Generation and detection of reactive oxygen species in photocatalysis

Y Nosaka, AY Nosaka - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The detection methods and generation mechanisms of the intrinsic reactive oxygen species
(ROS), ie, superoxide anion radical (• O2–), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), singlet oxygen …

Environmental Implications of Hydroxyl Radicals (OH)

S Gligorovski, R Strekowski, S Barbati… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The hydroxyl radical (• OH) is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents, able to react
unselectively and instantaneously with the surrounding chemicals, including organic …

Verifying the charge‐transfer mechanism in S‐Scheme heterojunctions using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy

C Cheng, J Zhang, B Zhu, G Liang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The S‐scheme heterojunction is flourishing in photocatalysis because it concurrently
realizes separated charge carriers and sufficient redox ability. Steady‐state charge transfer …

Accurate identification of radicals by in-situ electron paramagnetic resonance in ultraviolet-based homogenous advanced oxidation processes

L Chen, J Duan, P Du, W Sun, B Lai, W Liu - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate identification of radicals in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) is important to
study the mechanisms on radical production and subsequent oxidation-reduction reaction …

Chemical recycling of polystyrene to valuable chemicals via selective acid-catalyzed aerobic oxidation under visible light

Z Huang, M Shanmugam, Z Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chemical recycling is one of the most promising technologies that could contribute to
circular economy targets by providing solutions to plastic waste; however, it is still at an early …

Hydroxyl radicals dominate reoxidation of oxide-derived Cu in electrochemical CO2 reduction

S Mu, H Lu, Q Wu, L Li, R Zhao, C Long… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Cuδ+ sites on the surface of oxide-derived copper (OD-Cu) are of vital importance in
electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, the underlying reason for the …

Direct photo-oxidation of methane to methanol over a mono-iron hydroxyl site

B An, Z Li, Z Wang, X Zeng, X Han, Y Cheng… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Natural gas, consisting mainly of methane (CH4), has a relatively low energy density at
ambient conditions (~ 36 kJ l− 1). Partial oxidation of CH4 to methanol (CH3OH) lifts the …

Long-term phototransformation of microplastics under simulated sunlight irradiation in aquatic environments: Roles of reactive oxygen species

K Zhu, H Jia, Y Sun, Y Dai, C Zhang, X Guo, T Wang… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics may experience photoaging and breakdown into nanoplastics in aquatic
environment as a result of long-term light irradiation. However, the underlying mechanisms …

EPR evidence for mechanistic diversity of Cu (II)/peroxygen oxidation systems by tracing the origin of DMPO spin adducts

L Wang, Y Fu, Q Li, Z Wang - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) has been extensively used for the identification of
free radicals that are generated from advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) so as to …

Role of superoxide radical and singlet oxygen in peroxymonosulfate activation by iron-doped bone char for efficient acetaminophen degradation

Y Zeng, F Wang, D He, J Sun, J Li, H Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bone char is a hydroxyapatite-rich product obtained by calcining animal bones. However,
the role of inorganic hydroxyapatite is often overlooked in bone char-catalyzed persulfate …