Beyond vacancy defects: creation of coordinatively modulated defective sites in HKUST-1 for unprecedented enhancement of peroxymonosulfate activation

Sayed Ali Akbar Razavi, Zahra Sharifzadeh, Nasim Hassani, Elaheh Saleh, Mehdi Neek-Amal and Ali Morsali

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 12431
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA09583B

Modulation of the electronic structure of Fe/Co 2D-MOFs by amination for the promotion of 1O2 generation through hydrogen bonding with H2O2: the hitherto overlooked role of ligands

Qiang Le and Zhaodong Nan

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 35715
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA05958E

Selective Activation of PMS by a Single-Atom MOF in Confined Space: Hydrogen Bond-Assisted Nonradical Pathway and Continuous Flow Verification

Sihan Zhou, Yun Yang, Meng Li, Yujie Cui, Feng-zhi Jiang and Liping Wen

Environ. Sci. Technol., 2026, 60, 12574
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c16779

Effect of endogenous/exogenous humic acid on permonosulfate activation properties of compost product derived biochar: efficiency, regularity, and mechanism

Ting Wu, Zuyong Chen, Zhifeng Liu, Sanwei Yang, Yuansheng Liu, Binbin Shao and Yulong Yan

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 504, 158895
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158895

Green in-situ construction of OV-rich HAp/Mo2C Schottky junctions: Boosting antibiotic photodegradation performance and mechanistic insights

Jiaming Tang, Xiaoyu Li, Caizhi Lv, Xiandeng Hou, Hui Xin and Lan Wu

Separation and Purification Technology, 2026, 397, 138105
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.138105

Study on the regulation of crystal structure of Prussian blue analogs by transition metal salts and their mechanism of action in pollutant degradation

Zhi Song, Dongxu Han, Yao Yuan, Boxia Liu, Bofei Liu, Lin Wang, Xiayan Zhang, Jialu Liu, Yeqiong Huang, Chuhan Xing and Jing Zhang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 376, 134049
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.134049

Enhanced degradation of high concentration lomefloxacin hydrochloride by three-dimensional electrocatalytic system with novel red mud-based CuFeS2/FeS2 particle electrode

Jun Xiao, Linye Zhang, Junchi Gu, Baiying Li, Yingfang Yuan, Guangtao Wei and Ping Li

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 360, 131214
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.131214

Intrinsic molecular characteristics of micropollutants-oriented directional modulation and transformation of nonradical pathways in heterogeneous advanced oxidation processes for safe micropollutant removal

Yujiao Wang, Lin Liu, Yizhou Hu, Xuyang Liu, Yin Xu, Li Wang and Fang Ma

Separation and Purification Technology, 2026, 394, 137444
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Design of Fe(III)/Nitrogen-Enriched Biochar from tofukasu: Enhanced Adsorption and Mechanistic Understanding of Tetracycline Removal

Haohao Jiang, Weiyang Bai and Rui Liu

Water Air Soil Pollut, 2026, 237
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-026-09229-2

Efficient activation of percarbonate by metal-free carbonylated activated carbon for green groundwater remediation: Performance, mechanism, applicability, and environmental implications

Jun Bo Zhang, Yi Yang, Chaomeng Dai, Jixiang Li, Yucang Liang, Jiajun Hu, Min-tian Gao, Xueji You, Xu Jiang, Shunyang Li, Xihua Wang, Zhi Li, Yalei Zhang, Ken-Lin Chang, Kah Hon Leong and Yeap Swee Pin

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 497, 139679
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139679

Unlocking Efficient Redox Cycle and Electron Transfer in Ti3C2‐Derived TiO2/Co3O4 Nanocomposite to Facilitate Antibiotic Degradation via Peroxymonosulfate Activation

Kabir Hussain Badagoppam Haroon and Susanta Kumar Bhunia

ChemNanoMat, 2026, 12
DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202500717

Asymmetrically coordinated Co-N2S1 sites anchored on biochar regulating the free radical activation of peroxymonosulfate for efficient ofloxacin degradation

Mingming Ta, Huanting Bai, Tuo Wang, Juan Guo, Yanzhong Zhen, Chuanliang Zhao, Yatong Jing, Zhen Liu, Gaihui Liu and Fuchun Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505, 159899
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159899

Mn doping induces oxygen-rich vacancies to regulate Co2+ cyclic regeneration and synergistically promote PMS activation and pollutant degradation

Dongxu Han, Zhi Song, Boxia Liu, Xiayan Zhang, Jialu Liu, Yeqiong Huang, Chuhan Xing and Jing Zhang

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2026, 1349, 143895
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.143895

Synergistic catalytic ozonation by pyridinic N and C=O groups on cotton hulls biochar for efficient DEET degradation

Chaozhong Wang, Yu Gao, Zhuang Guo, Xinyue Xie, Jian Wei, Zhiwei Song and Yonghui Song

Biochar, 2026, 8
DOI: 10.1007/s42773-026-00607-x

2D graphite carbon confined Fe3O4 anode triggering non-radical activation of peroxymonosulfate for carbamazepine degradation

Shuaishuai Liu, Jie Zhang, Mingming Ta, Tuo Wang, Juan Guo, Yanzhong Zhen, Gaihui Liu and Fuchun Zhang

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026, 501, 140822
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140822

Efficient peroxymonosulfate activation by CoOOH immobilized on porous graphitized carbon toward volatile organic compounds degradation: Radical and non-radical pathways

Cong Pan, Dengke Zhang, Guangji Li, Jing Bao, Gaopeng Dai, Suqin Liu and Ping He

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 699, 138143
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138143

N/GO co-modified sludge-based biochar catalyzing peroxymonosulfate for antibiotic degradation towards sustainable wastewater remediation

Juan Li, Liang Shen, Tong Hao, Xian Xiao, Mingyu Shan, Yiming Jiang and Ping Zeng

Separation and Purification Technology, 2026, 380, 135239
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.135239

Enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation by Co and N co-doped porous carbon encapsulated Co nanoparticle core-shell catalyst for high-efficiency organic pollutant elimination

Chunyu Zhang, Xinyu Xiao, Xiaoli Dong, Xiufang Zhang and Guanlong Wang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 115207
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.115207

Innovative grey water treatment using eco-friendly bio-photocatalyst AgCuFe2O4@chitosan in the presence of synergistic effects of persulfate activation: optimization and mechanisms

Saeed Rajabi, Zahra Derakhshan, Sobhan Maleky, Alireza Nasiri, Bahareh Ahmadi, Mehrzad Feilizadeh, Amin Mohammadpour, Mohammad Reza Samaei and Majid Hashemi

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 286, 138375
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.138375

Surface oxygen vacancy trigger peroxymonosulfate activation with cobalt modified montmorillonite for ofloxacin degradation: The synergistic effect of 1O2 and Co(IV)=O

Xiao-qiang Cao, Xingyao Liu, Yaqi Wang, Haining Wang, Bo Wei, Yanan Shang, Yizhen Zhang, Yujiao Kan, Yang Zhang, Xing Xu and Longlong Zhang

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2026, 37, 112112
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.112112

Insights into the sustainable design of engineered hydrochar co-doped with cobalt and nitrogen as peroxymonosulfate activator for fluoroquinolones removal

Ganapaty Manickavasagam, Chao He, Tao Zhou, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin, Tuan Sherwyn Hamidon, M. Hazwan Hussin, Mardiana Saaid and Wen-Da Oh

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 502, 157976
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.157976

Light-assisted activation of oxalic acid by Ni2Fe-LDH with coordinatively unsaturated Fe sites for antibiotics degradation: Mechanism insight and application assessment

Zhiqiang Zhu, Lan Wang, Yiqian Wu, Chen Hou, Wei Zhang and Biao Xiang

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 496, 139197
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139197

Quantum-dot–mediated dual-defect interfaces enable high-efficiency solar purification coupled with hydrogen recovery

Haida Zhu, Hui Wang, Yuzhan Luo, Luping Tian, Zhaofeng Chang, Xiaohong Chen, Yiduo Chen, Yaohong Zhong, Zhiqun Xie, Zhiwei Jiang, Shujing Ye, Zongsu Wei, Kai Yan and Anqi Wang

Green Energy & Environment, 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.gee.2026.04.011

Norfloxacin degradation by rare-earth cerium-doped cobalt catalysts via PMS activation: performance evaluation and mechanism insights

Ye Li, Bai-Hang Zhao, Bao-Yu Zhang, Jia-Hang Liu and Xu-Ming Liu

Environmental Research, 2025, 286, 122931
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122931

Imine-linked covalent organic frameworks with coordinated Co single atoms for efficient Fenton-like catalysis to degrade sulfamethoxazole

Yaqi Huang, Qing Xu, Yonghao Wang, Ding Zhao, Jin Sun, Xianfeng Yang, Peng Guo, Yuanyuan Sun and Dongjiang Yang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 115749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.115749

Electronic structure engineering of Fe/Co dual-atom catalysts enhances ultrafast Fenton-like reactions mediated by high-valent iron-oxygen-cobalt bridged complexes for safe pollutant removal

Huan Cheng, Peng Wei, Mingjia Liu, Yunhui Yang, Long Huang, Jian Tang and Rong Hu

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 500, 140555
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140555

Flexocatalysis: Regulating peroxymonosulfate activation by flexoelectricity

Tang Sheng, Hongyu Cao, Wenyuan Liu, Sihao Lv, Xu Liang and Shengping Shen

The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2025, 162
DOI: 10.1063/5.0252540