Merits and limitations of radical vs. nonradical pathways in persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes

Y Yan, Z Wei, X Duan, M Long, R Spinney… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Urbanization and industrialization have exerted significant adverse effects on water quality,
resulting in a growing need for reliable and eco-friendly treatment technologies. Persulfate …

A critical review on correlating active sites, oxidative species and degradation routes with persulfate-based antibiotics oxidation

N Li, J Ye, H Dai, P Shao, L Liang, L Kong, B Yan… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
At present, numerous heterogeneous catalysts have been synthesized to activate persulfate
(PS) and produce various reactive species for antibiotic degradation from water. However …

Degradation of antibiotic pollutants by persulfate activated with various carbon materials

Y Gao, Q Wang, G Ji, A Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic residues are ubiquitous in wastewater, surface water, and groundwater worldwide
with concentrations ranging from< 1 ng/L to hundreds μg/L, which pose ecological risks to …

Biochar co-doped with nitrogen and boron switching the free radical based peroxydisulfate activation into the electron-transfer dominated nonradical process

J Dou, J Cheng, Z Lu, Z Tian, J Xu, Y He - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, N/B co-doped biochars were employed as metal-free activators of
peroxydisulfate (PDS) for tetracycline degradation, more importantly, the roles of dopants …

Mn2O3 as an Electron Shuttle between Peroxymonosulfate and Organic Pollutants: The Dominant Role of Surface Reactive Mn(IV) Species

H Li, N Yuan, J Qian, B Pan - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The environmentally benign Mn oxides play a crucial role in the transformation of organic
contaminants, either through catalytically decomposing oxidants, eg, peroxymonosulfate …

Activation of persulfates by carbonaceous materials: A review

W Huang, S Xiao, H Zhong, M Yan, X Yang - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS-AOPs) for removal of
organic contaminants from water have gained wide attention. Ever-emerging carbonaceous …

Density functional theory calculations for insight into the heterocatalyst reactivity and mechanism in persulfate-based advanced oxidation reactions

P Zhang, Y Yang, X Duan, Y Liu, S Wang - ACS catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) based on persulfates such as peroxymonosulfate
and peroxydisulfate via heterogeneous catalysts have been a research hotspot due to their …

Bimetal-organic framework-derived nanotube@ cellulose aerogels for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation

Y Wu, Y Li, T Zhao, X Wang, VI Isaeva, LM Kustov… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derived powder catalysts are prone to
agglomerate and difficult to recycle in water, thus resulting in their low utilization and …

Carbonized polyaniline activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for phenol degradation: Role of PMS adsorption and singlet oxygen generation

S Liu, Z Zhang, F Huang, Y Liu, L Feng, J Jiang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
N-doped carbonaceous materials are promising efficient catalysts for peroxymonosulfate
(PMS) activation. In this study, the high-efficient N-doped carbon materials were prepared by …

Uncertainty and misinterpretation over identification, quantification and transformation of reactive species generated in catalytic oxidation processes: A review

L Wang, X Lan, W Peng, Z Wang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The identification of reactive radical species using quenching and electron paramagnetic
resonance (EPR) tests has attracted extensive attention, but some mistakes or …