Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales has changed the energy landscape of
the US Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly …

Highlights•Effective Advanced Oxidation Processes by simple heat activation of persulfates.•
Temperatures above 40 C provide sufficient formation of radicals.•Indirect activation by heat …

Environment-friendly and low-cost catalysts are important for persulfate based advanced
oxidation processes. In this study, we reported a CO 2-activated biochar (AC) as a low-cost …

In this research, Fe-doped BiOCl nanosheets were successfully synthesized through
controlled hydrothermal method and applied in the degradation of levofloxacin (LVX) by …

In this work, biochar-supported nano zero-valent iron/nickel bimetallic composite (BC@
nZVI/Ni) was synthesized using liquid phase reduction method and used to activate …

Carbonaceous materials have emerged as a method of persulfate activation for remediation.
In this study, persulfate activation using powdered activated carbon (PAC) was …

Furfural is as one of the major environmental pollutants in different industrial effluents such
as refinery and petrochemical, paper, cardboard and oil refining. This toxic chemical is …

Glass solid wastes were recycled in the synthesis of green zinc oxide/mesoporous silica
(MCM-41) composite with significant surface area (661 m 2/g) and bandgap energy (2.43 …

Under the action of different activators, persulfate can produce sulfate radicals (SO 4·–) with
strong oxidizing ability, which can destruct many organic compounds. Meanwhile, persulfate …

The simultaneous use of persulfate (PS) and nano-Mn 3 O 4 was investigated as an
advanced oxidation process for furfural degradation and oil refinery wastewater treatment …