Enhanced degradation of organic pollutants by MnCo2O4.5/formic acid process: Active species and mechanism

A system of MnCo2O4.5 catalyst/formic acid is proposed for the degradation of methyl orange (MO). The degradation rate of MO reached 92.7% in MnCo2O4.5/formic acid process. The efficient degradation of MnCo2O4.5/formic acid system was based on oxidation by Mn(III).

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A system of MnCo2O4.5 catalyst/formic acid is proposed for the degradation of methyl orange. The degradation rate of MO reached 92.7% in the MnCo2O4.5/formic acid process, which was efficiently achieved through the oxidation by Mn(III).