Identifying the Persistent Free Radicals (PFRs) Formed as Crucial Metastable Intermediates during Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) Activation by N-Doped Carbonaceous Materials

Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation: Critical Assessment of Opportunities and Roadblocks

(2020) Jaesang Lee et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Intrinsic Nature of Persulfate Activation and N-Doping in Carbocatalysis

(2020) Wei Ren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Reactive Oxygen Species and Catalytic Active Sites in Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation for Water Purification

(2020) Guangfei Yu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Long-term phototransformation of microplastics under simulated sunlight irradiation in aquatic environments: Roles of reactive oxygen species

(2020) Kecheng Zhu et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Nonradical oxidation in persulfate activation by graphene-like nanosheets (GNS): Differentiating the contributions of singlet oxygen (1O2) and sorption-dependent electron transfer

(2020) Shishu Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Mechanism of Heterogeneous Fenton Reaction Kinetics Enhancement under Nanoscale Spatial Confinement

(2020) Shuo Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Enhanced Transformation of Cr(VI) by Heterocyclic-N within Nitrogen-Doped Biochar: Impact of Surface Modulatory Persistent Free Radicals (PFRs)

(2020) Shishu Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A density functional theory calculation for revealing environmentally persistent free radicals generated on PbO particulate

(2020) Jianzhong Wu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Reaction of Substituted Phenols with Lignin Char: Dual Oxidative and Reductive Pathways Depending on Substituents and Conditions

(2020) Jing Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Co-transformation of Carbon Dots and Contaminant under Light in Aqueous Solutions: A Mechanistic Study

(2019) Xiru Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals on Microplastics under Light Irradiation

(2019) Kecheng Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A nonradical reaction-dominated phenol degradation with peroxydisulfate catalyzed by nitrogen-doped graphene

(2019) Wan Zheng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Catalytic Ozonation of Ketoprofen with In Situ N-Doped Carbon: A Novel Synergetic Mechanism of Hydroxyl Radical Oxidation and an Intra-Electron-Transfer Nonradical Reaction

(2019) Zhiqiang Sun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A Comparative Study on the Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs) on Hematite and Goethite: Contribution of Various Catechol Degradation Byproducts

(2019) Peng Yi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Activation of Peroxydisulfate on Carbon Nanotubes: Electron-Transfer Mechanism

(2019) Wei Ren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Fast adsorption of BPA with high capacity based on π-π electron donor-acceptor and hydrophobicity mechanism using an in-situ sp2 C dominant N-doped carbon

(2019) Zhiqiang Sun et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

MOF-derived metal-free N-doped porous carbon mediated peroxydisulfate activation via radical and non-radical pathways: Role of graphitic N and C O

(2019) Ying Liu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

New Insights into the Generation of Singlet Oxygen in the Metal-Free Peroxymonosulfate Activation Process: Important Role of Electron-Deficient Carbon Atoms

(2019) Yaowen Gao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Insights into the Electron-Transfer Regime of Peroxydisulfate Activation on Carbon Nanotubes: The Role of Oxygen Functional Groups

(2019) Wei Ren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Enhancing sulfacetamide degradation by peroxymonosulfate activation with N-doped graphene produced through delicately-controlled nitrogen functionalization via tweaking thermal annealing processes

(2018) Xiao Chen et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Oxidation of organic pollutants by peroxymonosulfate activated with low-temperature-modified nanodiamonds: Understanding the reaction kinetics and mechanism

(2018) Eun-Tae Yun et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Metal-free activation of persulfate by cubic mesoporous carbons for catalytic oxidation via radical and nonradical processes

(2018) Xiaoguang Duan et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Non-radical-dominated catalytic degradation of bisphenol A by ZIF-67 derived nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes frameworks in the presence of peroxymonosulfate

(2018) Wenjie Ma et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Transformation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals on Modified Montmorillonite: The Role of Surface Metal Ions and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Molecular Properties

(2018) Hanzhong Jia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Identifying the Nonradical Mechanism in the Peroxymonosulfate Activation Process: Singlet Oxygenation Versus Mediated Electron Transfer

(2018) Eun-Tae Yun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Catalytic removal of aqueous contaminants on N-doped graphitic biochars: Inherent roles of adsorption and nonradical mechanism

(2018) Shishu Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A superior active and stable spinel sulfide for catalytic peroxymonosulfate oxidation of bisphenol S

(2018) Haodan Xu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Characterization and quantification of electron donating capacity and its structure dependence in biochar derived from three waste biomasses

(2018) Yue Zhang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by sludge-derived biochar for the degradation of triclosan in water and wastewater

(2018) Shizong Wang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Degradation of p-Nitrophenol by Lignin and Cellulose Chars: H2O2-Mediated Reaction and Direct Reaction with the Char

(2017) Jing Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Treatment of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam by Heat-Activated Persulfate Under Conditions Representative of In Situ Chemical Oxidation

(2017) Thomas A. Bruton et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Exploring the Role of Persulfate in the Activation Process: Radical Precursor Versus Electron Acceptor

