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Metal-free carbocatalysis in advanced oxidation reactions

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This Account showcases the recent contributions to metal-free catalysis in advanced oxidation, including design of nanocarbon catalysts, exploration of intrinsic active sites, and identification of reactive species and reaction pathways, and offers perspectives on carbocatalysis for future environmental applications.
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ConspectusCatalytic processes have remarkably boosted the rapid industrializations in chemical production, energy conversion, and environmental remediation. As one of the emerging applications of carbocatalysis, metal-free nanocarbons have demonstrated promise as catalysts for green remediation technologies to overcome the poor stability and undesirable metal leaching in metal-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Since our reports of heterogeneous activation of persulfates with low-dimensional nanocarbons, the novel oxidative system has raised tremendous interest for degradation of organic contaminants in wastewater without secondary contamination. In this Account, we showcase our recent contributions to metal-free catalysis in advanced oxidation, including design of nanocarbon catalysts, exploration of intrinsic active sites, and identification of reactive species and reaction pathways, and we offer perspectives on carbocatalysis for future environmental applications.The journey starts with the dis...

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Dual metal Co-anchored nanosheets to catalyze advanced oxidation processes for highly efficient oxytetracycline degradation

TL;DR: AOPs have been extensively applied for degrading recalcitrant organic contaminants via the generated reactive oxygen species from the activation reaction of catalysts in this article , and have been shown to be an efficient oxidation technology.
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Magnetic biochar based on platanus leaves and iron sludge for persulfate activation and catalytic degradation of tetracycline

TL;DR: In this article , a novel magnetic biochar (BC-Fe n ), synthesized by one-step pyrolysis at 800 °C using platanus leaves and iron-containing sludge in different mass ratios, was used to activate persulfate (PS) for tetracycline (TC) degradation.
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Degradation mechanism and pathway of 2,4-dichlorophenol via heterogeneous activation of persulfate by using Fe-Cu-MOF@C nanocatalyst

TL;DR: In this paper , a bimetallic metal-organic framework (MOF) was used for the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol via the heterogeneous activation of persulfate (PS).
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One-pot green synthesis of Zero-Valent iron particles supported on N-Doped porous carbon for efficient removal of organic pollutants via Persulfate Activation: Low iron leaching and degradation mechanism

TL;DR: In this paper, zero-valent iron particles supported on nitrogen doped porous carbon (Fe-NPC) was successfully prepared by a green and convenient one-pot method through pyrolysis.
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Sulfur and Nitrogen Dual-Doped Mesoporous Graphene Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction with Synergistically Enhanced Performance†

TL;DR: In this paper, Mesoporous graphene doped with both N and S atoms (N-S-G) was prepared in one step and studied as an electrochemical catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).
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Generation of sulfate radical through heterogeneous catalysis for organic contaminants removal: Current development, challenges and prospects

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a state-of-the-art review on the development in heterogeneous catalysts including single metal, mixed metal, and nonmetal carbon catalysts for organic contaminants removal, with particular focus on peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation.
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Environmental applications of carbon-based nanomaterials.

TL;DR: This review critically assesses the contributions of carbon-based nanomaterials to a broad range of environmental applications: sorbents, high-flux membranes, depth filters, antimicrobial agents, environmental sensors, renewable energy technologies, and pollution prevention strategies.
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Iron Encapsulated within Pod‐like Carbon Nanotubes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

TL;DR: Chainmail for catalysts: a catalyst with iron nanoparticles confined inside pea-pod-like carbon nanotubes exhibits a high activity and remarkable stability as a cathode catalyst in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), even in presence of SO(2).
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Nanocarbons for the Development of Advanced Catalysts

TL;DR: This poster presents a probabilistic procedure to evaluate the response of the H2O/O2 mixture to various pyrolysis conditions and shows promising results in both the horizontal and the vertical domain.
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