of magnetically cured microspheres. The results showed that MCNT-MS had a superior specific surface area, pore size, pore volume, and magnetic response. The maximum adsorption capacity of MCNT-MS is 1.61 times greater than that of MRHC-MS. Moreover, the distribution and activity of petroleum-degrading bacteria were also better than on MRHC-MS. The degradation kinetics of MCNT-MS follow a second-order reaction, with a degradation rate that is 11.48% higher than that of MRHC-MS.
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Applied Surface Science covers topics contributing to a better understanding of surfaces, interfaces, nanostructures and their applications. The journal is concerned with scientific research on the atomic and molecular level of material properties determined with specific surface analytical techniques and/or computational methods, as well as the processing of such structures.