Abstract: In this work, magnetic $ CuFe_{2}O_{4} $ @ SBC composites were prepared by sol-gel combustion method and used to degrade bisphenol A (BPA) by activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS). X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to investigate the physicochemical activities of the composite materials. The results showed that $ CuFe_{2}O_{4} $ was stably loaded on the surface of biochar, and the composite materials had abundant oxygen-containing functional groups such as O=C=O, C-O-C and -OH. By batch experiments, the degradation effects of BPA by activating PMS were investigated under different conditions, and pseudo-first-order kinetic fitting was performed. The results showed that the removal rate of BPA increased with the increase of magnetic biochar dosage, PMS dosage, temperature and pH value. It was found that the magnetic biochar could still degrade 91% of BPA in the third round of catalytic degradation tests. In addition, $ ^{1}O_{2} $, $ \cdot OH $, $ SO_{4}^{-} $ and $ O_{2}^{-} $ were found to be involved in the degradation of BPA through quenching experiments, and $ ^{1}O_{2} $ was the most effective species.
Keywords: bisphenol A (BPA); magnetic biochar; advanced oxidation process; peroxymonosulfate (PMS); synergy