What is the role of light in persulfate-based advanced oxidation for water treatment?

J Yang, M Zhu, DD Dionysiou - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS-based AOPs) under UV, visible, or
solar irradiation are being intensively investigated for water treatment. Tremendous …

A review of factors affecting the formation and roles of primary and secondary reactive species in UV254-based advanced treatment processes

B Li, H Pan, B Chen - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in water has been threatening human
health and aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Ultraviolet-based advanced treatment processes …

Enhanced activation of PMS by a novel Fenton-like composite Fe3O4/S-WO3 for rapid chloroxylenol degradation

J Lu, Y Zhou, L Ling, Y Zhou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Chloroxylenol (PCMX) is widely used as disinfectant since the epidemic outbreak due to its
effective killing of Covid-19 virus. Its stable chemical properties make it frequently detected …

Visible light absorption by perylene diimide for synergistic persulfate activation towards efficient photodegradation of bisphenol A

Q Ji, X Cheng, Y Wu, W Xiang, H He, Z Xu, C Xu… - Applied Catalysis b …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel PDI/PS/Vis system was constructed and the photocatalytic activity of PDI
with various degrees of self-assembly was explored. Perylene diimide (PDI) as …

Mechanistic insights into hydroxyl radical formation of Cu-doped ZnO/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysis for enhanced degradation of ciprofloxacin under visible light …

JH Shen, TH Chiang, CK Tsai, ZW Jiang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a promising composite photocatalyst, Cu-doped ZnO coupled with gC 3 N 4
(Cu-ZnO/gC 3 N 4), was synthesized and applied for the enhanced degradation of a …

Thermo-activated periodate oxidation process for tetracycline degradation: Kinetics and byproducts transformation pathways

G Lu, X Li, W Li, Y Liu, N Wang, Z Pan, G Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Periodate-based advanced oxidation processes have been diffusely practiced for pollutant
decontamination. However, the thermo-activation of periodate process (heat/PI), an effective …

Enhanced heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like degradation of tetracycline over CuFeO2/biochar catalyst through accelerating electron transfer under visible light

S Xin, B Ma, G Liu, X Ma, C Zhang, X Ma, M Gao… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The visible-light induced heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like (HPF-like) process is regarded
as a promising technique for organic pollutants degradation due to its efficient utilization of …

Optimized fabrication of Cu-doped ZnO/calcined CoFe‒LDH composite for efficient degradation of bisphenol a through synergistic visible-light photocatalysis and …

J Shen, A Shi, J Lu, X Lu, H Zhang, Z Jiang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel magnetically separable Cu/ZnO/CoFe‒CLDH composite, whose synthesis was
optimized using the Taguchi approach, was optimally synthesized by hydrothermally …

Heat and carbon co-activated persulfate to regenerate gentamicin-laden activated carbon: Performance, mechanism, and safety assessment

D Wang, S Xin, Y Dong, Z Sun, X Li, Q Wang, G Liu… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Activated carbon enriched with high concentrations of gentamicin (ACG) was generated in
the production process of gentamicin. Inappropriate handling methods for ACG not only …

Photodegradation of a mixture of five pharmaceuticals commonly found in wastewater: Experimental and computational analysis

S Mohapatra, D Snow, P Shea… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photochemical transformation of pharmaceuticals plays an important role in their natural
attenuation, especially in lagoon-based wastewater treatment plants and surface waters …