Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 230 - 230
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
Fe-based
heterogeneous
catalytic
advanced
oxidation
processes
show
great
potential
for
treating
wastewater.
However,
catalyst
instability
often
hinders
their
practical
use,
mainly
due
to
the
slow
regeneration
of
Fe2+
sites.
Herein,
we
developed
a
Fe3S4/WO3
catalyst,
where
electron-rich
Wx
and
Sx
sites
promoted
efficient
electron
transfer,
enabling
continuous
active
on
surface.
The
exhibited
outstanding
degradation
efficiency
tetracycline
(TC)
in
peroxymonosulfate
(PMS)
system,
achieving
92.5%
removal
efficiency,
significantly
higher
than
its
individual
components
Fe3S4
(52.8%),
WO3
(43.1%),
WS2
(53.2%).
Moreover,
Fe3S4/WO3/PMS
system
demonstrated
broad
operational
pH
range
(3.0–9.0),
excellent
various
emerging
pollutants,
minimal
interference
from
background
electrolytes
organic
matter,
strong
stability
real
water
treatment.
Chemical
scavenger
tests
paramagnetic
resonance
(EPR)
analysis
confirmed
that
oxidative
TC
was
driven
by
multiple
reactive
species,
including
SO4•−,
•OH,
•O2−,
1O2.
This
study
provides
novel
strategy
regulating
catalysts
ensure
sustained
performance,
offering
pathway
rational
design
next-generation
Fenton-like
sustainable
micropollutant
Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 230 - 230
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
Fe-based
heterogeneous
catalytic
advanced
oxidation
processes
show
great
potential
for
treating
wastewater.
However,
catalyst
instability
often
hinders
their
practical
use,
mainly
due
to
the
slow
regeneration
of
Fe2+
sites.
Herein,
we
developed
a
Fe3S4/WO3
catalyst,
where
electron-rich
Wx
and
Sx
sites
promoted
efficient
electron
transfer,
enabling
continuous
active
on
surface.
The
exhibited
outstanding
degradation
efficiency
tetracycline
(TC)
in
peroxymonosulfate
(PMS)
system,
achieving
92.5%
removal
efficiency,
significantly
higher
than
its
individual
components
Fe3S4
(52.8%),
WO3
(43.1%),
WS2
(53.2%).
Moreover,
Fe3S4/WO3/PMS
system
demonstrated
broad
operational
pH
range
(3.0–9.0),
excellent
various
emerging
pollutants,
minimal
interference
from
background
electrolytes
organic
matter,
strong
stability
real
water
treatment.
Chemical
scavenger
tests
paramagnetic
resonance
(EPR)
analysis
confirmed
that
oxidative
TC
was
driven
by
multiple
reactive
species,
including
SO4•−,
•OH,
•O2−,
1O2.
This
study
provides
novel
strategy
regulating
catalysts
ensure
sustained
performance,
offering
pathway
rational
design
next-generation
Fenton-like
sustainable
micropollutant