Issue 1, 2024

An electron-donating system composed of a CIDS@CFO@F0C0 catalyst for the sustainable generation of free radicals to inactivate pathogens

Abstract

Transition-metal-catalyzed reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in existing bactericidal systems, but there are some problems, such as poor stability, ease of dissolution, and difficulty in reusing. To address the issue of stability, we have developed a sufficient electron-donating (SED) system. In the presence of the two most active transition metals with multiple valences, several as-formed redox pairs can provide sufficient electrons, and then effectively trigger the reduction of H2O/O2 to produce 1O2, ·OH and ·O2 without any assistance from extra energy or other active oxidants. Consequently, the SED system showed 100% removal efficiency for Escherichia coli in 2 h, and also showed remarkable stability and reusability with 85% inactivation after 11 repetitions. It is worth noting that ·OH and 1O2 play a major role in the bactericidal process. While ·O2 mainly plays a role in promoting the formation of 1O2 and ·OH.

Graphical abstract: An electron-donating system composed of a CIDS@CFO@F0C0 catalyst for the sustainable generation of free radicals to inactivate pathogens

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Aug. 2023
Accepted
14 Nov. 2023
First published
06 Dec. 2023

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024,11, 253-265

An electron-donating system composed of a CIDS@CFO@F0C0 catalyst for the sustainable generation of free radicals to inactivate pathogens

M. Liu, L. Su, Y. Wen, F. Xu, L. Liu, Y. Wang, L. Guan, Z. Zhou and N. Zhou, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11, 253 DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00542A

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