Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125678
Keywords
Diclofenac; Peroxymonosulfate; WS2 nanosheet; Density functional theory; Toxicity evaluation
Categories
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51878290]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The search for a suitable heterogeneous catalyst in peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation holds tremendous promise for the degradation of organic pollutants. Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides such as WS2 exhibit broad applications in heterogeneous catalysis, and we first extended its application in PMS activation in this work. It was found that WS2 could efficiently activate PMS resulting in the degradation of diclofenac (DCF). The results show that the PMS offers direct oxidation, and WS2 could initiate PMS to produce singlet oxygen (O-1(2)) and superoxide radical (center dot O-2(-)). This resulted in the improved removal of DCF in the WS2/PMS system. Furthermore, the degradation pathway of DCF was proposed according to the detected intermediates/products and density functional theory (DFT) calculation. Degradation intermediates and the evaluation of product toxicity indicated that the developed WS2/PMS system was a safe and detoxifying process while also offering efficient DCF removal. This study offers more insight into the development of suitable materials for the activation of PMS and gives clear direction for the degradation of DCF and its toxic intermediates. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available