Volume 1, 2023

Evolution of singlet oxygen in peroxymonosulfate activation: a review

Abstract

Given that sulfate-radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have attracted great attention in recent years, PMS activation has been reckoned to be an alternative method to the Fenton process in environmental remediation. Hence, in this review, we deliberately retrospect and study the recent progress using singlet oxygen (1O2) in SR-AOPs since 2016. First, the fundamental principles and means of characterization of 1O2 are carefully presented. Several categories of activators, such as metal-free catalysts (e.g., carbon tubes and graphene), metal-based (i.e., the elements Co and Mo), and other metallic-based catalysts (i.e., the elements Fe, Mn, and noble metals), are then specifically proposed. Under these circumstances, the mechanisms of 1O2 formation via direct electron transfer, self-decomposition, superoxide radical mediation, oxygen vacancy, perxoymonosulfate radical recombination, etc., have been deliberately summarized in sections. Notably, the research gaps and perspectives for 1O2 in environmental remediation have been critically put forward. Hopefully, this review can offer detailed and theoretical guidance for researchers participating in the study of 1O2 in SR-AOPs.

Graphical abstract: Evolution of singlet oxygen in peroxymonosulfate activation: a review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
18 Dec 2022
Accepted
23 Jan 2023
First published
24 Jan 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

EES. Catal., 2023,1, 103-116

Evolution of singlet oxygen in peroxymonosulfate activation: a review

C. Dong, Q. Yi, J. He, M. Xing and J. Zhang, EES. Catal., 2023, 1, 103 DOI: 10.1039/D2EY00107A

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