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PDA-CuS heterojunction ceramic membranes enable singlet‑oxygen-dominant PMS photo-activation for fast oxytetracycline removal and scalable impeller reactors

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Engineering Defects in Biochar to Enhance the C-Co-Ce Redox Cycle for Superior Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Tetracycline Degradation

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Catalytic Oxidation of Imidacloprid Insecticide by Cu(II)/Peroxymonosulfate System

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S-scheme BiOBr/CoFe-LDH heterojunction with modulated Fe d-band center for synergistic photocatalysis-peroxymonosulfate activation toward ciprofloxacin degradation

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Chitosan hydrogel catalyst shifts PMS activation towards a singlet oxygen-dominated non-radical pathway for efficient pollutant degradation

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Non-radical persulfate activation on carbons: Mechanistic triangulation and descriptor-driven design for selective, byproduct-sparing water oxidation

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Scalable one-pot hydrothermal N-Co/biochar from spent coffee grounds achieving ultrahigh PMS utilization and continuous-flow validation

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Regulating the Electronic Structure of Cu Single-Atom Catalysts toward Enhanced Electro-Fenton Degradation of Organic Contaminants via 1O2 and •OH

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pH-Switchable Multienzymatic Activities of an Fe Single-Atom Nanozyme Enable Dual-Cascade Catalysis for Robust Dual-Mode Biosensing

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Highly Efficient Degradation of Bisphenol A by Peroxymonosulfate Activation Using Bamboo Kraft Lignin Single‐Atom Catalyst

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Synergistic Activation of Peroxymonosulfate by CoMnOx Supported on Coal Gangue for Alkaline Wastewater Treatment

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Reductive modification of electrolytic manganese residue unlocks multifunctional active sites for enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation and aniline aerofloat removal

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Localized electric field engineering enables efficient 1O₂ and Co(IV) = O co-production in PMS activation for ultrafast and stable water purification

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Multi-active sites of Co/N-biochar created by ball-milling for peroxymonosulfate-activated degradation of diclofenac

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Hydroxylamine enhances the iron double-cycle system to improve the removal efficiency of norfloxacin via Fe3O4@N-rGO/PMS system

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Efficient simultaneous degradation of multiple sulfonamide antibiotics in soil using biocarbon-based nanomaterials as catalysts for persulfate activation

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Electronic structure differences of Fe–O bonds in BiFeO3 and SrFeO3-x under EDTA regulation and their impact on PMS activation and catalytic efficiency

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Singlet-oxygen-driven Bisphenol A degradation via efficient peroxymonosulfate activation by MOF-derived porous MnO-Mn6N2.58/N-C catalysts

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Systemically Understanding Aqueous Photocatalytic Upgrading of Microplastic to Fuels

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