(2017) Eun-Tae Yun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Selective Degradation of Organic Pollutants Using an Efficient Metal-Free Catalyst Derived from Carbonized Polypyrrole via Peroxymonosulfate Activation

(2017) Peidong Hu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate by amorphous boron for degradation of bisphenol S

(2017) Penghui Shao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Identification and Optimization of Carbon Radicals on Hydrated Graphene Oxide for Ubiquitous Antibacterial Coatings

(2016) Ruibin Li et al.   ACS Nano

Occurrence of radical and nonradical pathways from carbocatalysts for aqueous and nonaqueous catalytic oxidation

(2016) Xiaoguang Duan et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Role of surface chemistry in modified ACF (activated carbon fiber)-catalyzed peroxymonosulfate oxidation

(2016) Shiying Yang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

One-pot synthesis of N-doped graphene for metal-free advanced oxidation processes

(2016) Chen Wang et al.   CARBON

Novel C-PDA adsorbents with high uptake and preferential adsorption of ethane over ethylene

(2016) Xingjie Wang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Activation of Persulfates by Graphitized Nanodiamonds for Removal of Organic Compounds

(2016) Hongshin Lee et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Synthesis of halogen-doped reduced graphene oxide nanosheets as highly efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

(2016) Karim Kakaei et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Decolorization of azo dye by peroxymonosulfate activated by carbon nanotube: Radical versus non-radical mechanism

(2016) Jiabin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Structural, electronic properties, and quantum capacitance of B, N and P-doped armchair carbon nanotubes

(2016) S. Morteza Mousavi-Khoshdel et al.   PHYSICS LETTERS A

Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Generation and Evolution of Reactive Radicals by Metal-Free Catalysis

(2015) Xiaoguang Duan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Insights into N-doping in single-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced activation of superoxides: a mechanistic study

(2015) Xiaoguang Duan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Mechanism of Catalytic Ozonation in Fe2O3/Al2O3@SBA-15 Aqueous Suspension for Destruction of Ibuprofen

(2015) Jishuai Bing et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Manipulation of Persistent Free Radicals in Biochar To Activate Persulfate for Contaminant Degradation

(2015) Guodong Fang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Degradation of p-Nitrophenol on Biochars: Role of Persistent Free Radicals

(2015) Jing Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sulfur and Nitrogen Co-Doped Graphene for Metal-Free Catalytic Oxidation Reactions

(2015) Xiaoguang Duan et al.   Small

π-Conjugated Carbon Radicals at Graphene Oxide to Initiate Ultrastrong Chemiluminescence

(2014) Liang Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Detecting Free Radicals in Biochars and Determining Their Ability to Inhibit the Germination and Growth of Corn, Wheat and Rice Seedlings

(2014) Shaohua Liao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Catalytic Epoxidation Reaction over N-Containing sp2 Carbon Catalysts

(2014) Wenjing Li et al.   ACS Catalysis

N-Doping-Induced Nonradical Reaction on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Catalytic Phenol Oxidation

(2014) Xiaoguang Duan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Decolorization of Acid Orange 7 with peroxymonosulfate oxidation catalyzed by granular activated carbon

(2013) Jun Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Facile synthesis of P-doped carbon quantum dots with highly efficient photoluminescence

(2013) Jin Zhou et al.   RSC Advances

Assessment of environmentally persistent free radicals in soils and sediments from three Superfund sites

(2013) Albert Leo N. dela Cruz et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Metal-free doped carbon materials as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2013) Nick Daems et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Reduced Graphene Oxide for Catalytic Oxidation of Aqueous Organic Pollutants

(2012) Hongqi Sun et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Sp2C-Dominant N-Doped Carbon Sub-micrometer Spheres with a Tunable Size: A Versatile Platform for Highly Efficient Oxygen-Reduction Catalysts

(2012) Kelong Ai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Effect of Low Temperature Thermal Treatment on Soils Contaminated with Pentachlorophenol and Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals

(2012) Albert Leo N. dela Cruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Thin-walled, mesoporous and nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres using ionic liquids as precursors

(2012) Aibing Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs). 1. Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Aqueous Solutions

(2011) Lavrent Khachatryan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Metal Interactions at the Biochar-Water Interface: Energetics and Structure-Sorption Relationships Elucidated by Flow Adsorption Microcalorimetry

(2011) Omar R. Harvey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Carbon-Centered Free Radicals in Particulate Matter Emissions from Wood and Coal Combustion

(2009) Linwei Tian et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Synthesis and characterization of conductive polypyrrole/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composites with improved solubility and conductivity

(2008) Tzong-Ming Wu et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Multiple polar components in poorly-humified humic acids stabilizing free radicals: Carboxyl and nitrogen-containing carbons

(2008) Hikaru Yabuta et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Studies of ion irradiation effects in hydrogenated amorphous carbon thin films by X-ray absorption and photoemission spectroscopy

(2007) S.C. Ray et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS