Were persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes really understood? Basic concepts, cognitive biases, and experimental details

X Hu, M Zhu - Environmental Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Persulfate (PS)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for pollutant removal have
attracted extensive interest, but some controversies about the identification of reactive …

Metal-based catalysts for persulfate and peroxymonosulfate activation in heterogeneous ways: A review

X Zheng, X Niu, D Zhang, M Lv, X Ye, J Ma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A growing number of emerging organic contaminants associated with the potential risks for
ecosystem and human health are frequently detected in environment. Sulfate radical-based …

Single-Atom MnN5 Catalytic Sites Enable Efficient Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Forming Highly Reactive Mn(IV)–Oxo Species

J Miao, J Song, J Lang, Y Zhu, J Dai… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Four-nitrogen-coordinated transitional metal (MN4) configurations in single-atom catalysts
(SACs) are broadly recognized as the most efficient active sites in peroxymonosulfate (PMS) …

Identification of Fenton-like active Cu sites by heteroatom modulation of electronic density

X Zhou, MK Ke, GX Huang, C Chen, W Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Develo** heterogeneous catalysts with atomically dispersed active sites is vital to boost
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation for Fenton-like activity, but how to controllably adjust …

Oxygen Vacancy-Induced Nonradical Degradation of Organics: Critical Trigger of Oxygen (O2) in the Fe–Co LDH/Peroxymonosulfate System

L Wu, Z Sun, Y Zhen, S Zhu, C Yang, J Lu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ubiquitous oxygen vacancies (Vo) existing in metallic compounds can activate
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for water treatment. However, under environmental conditions …

Single-atom copper embedded in two-dimensional MXene toward peroxymonosulfate activation to generate singlet oxygen with nearly 100% selectivity for enhanced …

P Yang, Y Long, W Huang, D Liu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Singlet oxygen (1 O 2)-dominated advanced oxidation processes has drawn
widespread attention for selective oxidation of organic pollutants in complex water …

Ultrahigh peroxymonosulfate utilization efficiency over CuO nanosheets via heterogeneous Cu (III) formation and preferential electron transfer during degradation of …

Y Wei, J Miao, J Ge, J Lang, C Yu… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In persulfate activation by copper-based catalysts, high-valent copper (Cu (III)) is an
overlooked reactive intermediate that contributes to efficient persulfate utilization and …

Correlation of active sites to generated reactive species and degradation routes of organics in peroxymonosulfate activation by Co-loaded carbon

N Li, R Li, X Duan, B Yan, W Liu, Z Cheng… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes (PMS-AOPs) as an efficient
strategy for organic degradation are highly dependent on catalyst design and structured …

Selective production of CO from organic pollutants by coupling piezocatalysis and advanced oxidation processes

M Ran, H Xu, Y Bao, Y Zhang, J Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To date, the chemical conversion of organic pollutants into value‐added chemical
feedstocks rather than CO2 remains a major challenge. Herein, we successfully developed …

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 …