Microplastic materials in the environment: Problem and strategical solutions

W Tian, P Song, H Zhang, X Duan, Y Wei… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by biochar-based catalysts and applications in the degradation of organic contaminants: A review

C Zhao, B Shao, M Yan, Z Liu, Q Liang, Q He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have received intensively
attention due to the ability and adaptability. Biochar-based catalysts have been regarded as …

Co3O4 anchored in N, S heteroatom co-doped porous carbons for degradation of organic contaminant: role of pyridinic N-Co binding and high tolerance of chloride

L Peng, Y Shang, B Gao, X Xu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, Co 3 O 4 embedded nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous char (Co 3 O 4@
NSC) was prepared after one-pot pyrolysis of N, S in-rich rubber powder (RP) to determine …

Novel lignin-based single atom catalysts as peroxymonosulfate activator for pollutants degradation: Role of single cobalt and electron transfer pathway

Y Qi, J Li, Y Zhang, Q Cao, Y Si, Z Wu, M Akram… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a facile one-pot pyrolytic strategy was employed to fabricate a nitrogen
coordinated Co single-atom catalyst (SA Co-N/C catalyst) by using lignin as carbon sources …

Tuning of persulfate activation from a free radical to a nonradical pathway through the incorporation of non-redox magnesium oxide

A Jawad, K Zhan, H Wang, A Shahzad… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nonradical-based advanced oxidation processes for pollutant removal have attracted much
attention due to their inherent advantages. Herein we report that magnesium oxides (MgO) …

Porous carbons: structure‐oriented design and versatile applications

W Tian, H Zhang, X Duan, H Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Porous carbon materials have demonstrated exceptional performance in a variety of energy‐
and environment‐related applications. Over the past decades, tremendous efforts have …

Roles of structure defect, oxygen groups and heteroatom doping on carbon in nonradical oxidation of water contaminants

J Wang, X Duan, J Gao, Y Shen, X Feng, Z Yu, X Tan… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
A rational design of structure-tailored and functionalized nanocarbons for
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation is important in metal-free catalysis for degradation of …

Derivatives of two-dimensional MXene-MOFs heterostructure for boosting peroxymonosulfate activation: Enhanced performance and synergistic mechanism

X Guo, H Zhang, Y Yao, C Xiao, X Yan, K Chen… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating the merits of the substrate and active sites with the water matrix is of significant
importance to design novel catalysts for peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced …

Efficient degradation of tetracycline by persulfate activation with Fe, Co and O co− doped g− C3N4: Performance, mechanism and toxicity

Z Wu, Z Tong, Y Xie, H Sun, X Gong, P Qin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the porously thin layered Fe, Co and O co− doped g− C 3 N 4 (FCOCN) was
synthesized as persulfate (PS) activator for tetracycline (TC) degradation. The …

In-situ pyrolysis of Enteromorpha as carbocatalyst for catalytic removal of organic contaminants: Considering the intrinsic N/Fe in Enteromorpha and non-radical …

C Chen, T Ma, Y Shang, B Gao, B Jin, H Dan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
An environmentally friendly, facile, and economical Fe/N co-doped carbonaceous material
(Fe-N@ C) was prepared by the in-situ pyrolysis of Fe/N rich Enteromorpha biomass for …