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Challenges Relating to the Quantification of Ferryl(IV) Ion and Hydroxyl Radical Generation Rates Using Methyl Phenyl Sulfoxide (PMSO), Phthalhydrazide, and Benzoic Acid as Probe Compounds in the Homogeneous Fenton Reaction

Ferryl ion ([FeIVO]2+) has often been suggested to play a role in iron-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) with its presence commonly determined using the unique oxidation pathway from methyl phenyl sulfoxide (PMSO) to methyl phenyl sulfone …

Comparative Experimental and Computational Studies of Hydroxyl and Sulfate Radical-Mediated Degradation of Simple and Complex Organic Substrates

Persulfate (PS)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been promoted as alternatives to H2O2-based AOPs. To gauge the potential of this technology, the PS/Fe(II) and Fenton (H2O2/Fe(II)) processes were comparatively evaluated using formate as …

pH-Dependence of hydroxyl radical, ferryl and/or ferric peroxo species generation in the heterogeneous Fenton process.

The heterogeneous Fenton process in the presence of Fe-containing minerals is ubiquitous in nature and widely deployed in wastewater treatment. While there have been extensive relevant studies, the dependence on pH of the nature and extent of oxidant …

Key Considerations When Assessing Novel Fenton Catalysts: Iron Oxychloride (FeOCl) as a Case Study

Iron oxychloride (FeOCl) has been reported to be a highly efficient heterogeneous Fenton catalyst over a wide pH range. In order to determine the true catalytic performance of FeOCl, we simultaneously quantified the adsorptive and oxidative removal …

Heterogeneous Fenton Chemistry Revisited: Mechanistic Insights from Ferrihydrite-Mediated Oxidation of Formate and Oxalate

The heterogeneous Fenton process has been widely applied though some aspects of this process are still poorly understood. In this study, we simultaneously quantify the adsorption and decomposition of formate and H2O2 at pH 4.0 in the presence of …

Cu (II)-enhanced activation of molecular oxygen using Fe (II): Factors affecting the yield of oxidants

Cu(II) enhanced the oxygen activation by Fe(II) to increase the yield of oxidants. However the factors controlling the catalytic performance and indeed the underlying influencing mechanisms remained unclear. Here, we presented the detailed study of …

Oxidation of acetaminophen by Green rust coupled with Cu (II) via dioxygen activation: the role of various interlayer anions (CO32−, SO42−, Cl−)

In this study, three GR/Cu(II) (Green Rust/Cu(II)) composites (GRSO4/Cu(II), GRCO3/Cu(II), and GRCl/Cu(II)) were synthesized and used to activate dioxygen under weakly acidic conditions. The change in the mechanism caused by three interlayer anions, …

Enhanced degradation of chloramphenicol at alkaline conditions by S (-II) assisted heterogeneous Fenton-like reactions using pyrite

The Fenton-like reactions catalyzed by pyrite can efficiently degrade organic contaminants by oxidation process. When chloramphenicol (CAP) was exposed to the pyrite-H2O2 system, the CAP removal rate rapidly reached 100% however slowed to a halt at …

Mineral transformation of structural Fe (II) hydroxides with O2, Cu (II), Cr (VI) and NO2− for enhanced arsenite sequestration

Structural Fe(II/III) hydroxides on the shell of nano-zerovalent iron (nZVI) are reactive sites for As(III) adsorption. Well-controlled structural Fe(II) hydroxides (SFH) is prepared to serve for As(III) removal in present study. With oxygen As(III) …

Enhanced oxidation of chloramphenicol by GLDA-driven pyrite induced heterogeneous Fenton-like reactions at alkaline condition

The influence of a biodegradable agent, N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)glutamic acid (GLDA), on chloramphenicol (CAP) degradation in pyrite/H2O2 system was investigated. The results indicated that the presence of GLDA could extend the working pH range and …