The invention discloses a method for degrading organic pollutants by complexing modified
birnessite to activate PAA, and relates to the technical field of
sewage treatment.The method comprises the steps that firstly,
potassium permanganate and a
hydrochloric acid aqueous solution are prepared for use; then in the process of stirring and heating the
potassium permanganate solution, dropwise adding a
hydrochloric acid solution through a constant flow pump, and continuously reacting to generate a turbid liquid; standing the turbid liquid at a constant temperature, performing suction
filtration, and sequentially performing
water washing,
alcohol washing,
drying,
grinding and sieving treatment to obtain
birnessite powder; and finally, mixing the modified
birnessite with a complexing agent solution, and modifying through a surface complexing reaction to obtain the complexing modified birnessite catalyst. According to the method for degrading the organic pollutants by activating PAA through complexing modified birnessite, the distribution of
manganese active sites on the surface of birnessite and a charge transfer path are optimized through a complexing agent, efficient activation of PAA is achieved under the normal-temperature condition without
external energy input, active free radicals with strong oxidizing property are generated, the organic pollutants in water are further oxidized, and the degradation efficiency of the organic pollutants is improved. The organic pollutants are degraded.