Heterogeneous activation of persulfate by reduced graphene oxide–elemental silver/magnetite nanohybrids for the oxidative degradation of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds in water

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 225, Issue , 2018, Pages 91-99

  Park, Chang Min ^a,b   Heo, Jiyong ^c   Wang, Dengjun ^b   Su, Chunming ^b   Yoon, Yeomin ^d  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Korea Army Academy at Youngcheon   (South Korea)

^d The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous activation; Nanohybrid; Peroxydisulfate; Phenol; Sulfate radicals

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAPHENE; IMPURITIES; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; NANO HYBRIDS; NANO-SCALE ZERO VALENT IRONS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PEROXYDISULFATE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SULFATE RADICALS; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

SILVER;

EID: 85035001629     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.058     Document Type: Article

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