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Nanoconfinement-triggered oligomerization pathway for efficient removal of phenolic pollutants via a Fenton-like reaction

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  • Xiang Zhang

    (Nanjing University of Science and Technology)

  • Jingjing Tang

    (Nanjing University of Science and Technology)

  • Lingling Wang

    (Nanjing University of Science and Technology)

  • Chuan Wang

    (Nanjing University of Science and Technology)

  • Lei Chen

    (Nanjing University)

  • Xinqing Chen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jieshu Qian

    (Nanjing University of Science and Technology
    Nanjing University
    Wuxi University)

  • Bingcai Pan

    (Nanjing University)

Abstract

Heterogeneous Fenton reaction represents one of the most reliable technologies to ensure water safety, but is currently challenged by the sluggish Fe(III) reduction, excessive input of chemicals for organic mineralization, and undesirable carbon emission. Current endeavors to improve the catalytic performance of Fenton reaction are mostly focused on how to accelerate Fe(III) reduction, while the pollutant degradation step is habitually overlooked. Here, we report a nanoconfinement strategy by using graphene aerogel (GA) to support UiO-66-NH2-(Zr) binding atomic Fe(III), which alters the carbon transfer route during phenol removal from kinetically favored ring-opening route to thermodynamically favored oligomerization route. GA nanoconfinement favors the Fe(III) reduction by enriching the reductive intermediates and allows much faster phenol removal than the unconfined analog (by 208 times in terms of first-order rate constant) and highly efficient removal of total organic carbon, i.e., 92.2 ± 3.7% versus 3.6 ± 0.3% in 60 min. Moreover, this oligomerization route reduces the oxidant consumption for phenol removal by more than 95% and carbon emission by 77.9%, compared to the mineralization route in homogeneous Fe2++H2O2 system. Our findings may upgrade the regulatory toolkit for Fenton reactions and provide an alternative carbon transfer route for the removal of aqueous pollutants.

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  • Xiang Zhang & Jingjing Tang & Lingling Wang & Chuan Wang & Lei Chen & Xinqing Chen & Jieshu Qian & Bingcai Pan, 2024. "Nanoconfinement-triggered oligomerization pathway for efficient removal of phenolic pollutants via a Fenton-like reaction," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45106-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45106-4
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