Water decontamination via nonradical process by nanoconfined Fenton-like catalysts.

ABSTRACT: There is an urgent need to develop effective and sustainable solutions to reduce water pollution. Heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts are frequently used to eliminate contaminants from water. However, the applicability of these catalysts is limited due to low availability of the reactive species (RS). Herein, nanoconfinement strategy was applied to encapsulate short-lived RS at nanoscale to boost the utilization efficiency of the RS in Fenton-like reactions. The nanoconfined catalyst was fabricated by assembling Co₃O₄ nanoparticles in carbon nanotube nanochannels to achieve exceptional reaction rate and excellent selectivity. Experiments collectively suggested that the degradation of contaminants was attributed to singlet oxygen (¹O₂). Density fu

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10199022 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature